Aston Martin Vantage V8 for the Nurburgring

Aston Martin Company has declared that is ready to sell sports car practically completely identical to racing V8 Vantage, which was taking part in 24-hour races in Nurnburgring (Germany), to individual clients and small teams. According to representatives of the British mark, the only limited number of such machines will be released. The reception of applications for these automobiles will begin this year in August.

Cars of a special series in the technical part are identical to base automobiles and are equipped with the same gearbox and the eight-cylinder engine. However the novelty has received race certified rollcage, fire-extinguishing system, racing petrol tank, sports seats and safety belts. Such machine will perfectly match wishes of fans, which want to run periodically on special racing tracks. Despite of all alterations V8 Vantage remains suitable for use on normal roads.

The new automobile will also become a competition for Porsche 911 RS, having similar ideology, and will cost about 89,5 thousand Euros (about 113 thousand US dollars) in Europe.