The New Aston Martin Vantage
Feb 13, 2024
Aston Martin have lifted the covers on the heavily revised new Vantage.
Aston Martin are saying the new Vantage is the quintessential Aston Martin sports car and the most driver focused and fastest Vantage in the famous nameplate’s 74-year history, it is an authentic, unadulterated celebration of pure performance, engineered to deliver maximum thrills with maximum confidence.
The changes are substantial both inside and out. The exterior has taken design cues from the new DB12, with enlarged headlights and grille building a much more muscular front end. The rear is still very much recognisable as Vantage, with Aston deciding to make minimal changes there.
The interior also sees a significant update, once again taking inspiration from the DB12. The fully redesigned cockpit is loaded with a plethora of current tech like Apple Carplay and Android Auto, and a mixture of physical buttons and digital controls for the car's functions.
The new Vantage is the fastest in the nameplate's history. Powered by a heavily reworked, hand-built 4.0 Twin-Turbo V8 engine, the Vantage produces 489kW and a huge 800Nm of torque. That's an increase of 30% and 15% respectively.
The engine is mated to an 8-speed ZF automatic transmission, which when combined with the engine is enough to propel the two-seater sports car to a top speed of 202mph and punch it from a standstill with a new launch control system to 60mph in just 3.4sec.
The chassis has been tweaked with a stiffer underbody, improved adaptive suspension, and Michelin has even developed an exclusive tyre for the Vantage, the Pilot Sport S 5.
The new ESP system is tuned to serve as a performance aid, not a performance limiter. A perfect example of this – and something new for the Vantage – is Adjustable Traction Control (ATC). In addition to a choice of Wet, On and Track ESP modes, ATC disables the ESP’s yaw control function, so there is no off-throttle assistance, but a level of traction control is maintained – the precise amount being selected by the driver via ATC’s rotary switch.
Production of the Vantage is due to commence in Q1 of 2024, with first deliveries scheduled to begin during Q2 2024. Local pricing, specification and availability is yet to be announced.