Home Cars Video: 5th Gear drives the Aston Martin V12 Vantage By Alina Moore Published Jul 6, 2009 add iframe code inside nonscript tag for crwaler Aston Martin V12 Vantage and took it for a few laps around their test track with Tiff behind the wheel. The Prodrive owned coachbuilder shoehorns their 6.0 Liter V12 engine into the nimble Vantage chassis creating a handling package that produces 510 HP and 420 lb-ft of torque and go from 0 to 60 MPH in just 4.2 seconds. Given enough road, this English super car is capable of hitting a top speed of 190 MPH. .