Aston Martin V12 Vantage

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The Aston Martin V8 Vantage and Aston Martin V12 Vantage are a hand built sports car series from the British manufacturer Aston Martin. Aston Martin has previously used the "Vantage" name on high performance variants of their existing GT models, notably on the Virage-based car of the 1990 (22 years ago). The modern car, in contrast, is the leanest and most agile car in Aston's lineup. As such, it is intended as a more focused model to reach out to potential buyers of cars such as the Porsche 911 (13 walls) as well as the exotic sports and GT cars with which Aston Martins traditionally compete.

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On dec. 11, 2007 (5 years ago), as part of Aston Martin's opening of their own design studio, the company unveiled a concept based on the V8 Vantage. The car, known as the V12 Vantage RS, featured the V12 engine from the DBRS9 race car and produced 600 hp (450 kW). The power along with the weight of 3,500 pounds (1,600 kg) allows the car to reach 60 mph (97 km/h) in under four seconds and achieve a top speed over 200 mph (320 km/h).

Other additions include a new rear diffuser, a rear-wing which can be raised or lowered, and carbon-ceramic brakes. The bootlid and vented bonnet are also made from carbon fiber to help decrease the car's weight. In early 2008 (4 years ago), Aston Martin's CEO confirmed production for V12 Vantage RS for mid 2009 (3 years ago).

Development prototypes of the V12 Vantage RS appeared in Apr. 2008 (4 years ago) before Aston Martin unveiled the official V12 Vantage in 2009 (3 years ago).

On the finale of the 13th season of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson drove the car simply saying that "It's wonderful, wonderful, wonderful".

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