Aston Martin Vantage GT12 (2015) review - CAR Magazine
? 100-off race-inspired super Vantage. Only 100 Aston Martin Vantage GT12s will be made. Its ultra-wide, race-inspired bodywork is made from carbonfibre (all of it) and the enormous 5. 9-litre V12 up front develops no less than 592bhp. By some margin it’s the most potent road-going Vantage that’s ever been created – and, most likely, ever will be. All of these facts and a few others are very much at the front of my mind as I’m attempting to plot a course for the GT12 down narrow... Far from a compromised racetrack refugee, it’s turning out to be a road car of real depth. See the Aston GT12 battle the new Lotus Evora 400 in the September 2015 issue of CAR magazine. See a sneak preview of our British car special here. What exactly is the Aston Martin Vantage GT12. It’s a car Aston Martin has wanted to create for years: a lighter, lower, faster, ultimate version of the V12 Vantage, built to monster the racetrack while remaining a well-rounded road car. As David King, Aston’s director of special projects, told CAR’s Ben Miller during the GT12’s development, it represents ‘everything we’ve learned about the V12 Vantage through our motorsport activities. Taking the 565bhp V12 Vantage S as the starting point, the weight reduction comes from the use of some fairly exotic materials throughout, including aluminium, magnesium, titanium (for the. Source: www.carmagazine.co.uk
