Aston Martin GT3

[robgt3]

Some hot news - apparently Aston Martin are to build a V12 Vantage GT3. 50 in total, 25 for the US the rest for the UK. Car will boast 600BHP and be in excess of 100 Kg lighter than the V12S. It's Carbon Fibre body panels will echo the shape of the race car. This will be the very last incarnation of the V12 Vantage. Plan is to relieve prospective customers of £15000 deposit then when the final spec is chosen follow that with a further £50000. Estimated price , circa £250000.

Collected our new GT3 today, I am even tempted to post some pictures but will refrain other than to say Wow!!!

[robgt3]

Just a quick update. Car will be called a GTE. 100 production run only. 80 for the US , 20 for the UK. It will be billed as " The Ultimate V12 Vantage".

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jonby said:

How stupid considering the GTE race car is a V8 !

Just to clarify for those that don't know, Aston Racing make 3 race cars

'entry level' - GT4 (based on the V8 road car) which is a multi marque class although Aston Racing run Aston-only races and the car can also be bought as a non road legal track day car

'mid level' - GT3 (based on the V12 road car), with far more in the way of aero & weight saving measures than the GT4 and used in multi marque GT3 races

'top level' - GTE (based on the V8 road car), run in the Le Mans series, hence using the V8 as the restrictions wouldn't allow a V12 of that capacity

I can see merit in calling this road car GT3 or GT4 with arguments either way for both but not GTE

The original information was given to me by James Parrett from Harwoods on Monday who currently is stocking my old car. He offered me the chance of this exciting new V12Vantage. I received a call from Rachel at H.R.Owen today who also offered me the chance of placing a deposit on said new model. It was she who confirmed the build number and the designation GTE. I agree AM would be a little misguided in calling it a GTE, though it is still early days.

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Gettoff said:

I think if they go down that particular naming route, it has to be GT3, given that the other two options had a V8.

Rob You've bought the wrong GT3

Hi Geoff, nice to hear from you. Afraid I would have to disagree with you on that one. Given that a 991 GT3 is only just pipped by a 458 Speciale which costs twice as much, leaves me quite happy thanks

[robgt3]

The B&O sound system is reputed to weigh 50Kgms. I appreciate it is not a standard fit. All Aston need to do is offer a somewhat stripped out car , promote it's low weight then flog the customer all the bits back as options! No one is more adept than this than the men from Stuttgart. Nearly all the options I specced on my car would have been standard fit on an Aston. I'm not complaining as weight is always going to be the enemy of any performance car. Aston Martin's are as Mikey said about luxury as well as performance. I don't imagine that when this new model is sold that there will be many heading out onto race tracks. Plus I don't believe many will be sold without air con, electric seats, sound and sat nav. Those 3 items alone must equate to about 100Kgms. I wish the factory the very best with this new model and would be very confident that they will sell out very quickly.

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James from Harwoods has told me today that the new V12 Vantage GT3 (Rachel was wrong) has already sold out in the UK. He has secured orders for 3 Cars.
All I would say is very well done Aston Martin !