TWELVE months on from the discharge of the up to date Aston Martin Vantage comes its soft-top sibling, the Vantage Roadster.
Designed in live performance with the hard-top, the Vantage Roadster shares a lot the identical construction, and possesses related ranges of rigidity, all whereas preserving near the identical kerb weight. Aston Martin says the Roadster is simply 60kg heavier than the donor mannequin.
In preserving the Roadster trim, Aston Martin opted for a Z-fold roof design which concurrently omits the necessity for a tonneau cowl. The British marque says the roof could also be deployed at speeds as much as 50km/h, taking simply 6.8 seconds to open or shut – the quickest of any roadster available on the market at the moment.
It could even be retracted by way of the automotive’s key fob supplied the proprietor is inside two metres of the automotive.
The Gaydon-built Vantage Roadster utilises sheer panels inside its aluminium and carbon-fibre body to counter the rigidity loss from the roof. It additionally options modified rear physique attachment factors to the coupe, recalibrated Bilstein DTX rear dampers, and completely different transmission mounts to counter the change in weight distribution.
Regardless of the modifications listed, the Aston Martin Vantage Roadster presents a near-perfect front-to-rear weight distribution ratio of 49:51.
Energy continues from the acquainted Mercedes-AMG sourced twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 growing 489kW and 800Nm, channelled to the rear wheels by way of an eight-speed automated transmission. Aston Martin claims a 0-100km/h sprint of three.5 seconds en path to a prime velocity of 325km/h (unchanged from the coupe).
As earlier than, braking motion is from metal rotors measuring 400mm on the entrance and 360mm on the rear, clasped by six- and four-piston callipers respectively. Carbon ceramic stoppers can be found optionally, measuring a mammoth 410mm up entrance and 360mm on the rear.
The Roadster is shod with Michelin Pilot Sport 5 tyres wrapped round 21-inch alloy wheels in 4 distinctive types.
Three new paint color selections embody Bronze Flare, Iridescent Sapphire, and Satin Iridescent Sapphire. The folding roof is obtainable in black, blue, purple, or silver. Prospects even have entry to Q by Aston Martin personalisation companies.
As per the coupe, the Aston Martin Vantage Roadster presents a ten.25-inch infotainment array with gesture management, an 11-speaker / 390-watt audio system with encompass sound, non-obligatory Bowers & Wilkins sound, and hard-button controls for the exhaust, security programs, and suspension settings.
“The technical and dynamic functionality of New Vantage delivered excellent efficiency; far past every other previous Vantage and it’s now seen as a real class main sports activities automotive,” stated Aston Martin chief govt officer Adrian Hallmark.
“(The) Vantage Roadster was no completely different feat in that it’s a totally reinvented expertise, with all the advantages of the Coupe and no compromise to refinement or efficiency via meticulous work by our engineering and dynamics groups.
“(The) Vantage Roadster delivers a world-class roof-down driving expertise like no different.”
The 2025 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster is slated to reach in Australian dealerships from the second quarter of this 12 months priced from $435,000 plus on-road prices.
2025 Aston Martin Vantage pricing*:
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Coupe (a)
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$410,000
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Unchanged
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Roadster (a)
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$435,000
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New variant
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*Pricing excludes on-road prices.
