The 15 Cars with the Craziest Wings - Automobile
Sticking a wing on the back of your car serves many purposes. Here are 15 of the craziest, wildest, most in-your-face wings you can find on a new car today. Aston Martin Vantage GT12 Née GT3 until Porsche had some stern words, the Aston Martin Vantage GT12 is, like many of the cars with the wildest wings, meant for race tracks. While Aston has been involved in racing for decades, it's still a little surprising to see the elegant British cars we know as James Bond's ride of choice with enormous rear wings on their trunklids. Tweaks to the V12 Vantage S road car's 6. 0-liter V-12 engine push power to 591 hp, while a racing suspension, 15. 7-inch diameter front brakes, and a 220-lb diet (thanks to carbon fiber) further ready the GT12 for racing duty. 2015 Bentley Continental GT3-R It's rather incongruous to see a giant wing perched atop a car known for luxury, but the Bentley Continental GT3-R is the most hardcore version of the Conti GT you can buy. The car's back seats have been removed, its twin-turbo 4. 0-liter V-8 engine has been boosted to 572 hp, its brakes have been replaced with enormous carbon-ceramics, and carbon fiber helps cut weight by 221 lb compared to the standard Continental... Source: www.automobilemag.com
