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Aston Martin takes the roof off the Vantage Coupe to deliver the new Aston Martin Vantage Roadster with a 656bhp twin-turbo V8.
It’s almost a year since the new Aston Martin Vantage Coupe arrived boasting a 30% boost in power from its twin-turbo V8 to deliver 656bhp, enough for 0-62mph in 3.6 seconds and on to 202mph.
Now, the Aston Martin Vantage Roadster arrives to join its Coupe sibling.
The Vantage Roadster’s USP is its open-air driving, and here Aston has kept the same super-fast folding roof as the current Roadster which means it can go from open to close – and vice versa – in a very swift 6.8 seconds – perfect for our inclement weather.
But roof open or closed, it’s the performance which thrills, and Aston says the Roadster is as good as the Coupe – and just 60kg heavier – with suspension overhauled with retuned adaptive dampers, carbon-ceramic brakes and almost perfect weight balance.
The interior is also much the same as the much-improved Coupe’s, with slick new infotainment in a classy interior that finally delivers the quality it always should have, and even actual buttons for Climate and more.
Aston Martin CEO, Adrian Hallmark, said:
The technical and dynamic capability of New Vantage delivered outstanding performance; far beyond any other preceding Vantage and it is now seen as a true class leading sports car. Vantage Roadster was no different feat in that it is a fully reinvented experience, with all the benefits of the Coupe and no compromise to refinement or performance through meticulous work by our engineering and dynamics teams. Vantage Roadster delivers a world-class roof-down driving experience like no other.
The new Aston Martin Vantage Roadster should start to arrive in the spring, with price nudging up towards £200k. And that’s before you start getting ‘Q’ to do some titivations.