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Old May 7, 2010 | 02:12 PM
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Aston Martin announces plans to sell V12 Vantage in the U.S.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/07/a...ge-in-the-u-s/



Aston Martin has finally answering your prayers... assuming that you, like us, have been offering up daily supplications asking that the crew from Graydon to send over its V12 Vantage to those of us living in the good ol' United States of America.

Specs? Here goes: 6.0-liter V12 engine producing 510 horsepower, and 420 pound-feet of torque with a top speed of 190 mph and a 0-62 mph time of 4.2 seconds. Not bad. But Aston is also claiming that its newly muscled Vantage is also "our most agile model with our most powerful engine," adding that it "represents the definitive Aston Martin driving experience."

According to the automaker, some subtle changes were necessary to the structure of the car in order for it to meet North and South American regulations. In addition to these enhancements, Aston has also announced that it will be adding a new Carbon Black version of the V12 Vantage exclusively for the American market.

Included in the dark and sinister makeover will be "a bespoke Carbon Black metallic paint with a subtle metallic twist to create a deep rich patina; painstakingly created through a hand painting process taking 50 man hours." Further, the side strake will be fashioned from carbon fiber, wheels will be gloss black 10-spoke diamond-turned alloys and a bright finished grille will be featured up front.

Inside, you'll see plenty of Obsidian Black leather highlighted with contrasting hand stitching in silver. Piano black interior trim will join black tread plates and unique sill plaques, and a 700w Premium Audio System will be standard equipment. Ordering begins right about now and initial deliveries are slated for fourth quarter of 2010. Want to know more? Check out our high-res image gallery below and then hit the jump for the press release.
 
Old May 8, 2010 | 02:41 AM
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Greatest news.... ever.

Just how much $?
 
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I think I beat them to the punch...I have my own carbon black version v12 equivalent. That's great to see them finally bring it here, though!
 
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I think I beat them to the punch...I have my own carbon black version v12 equivalent. That's great to see them finally bring it here, though!
Um, you are missing the V12.
 
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That is without a doubt GREAT news!! Very curious on $$$ also.
 
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Um, you are missing the V12.

True, but my supercharged V8 makes more power...that's why I said "V12 equivalent."

To temper my enthusiasm, the 510 hp that the V12 makes really isn't that much these days, and is still less than most competitors...ditto for the V8. Not only that, the V12 will be a halo car and they will limit the V8 from having more horsepower as a result. What they should do is supercharge the V8 to bring it to 520 hp and then increase power in the V12 to 600+.

Of note this V12 started life as 2 Ford V6 engines fused together. They have made good use of it though...as in the One-77. Hopefully they can bump up the specs of the production version of the 6.0 V12.
 
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A little underpowered, but beautiful as always.
 
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Damn, this sucks. Now I am going to have to get a V12 in the near future.
 
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