Road Test
Aston Martin Vanquish (01-07)
Test date 17 May 2005
Price as tested £177,100
For Looks, pace, image, genuine 200mph-plus ability
Against Brakes not as effective as we'd like, some Ford group switchgear
How much ?
- Price as tested £177,100
- Price as tested £180,325
How fast
- 0-30mph 2.2 sec
- 0-60mph 4.8 sec
- 0-100mph 10.1 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
3.6 sec
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
2.9 / 3.7
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
3.7 / 5.1 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
5.1 sec
- 60-0mph
2.9 sec
- Top speed
200 mph
- Noise at 70mph
no data
How thirsty?
- Test average
13.4 mpg
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
18.9 / 28.2 mpg
- CO2 emissions
448 g/km
How big?
- Length
4665 mm
- Width
1923 mm
- Height
1318 mm
- Wheelbase
2690 mm
- Weight
1875 kg
- Fuel tank
80.0 litres
Engine
- Layout V12 cyls Vee , 5935 cc
- Max power 520 bhp at 7000 rpm
- Max torque 425 ft at 5800 rpm
- Specific output 87.6bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight no data
- Installation F
- Bore/stoke no data
- Compression ratio 10.8:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Automatic
- 1st no data
- 2nd no data
- 3rd no data
- 4th no data
- 5th no data
- 6th no data
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front Independent double alloy wishbones, coil springs, monotube dampers, anti-roll bar.
- Rear Independent double alloy wishbones, coil springs, monotube dampers, anti-roll bar.
Steering
- Type Power assisted rack and pinion.
- Lock to lock 2.10
Brakes
- Front 378mm ventilated, cross-drilled discs
- Rear 330mm ventilated, cross-drilled discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 9J x 19in in
- Size rear 10J x 19in in
- Made of Cast alloy
- Tyres front 255/40 ZR 19
- Tyres rear 285/40 ZR 19
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