What do you do if you adore the potent, lightweight Aston Martin Vantage GT12 but wish to feel the wind rustling your hair whilst behind the wheel? You could just open a window, but if you wish to do things correct, you get Aston to create a roadster version of the 100-model, GT3-inspired limited edition just for you personally. The all-new Vantage GT12 Roadster is just that, a customer-commissioned one-off that combines the hardcore thrills of the GT12 having a large slice of sky overhead.
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The Aston Martin Vantage GT12 goes convertible ... for one lucky/determined customer The Vantage GT12 Roadster is a more intense answer to the V12 Vantage S Roadster Aston calls the GT12 a one-off Like the GT12 coupe, the new roadster has some aerodynamic revisionsWith the freshly revealed GT12 Roadster, Q by Aston Martin proves that it can do greater than just add bright-colored grille surrounds and fancy leather trim to standard Aston Martin models. Due to the incorporation of the Aston Martin Sophisticated Operations team, and its wealth of encounter with projects like the original Vantage GT12 coupe, the Vulcan and also the One-77, Q now has the expertise to style and build entirely new and distinctive Aston Martin cars.
And that's precisely what it is done with the GT12 Roadster. It is the very first time the personalization arm has utilized the full scope of Aston's style and engineering capabilities to finish a bespoke customer project.
The Vantage GT12 Roadster is built around the same usually aspirated 592-hp (441-kW) six.0-liter V12 because the coupe, providing an upgrade over the V12 Vantage S Roadster's 565 hp (421 kW). That engine is mated to a seven-speed Sportshift III paddle-shift transmission.
Thanks to the loss from the roof and the large rear wing, not to mention the relatively subtle custom paint job (compared to the bright orange-highlighted GT12 coupe revealed last year), the Vantage GT12 Roadster doesn't appear almost so much the motorsport-inspired track vehicle because the regular GT12. It does share some technical highlights, although, such as magnesium inlet manifolds, a magnesium torque tube along with a full titanium exhaust method.Like the coupe, the GT12 Roadster splits from the standard V12 Vantage lineup in aerodynamic components like the front splitter, rear diffuser and diagonal air outlet slits behind the front wheels. The suspension has been revised for the open-top model, making certain that the purchaser enjoys the kind of superb handling they'd anticipate from a high-performance built-to-order car.
"Aston Martin has a expanding reputation of developing ambitious commissions for clients, maybe the very best example being the spectacular CC100 Speedster Idea," says David King, Aston VP and chief unique operations officer. "We have also turn out to be world leaders in ultra-low volume projects with cars such as the One-77, Lagonda Taraf and Aston Martin Vulcan, while the Vantage GT12 and Vantage GT8 show how far we can take our series production models. The GT12 Roadster will be the first project to combine all of those ability sets in 1 magnificent vehicle. In just nine months, we took a customer's dream and realized it, with a fully-formed, exactingly engineered and totally road-legal one-off."
Aston Martin does not offer any other details about the develop, and being that it's a one-of-a-kind customer commission, we do not necessarily anticipate it to release further information in the future. Other highlights of the GT12 coupe that Aston spoke about in introducing it last year consist of a reduce, wider stance, broader front and rear tracks, Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires, and a lot of carbon fiber, inside and out
