What To Expect When the Aston Martin V12 Vantage Returns In 2022

Yes, Aston Martin will indeed reintroduce the iconic V12 Vantage once again. But the announcement is bitter-sweet. As gas-guzzling V12 engines are on their way out, it would be the final iteration of the V12-powered British sports car. For now, Aston Martin has only confirmed that the V12 Vantage will arrive in 2022 and a cheeky teaser with the exhaust note of the sonorous V12. It seems impossible to curb our enthusiasm.

What to expect when the aston martin the fifth twelve vantage returns in 2022 yes aston martin will indeed reintroduce the iconic v12 vantage once again but the announcement as bittersweet as gas guzzling v12 engines are on their way out it would be the final iteration of the v12 powered british sports car for now aston martin has only confirmed that the v12 vantage

Will arrive in 2022 and a cheeky teaser with the exhaust note of the sonorous v12 it seems impossible to curb our enthusiasm what made the v12 vantage special the vantage badge first came into existence in 1950 with the db2 vantage as a performance option the 2.6 liter inline six cylinder engine tuned to a higher compression ratio and more upgrades was pushing the

Standard 105 horsepower output to 125 horsepower the name was seen again with the db4 vantage db5 vantage and the db6 vantage to signify the higher performance versions of aston martin’s in 1977 aston martin decided to spin the name off into its distinguished model it gave birth to the iconic aston martin the fifth eight vantage it was hailed as britain’s first

Supercar with a 170 miles per hour top speed and a 0 to 60 miles per hour time of 5.3 seconds a whole one tenth of a second quicker than the ferrari daytona the first time a v12 vantage came into existence was with the db7v12 vantage in 1999 at the geneva motor show aston martin revealed a 5.9 liter v12 powered model that offered 420 horsepower and 400 pound-feet

Of torque it had a claimed top speed of 186 miles per hour and could sprint from zero to 60 miles per hour in 4.9 seconds this model was so successful the sales of the standard db7 with the supercharged inline six-cylinder engine dropped considerably before it was axed soon after aston martin the fifth eighth vantage in 2005 the vantage name appeared again as a

Standalone model being the baby in the aston range initially powered by a 4.3 liter v8 motor then a larger 4.7 liter v8 motor and introduced that churned out 420 horsepower and 347 pound-feet of torque the vantage was britain’s answer to the porsche cayman 987 the birth of the v12 vantage then someone at aston felt that something was missing from the 172.5 in long

73.5 in wide vantage so they decided to somehow squeeze in the enormous naturally aspirated 5.9 liter v12 am 11 engine from the 2008 dbs into the tiny chassis after a few concepts and prototypes were seen the v12 vantage as we know it was born in 2009 it packed 510 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque it was capable of accelerating from 0 to 62 miles per hour

In 4.2 seconds and a top speed of 190 miles per hour there was even a more powerful version called the v12 vantage s that made horsepower and 457 pound-feet of torque thanks to the revisions to the engine the 0-60 miles per hour time dropped to 3.9 seconds and it topped out at 205 miles per hour the baby aston was now the fastest production model in the history of

The brand aston martin the fifth 12 vantage s the v12 vantage was so good and so popular it witnesses a decade-long production run with countless special edition models like the v12 zagato gt12 with the dogleg 7 speed manual vantage armor armor pro and the final v600 2022 v12 vantage what to expect aston martin launched an all-new version of the vantage in 2018.

Now in bed with mercedes amg the vantage borrows its 4.0 liter twin turbo v8 engine from the amg lineup making 510 ps and 505 pound-feet of torque the vantage armor is offered a manual transmission as well for the upcoming v12 vantage aston has not revealed a single detail about the car not even a sketch as yet however evidently the bigger 5.2 liter twin turbo v12

Would be handed down by its elder siblings the db11 and dbs superleggera as the engine produces different power numbers for either models we cross our fingers and hope it is tuned to the full bore 715 horsepower with the hairy chested 664 pound feet as the v12 vantage rightfully should be it is likely to use the zf 8-speed automatic rather than the mercedes-sourced

9-speed transmission if expectations aren’t high enough we believe some styling elements of the v12 speedster could trickle down to the v12 vantage as well like its predecessor the v12 model would feature some aggressive styling cues prototype images reveal it would include a revised front grille larger exhaust outlets additional air intakes and a power bulge on

The hood to accommodate the bigger v12 engine it is heartbreaking to know that it will be the final v12 vantage ever before it gets electrified in the future but it is better to be thankful that we still have one more generation of a thoroughbred vantage to drive off into the sunset you

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