This weekend, the 41st ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring (N24) in Germany takes place and Aston Martin will be on-hand to join in on all the fun.
The British automaker recently announced that it will bring three very different race cars to the event. Two of them, the championship-winning V12 Vantage GT3 and the record-breaking Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S, are particularly noteworthy for pretty different reasons.
The third and last one, a close-to-production specification 2013 V12 Vantage, probably won't get as much attention as the other two. But that doesn't mean we're not going to show it the love it deserves.
This is the Aston Martin V12 Vantage Race Car and it was designed and developed particularly for this weekend’s race. Far more than just being dressed for the party, the V12 Vantage Race Car also comes packed with a 6.0-liter V-12 engine that delivers a stout 510 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque, good enough to allow it to sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.2 seconds and go up to a top speed of 190 mph.
Click past the jump to read more about the Aston Martin V12 Vantage
2013 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Race Car
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2013 Aston Martin V12 Vantage
The good news about the Aston Martin V12 Vantage is that it's a pretty stellar supercar. The bad news is that Aston Martin has already announced that it will discontinue it. That's a bummer, considering that there aren't that many machines that boast of class, grace, style and power all rolled into one.
That's what makes the V12 Vantage such a unique car and before it rides off into the sunset, there's no better way to send it off than for the car to have a great showing at the ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring.