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2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4

2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4

2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4

Gaydon, 25 November 2010. Aston Martin Racing has launched a new Vantage GT4 for 2011. The new V8 engined racing car takes design inspiration from Aston Martin’s V12 Vantage road car, giving it enhanced aerodynamics and increased downforce. It also has a remapped 4.7 litre engine offering increased levels of power and torque.

As with the current 4.7 litre Vantage GT4, which made its race debut in 2009, the 2011 car is closely based on the V8 Vantage road car with key attributes being carried over including the aluminium chassis, base engine and suspension design. In addition to the engine and aero upgrades, competitors can, for the first time, choose a race-developed Bosch ABS and traction control system. This system has been specifically optimised by Bosch Motorsport for the Vantage GT4 to provide race-enhanced performance in both wet and dry conditions.

The Vantage GT4’s new splitter increases downforce at the front of the car, as well as channelling cooling air to the brakes and radiator. At the rear, the car gains the V12’s larger boot ‘flip’. This works together with a new carbon fibre diffuser and rear underfloor, which create an area of low pressure under the rear of the car, to increase downforce. The redesigned underfloor also channels more air through a new rear-mounted high capacity transmission oil cooler.

Aston Martin Racing has built and sold more than 80 Vantage GT4s to customers around the world in the last two years and it has become the most successful car in its class. In 2010, it won the European GT4 Cup as well as the GT4 class at the Dubai 24 Hours, the Nürburgring 24 Hours and the Spa 24 hours. The car also has its own one-make series, the Aston Martin GT4 Challenge of Great Britain, which was won in its inaugural year by Chris and Ant Scragg. The new Vantage GT4 will be eligible for this Challenge, as well as the European GT4 Cup and all other series with a GT4 class.

Story by Aston Martin Laginda Ltd.

In Detail

type Racing Car
engine V8 w/Dry Sump Lubrication
position Front Longituidnal
aspiration Natural
block material Aluminum Alloy
valvetrain 4 Valves per Cyl w/Variable Inlet Camshaft Timing
displacement 4700 cc / 286.81 in³
body / frame Aluminium Alloy, Steel, Composite & Magnesium Alloy Body over Bonded Aluminium Structure
driven wheels RWD w/DSC, TC
wheel type Cast magnesium 5-stud OZ
front tires Yokohama A048-R
rear tires Yokohama A048-R
front brakes Discs w/4-Piston Calipers
rear brakes Discs w/4-Piston Calipers
front wheels F 45.7 x 25.4 cm / 18 x 10 in
rear wheels R 45.7 x 27.9 cm / 18 x 11 in
f suspension Double Aluminium Wishbones w/Coil Over Adj Bilstein Dampers, Anti-Rollo Ba
r suspension Double Aluminium Wishbones w/Coil Over Adj Bilstein Dampers, Anti-Rollo Bar
curb weight 1330 kg / 2933 lbs
transmission 6 Speed Manual or Sportshift
tran clutch Twin-Plate
fuel capacity 100 litres or 26.40 gal.