Aston Martin reveals track-inspired Vantage GT3

Aston Martin has released the first details of what it says is the most potent Vantage model to date: the track-inspired Vantage GT3. With production limited to just 100 examples, this new version combines all of Aston Martin’s learning from all of its motorsports experience to produce its most performance focused road-going Vantage. 

Under its long hood, the Vantage GT3 gets a reworked version of Aston’s familiar 6-litre V12 engine which is capable of developing up to 600bhp of power. Further improving the performance is the fact that this car weighs in at 100kg less than a standard V12 Vantage S.

The GT3 is lower and wider than any of its siblings in the Vantage family. A broader track – front and rear – promises more composed cornering thanks to a reduction in lateral load transfer. Thanks to carbon fibre front wings, carbon fibre bonnet, a lithium ion race-derived battery, carbon-fibre door casings and many more lightweight materials, Aston Martin has been able to keep the weight to just 1,565 kg for this new track oriented sports car. 

As expected, the Vantage GT3 will make its public debut on March 3 at the Geneva Motor Show, with first deliveries beginning in the third quarter of 2015. Besides this, Aston Martin will also showcase its brand new hypercar called the Vulcan at the coveted motor show.