Aston-Martin Vanquish S
Sports & Performance
Mar 01, 2006
The Vanquish is Aston-Martin's senior sports car, and with the lighter DB9 offering similar performance in a like-sized package, we've sometimes wondered why it's still around. That question has been answered with the S model, which is now the only Vanquish offered here. The S extracts 520 horsepower -- an increase of 60 -- from the 6.0-litre V12, while chassis upgrades include 378-mm (15-inch!) front brake rotors with six-piston calipers. Located in the tail, the automatically-shifted manual transmission can do its own thing in Drive, or be "manually" shifted with wheel-mounted buttons. Claimed performance numbers include 0-100 km/h in 4.8 seconds, 0-160 (100 mph) in fewer than 10, and a 321-km/h top whack.

Power, beauty and exclusivity

So exclusive, we still haven't driven one

ASTON-MARTIN Vanquish S
PRICE $339,950
VEHICLE 2-dr. 2+2-pass. coupe RWD
 
STANDARD EQUIPMENT
Engine 6.0 V12 DOHC
HP 520 @ 7000
Torque (lb-ft) 425 @ 5800
Trans. 6MM
Brakes Disc-Disc
Tires (f) 255/40ZR19 (r) 285/40ZR19
 
SPECIFICATIONS - mm (in.)
WB 2690 (105.9)
L 4665 (183.7)
W 1923 (75.7)
H 1318 (51.9)
Curb Weight - kg (lb.) 1875 (4133)
Cargo Capacity - L (ft3) 241 (8.5)
Fuel Tank - L (gal.) 80 (17.6)
Fuel Grade Prem
 
CONSUMPTION - L/100 km (mpg) City N.A. Hwy N.A.
 
SAFETY
ABS (f/r) std
Side Airbags std
TCS std
 
POPULAR OPTIONS
Trans. none
A/C std
Cruise std
Sunroof none
CD std
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