German Tuner Pumps Aston Martin Vantage Up To 671bhp
If you’re rooting for Aston Martin to dump its twin-turbo V12 under the bonnet of the current Vantage, you’re going to end up disappointed. Although a successor to the old V12 Vantage is technically possible, it’s unlikely, thanks in large part to the 5.2 being some 100kg heavier than the sports car’s Mercedes-AMG-sourced V8.
Plus, that eight-banger can be punted way beyond the 503bhp it outputs in the Vantage - it makes a mighty [630bhp in the AMG GT 4 Door](https://naturehealth.fit/post/mercedes-amg-gt-4-door-review-despite-a-confusing-name-this-things-awesome/%3C/a%3E%5D, for instance. We’re not sure if Aston Martin has any plans to turn up the anger of its borrowed V8 just yet, but for anyone not wanting to wait around and find out, a company called Wheelsandmore will happily oblige your uber-powerful Vantage fantasies.
Go for this option, and you’ll have 671bhp and 604lb ft bubbling away just under your right foot, ready to compact your internal organs at a moment’s notice. Bringing the conversation back to V12, we should probably point out the Stage II package gives the Vantage a power-to-weight that’s awfully close to that of the 12-cylinder DBS Superleggera. Now that’s a drag race we’d like to see…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
That’s badass
I love these new vantage so much
Question for a German citizen:
How does a “tuning company” get to modify production cars and maintain German street legal status, yet individuals cannot modify their car (to the best of my current understanding) how does that add up? Can you modify your own car and get it inspected to be legal somehow?
Makes sense because it is a German engine
Well the car is technically German so it was coming
Yeet
Well that’s nice