Aston Martin prepares Vantage Roadster for Q2 launch

Aston Martin will launch its Vantage Roadster in Q2 this 12 months prepared for purchasers to reap the benefits of a convertible variant of the posh sports activities automobile.

The Roadster is powered by a 4.0-litre V8 twin-turbo engine delivering 665PS/800Nm, with a 0-60mph time of three.5 seconds and high pace of 202mph.

Open high Vantage fashions date again 75 years to the launch of the Vantage engine improve pack for the DB2 (out there each as a coupe – often known as a saloon – and convertible – often known as drophead coupe) in 1950, which featured bigger carburettors and a better compression ratio to lift energy for the two.6-litre twin cam engine from 105bhp to 125bhp.

Simon Newton, Aston Martin director of car efficiency, stated: “Growing each Vantage Coupe and Roadster concurrently meant we have been in a position to retain the capabilities and agile sporting character of Vantage with no compromise upon elimination of the roof, permitting drivers to revel on the restrict with the added publicity to the weather.

“This has been achieved from meticulous optimisations within the physique construction mixed with Roadster particular chassis tuning carried out by our expert dynamics workforce and is the proper stablemate to its Coupe cohort.”

Vantage Roadster deliveries will begin earlier than the tip of June this 12 months.

It joins its Coupe sibling, the DB12 and DB12 Volante, the brand new Vanquish, DBX707 supercar SUV and the forthcoming Valhalla supercar as a part of Aston Martin’s expanded mannequin line-up.