Alongside the Vantage street automotive reveal, Aston Martin simply revealed its GT3 race automotive model of the two-door coupe. That stated, it’s form of a post-reveal “reveal” as a result of this new Vantage already took to the observe finally month’s Rolex 24 at Daytona.
At the moment, we be taught all the main points and get to see the brand new Vantage racer in its hometown Aston Martin-designed livery. Just like the street automotive, the brand new Vantage GT3 is sporting a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 below its hood. It’s a novel race model of the engine with bespoke turbochargers, a dry sump oiling system and way more. Energy, in fact, will likely be variable relying on Steadiness of Efficiency restrictions, however Aston says it’ll make “greater than” 536 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. It makes use of a six-speed Xtrax sequential transmission and Alcon brakes for stopping.
The design and aero bundle is all new for this next-gen GT3 automotive, as is the suspension. Aston says its earlier automotive had plenty of dive below braking, however via plenty of fine-tuning and testing with damper tuning, it believes the issue to be solved. It additionally expects better stability from the automotive in all circumstances and extra even tire put on for lengthy stints.
A brand new nostril aids each aero objectives and crews in attainable restore conditions. It’s all one single piece of carbon fiber now with a quick-release design for fast adjustments in pitlane ought to it develop into broken on observe. The Vantage has a shorter splitter, massive louvers within the entrance wheel arches and even bigger louvers within the rear arches, all to enhance aero. And naturally, its normal design channels the brand new street model of the Vantage greater than the earlier one to maintain it trying mighty recent out on observe.
Aston expects there to be as many as 30 Vantage GT3s competing in numerous race collection world wide in 2024. You’ll see it on observe at some iconic races just like the Nürburgring 24 Hours, Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours, and a very powerful of all of them, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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