AM & TRG in 2013 Grand Am Racing

[KarlFranz]

Story here

[897sma]

That's the body they should have given the V12V, minus the rear wing though.

[v8woollie]

897sma said:

That's the body they should have given the V12V, minus the rear wing though.

That body with a 650+ bhp version of the V12 would be something special for the road

[ds2000]

I like it as a GT car, as a road car.... no way! The Aston equivalent of a Focus ST :bleh:

[KarlFranz]

Got to see the car in person today ( I volunteer for one of the Grand Am teams). Here are a few pictures:

[JohnG1]

897sma said:

That's the body they should have given the V12V, minus the rear wing though.

Not really possible. It's got a different wheelbase and is really not similar to a normal Vantage.

Would cost a fortune to make it road legal and have a sensible service interval.

The main difference in the engine is that the top end is extensively reworked versus standard, since the standard valvetrain is not robust enough.

I did look at buying one and getting SVA but I gave up...

[Neil1300R]

When you are burning up your cash reserves because you are not selling any cars and you are about to be downgraded to Junk status by the Rating Agencies, what you need to do as a company is spunk money on motor racing!

[George29]

Neil1300R said:

When you are burning up your cash reserves because you are not selling any cars and you are about to be downgraded to Junk status by the Rating Agencies, what you need to do as a company is spunk money on motor racing!

Surely you could argue if they won a few race series then it might actually help sales?

[Neil1300R]

George29 said:

Surely you could argue if they won a few race series then it might actually help sales?

At the rate they are burning cash they will be bust before the racing season starts!
No doubt is all adding to the length of negotiations with new investors - why pay lots of money for a company you could pick up cheap off the administrators in a few months time.