Just a few days we brought you the first spy shots of the new baby Aston Martin, and now here it is again, at Nurburgring of course, but this time in blue and pulling out of Jaguar’s test center. The Vantage V12 RS is the production version of the V12 Vantage RS Concept unveiled in December 2007.
Aston Martin registered the car as a V12. That’s the 6.0-litre V12 we’ve already seen in use in the DB9 and DBS - but expected to be in a different state of tune for the Vantage road car.
The Vantage V12 RS will debut sometime in 2009 and will be priced around £140,000.
2008 Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS Concept Picture Gallery
Just a few days ago we were reporting that the V12 Vantage RS will go into production and now we bring you the proof: CarMagazine caught it testing. The production will begin in the first quarter of 2009.
The V12 gets its name from the 6.0-litre unit shoehorned under the bonnet. The production version will have an output of about 550 hp and not 600 hp like the concept version.
The V12 should also get new wheels, not the bling aftermarket items seen on the static car. The V12 Vantage RS Concept is available in Mako Blue colour and it is expected that this will also be offered for the production version. Production itself will probably be at Gaydon, and the price is expected to be in excess of £150,000.
2008 Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS Concept Picture Gallery
When Aston Martin launched the V12 Vantage RS Concept they said it was a design study more than a concept. In an interview at the Geneva Motor Show, Ullrich Bez, Aston Martin CEO, said that next year we will see a production version of the concept. Of course will be a limited edition.
The Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS is a 600 hp supercar powered by a 6.0 liters V12 engine recently used in the DBS. It can make the 0 to 60 mph sprint in just 4 seconds and can hit a top speed of 186 mph.
Unfortunately Ullrich Bez gave no details about the price, technical details or the number of units that will be brought on the market. Instead he gave another good new: DBS will also see a Roadster version! It will be available in mid 2009.
2008 Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS Concept Picture Gallery
2008 Aston Martin DBS Picture Gallery
At the official opening of Aston Martin’s first ever dedicated design centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire, on Tuesday 11 December, Dr Ulrich Bez, Chief Executive Officer, thrilled an audience of more than seven hundred VIP guests with a surprise unveiling of a stunning new 600bhp performance concept car; the V12 Vantage RS.
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