There are lucky men, and one of those men is Jethro Bovingdon, journalist for EVO magazine, who was fortunate enough to go on a closed circuit to play with the very rare V12 Vantage Roadster, which is “only” the new super convertible from Aston Martin.
Extremely rare because its production is limited to 101 units (no, it has nothing to do with Dalmatians) and as if that wasn't enough it costs an incredibly stupid 256,904 euros... A real affront for all the Portuguese who only yesterday had the demonstration to fight for a better life.
All this money in car form gets its strength from a 6.0 liter V12 engine ready to release 517 hp of power and 570 Nm of maximum torque. Coupled to a six-speed manual gearbox, it allows an acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 306 km/h.
For Bovingdon, the Aston Martin Vantage V12 Roadster is like a “beautiful British summer day” and is “mega, mega fun”. But there's nothing like being you to draw your own conclusions:
Text: Tiago Luís