Well, it certainly isn’t a facelift, because despite considerable under-the-skin modifications, the exterior of the Aston Martin V8 Vantage has been left unaltered except for a new wheel design. The big news in what Aston is calling a “technical enhancement” – an enlargement of the V8 from 4.3 to 4.7 litres, with power rising to 420bhp (up 11 per cent) and torque to 347lb ft (up 15 per cent).The chassis has been tweaked, with the coupé inheriting the improved components and stiffer spring rates already fitted to the roadster, and Bilstein dampers are now standard. And there’s now the option of a Sports Pack (lighter wheels, firmer springs and retuned dampers), available on both roadster and coupé, and it’s a manual coupé with this fitted that’s tested here. The interior gets the same tidier but still fiddly fascia from the DB9 and DBS, and with it the ‘Emotion Control Unit’ key replacement.
Jamie Corstorphine
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Engine- Layout V8 , 4735 cc
- Max power 420 bhp at 7000 rpm
- Max torque 346 lb ft at 5750 rpm
