The Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition is a new range-topping addition to the core Vantage range to marks the firm’s return to Formula 1.
The Vantage will this year serve as an official Safety Car in Formula 1 and the new Vantage F1 Edition has been created to capitalise on this.
The 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 has been given an extra 25hp, taking it to 535hp, and there is a full package of chassis and aerodynamic upgrades.
Aston Martin says the project’s aim has been to “significantly improve lap time performance”.
Deliveries of the car, which will be offered both as a coupe and roadster, begin in May 2021 with prices from £142,000.
“Performance is at the heart of every Aston Martin, but when it wears an F1 badge, it has to be a truly exceptional car,” said CEO Tobias Moers.
“I set the engineering team a tough target, as I was insistent that gains in performance came via genuine improvements in the car’s dynamics, and not by fitting track-optimised tyres.
“The results speak for themselves.”
This car, adds Aston Martin, is the first model to benefit directly from new boss Moers’ input.
Vantage F1 Edition
As well as more power, the eight-speed automatic gearbox has been optimised to speed up shift times and make it feel more direct.
This “allows for finer control when the driver is balancing the car at its limit of traction”.
The front structure has been stiffened to improve steering feel, dampers have been reworked and the spring rate has been increased.
Wheels grow by an inch to 21-inch (for the first time on a Vantage), with bespoke Pirelli tyres, promising greater driver feedback in on-limit handling.
There’s also a full aero kit that delivers positive front and rear downforce – and a total of 200kg more downforce at top speed.
And colours? Choose from the Aston Martin Racing Green as featured on the F1 Safety Car – in either satin or gloss – or Jet Black or Lunar White.
Inside, black leather and grey Alcantara can be offset with a contrast stripe and stitching in black, grey red or… of course, Aston Martin Lime Green.
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