Thursday 14th April 2011

Aston Martin Racing Announces Vantage GT3

New racer will replace DBRS9 in FIA championships next year

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Hello Aston Martin Vantage V12 GT3...

Aston Martin Racing has released this rendering of the exciting new Vantage GT3 that which will make its competitive debut in 2012.

The car is a replacement for the six year old DBRS9 GT3 racer (although the DBR9 lives on in GT1 guise), and will be built around the Vantage aluminium VH architecture with a lightweight dry-sumped 6.0 litre V12 engine, based on the V12 Vantage road car.

The new car will have a race semi-automatic paddle shift Xtrac gearbox and the latest race-developed ABS and traction control systems, optimised for the Vantage GT3, the company tells us.

"The DBRS9 has been a very successful GT3 racing car and, despite being more than six years old, is still competitive today," says John Gaw, Aston Martin Racing's MD. "However, the competition has moved on and we needed to create a new car that combines our six years' experience in this category with the latest race technology to continue Aston Martin's success in GT3 for many years to come."

Goodbye DBRS9...

The new racer has a target weight of 1250kgs and target performance figures of more than 600bhp and 516lb ft. Aston Martin Racing says the first real car will be completed in July for a comprehensive R&D programme, prior to ten customer cars being readied for the start of the 2012 season.

[sootyrumble]

In the eternal words of Waynes World "SSSCCCCHHHHWWWWWWWIIIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGGGG" bet that will look amazing and sound better at full chat

[V8Bart]

oooooh, that looks the dogs! should sound rather nice as well.

[SCR Racing]

Sex wee.

[LukeBird]

Oh to be a "Gentleman Racer" and have the funds for one of these and the opportunity to take it racing...!

[i remember]

Flamesuit on.

DBR9 looks better, fact.

[Guvernator]

i remember said:

Flamesuit on.

DBR9 looks better, fact.

We haven't even seen the finished Vantage GT3 yet!?

[george h]

i remember said:

Flamesuit on.

DBR9 looks better, fact.

Agreed

[sootyrumble]

george h said:

i remember said:

Flamesuit on.

DBR9 looks better, fact.

Agreed

I think the final edition vantage will look tremendous, and i bet its quite a bit more competitive as well, all though the DBR9 is beautiful as well. looking at them togethor is heaven :-)

[Beefmeister]

i remember said:

Flamesuit on.

DBR9 looks better, fact.

You're wrong, fact.





(see, I can make completely personal observations and pass them off as fact as well)

[FraserLFA]

I ate a muffin once. FACT!

[i remember]

Guvernator said:

We haven't even seen the finished Vantage GT3 yet!?

Yeah but i wouldn't pick a v12 vantage over a DB9 in standard form

[SC00P]

i remember said:

DBR9 looks better, fact.

In my opinion they look pretty much the same. Fact.

[LC23]

i remember said:

Yeah but i wouldn't pick a v12 vantage over a DB9 in standard form

Well I would. So you're wrong.

[Greenwich Ross]

FraserLFA said:

I ate a muffin once. FACT!

PROVE IT!

[FraserLFA]

Greenwich Ross said:

FraserLFA said:

I ate a muffin once. FACT!

PROVE IT!

I can't

[Greenwich Ross]

FraserLFA said:

Greenwich Ross said:

FraserLFA said:

I ate a muffin once. FACT!

PROVE IT!

I can't

Then you, sir, are taking liberties with the truth.

MODS!

[FraserLFA]

I know, i know, Clap him in irons, right?

[anonymous-user]

WOW, a whole new racer, well, except for the engine thats the same one as used in the R9, oh, and the gearbox and transmission, and suspension, and the brakes, electronics, and fuel system, and just about everything else, other than approx 5" of VH folded ally thats missing from the middle, but other than that a competely new car.......... (don't say it isn't, because it is )

[M666 EVO]

Yeah that is fit. I'd bone it.

[Greenwich Ross]

FraserLFA said:

I know, i know, Clap him in irons, right?