2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage: Driven

The 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage packs a 6.0-liter 510-horsepower V12 punch in one of the sexiest designs in recent times. Driver's Republic got a chance for a first drive. Here's what they had to say about this production-spec sex-machine.
Making its quasi-production reveal in Geneva earlier this year, the actual production 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage features exposed carbon fiber hood vents, instead of the painted ones seen earlier, that match nicely with the carbon fiber front lip spoiler, rear diffuser and various interior bits. Initially based on the V12 Vantage RS Concept, which itself was based on the V8 Vantage, the 2010 V12 Vantage provides stout acceleration via a DBS-sourced 510-horsepower, 420 lb-ft of torque, 6.0-liter V12. 0-60 is reached before you can finish reading this sentence, or 4.2 seconds, and a license-revoking 190 mph top speed is standard. Created to celebrate Aston Martin's 95-year history, we can only wonder what mad beast they're working on for their centennial.

2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage; Parts Bin Sharing At Its Best

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