Aston Martin unveils potent, track-inspired 441kW Vantage GT3

Aston Martin has revealed details of its track-inspired Vantage GT3 Special Edition. Said to be its most potent and uncompromising Vantage to date, only 100 units of the lightweight machine will be built.

Equipped with a tweaked version of the brand’s 6.0-litre V12 engine that is capable of generating up to 441kW, the car tips the scale at 1,565kg – 100kg less than the standard V12 Vantage S. Comprehensively re-engineered and significantly re-styled, the GT3 Special Edition has a broader track, both front and rear.

Thoroughly equipped with cutting edge motorsport-inspired features, from the extensive use of carbon fibre inside and out to the track-focused aerodynamics pack – which includes a prominent rear wing and pronounced front splitter – the race-derived new Vantage brings more focused and uncompromising capability and styling to a road-going Aston Martin.

The aerodynamics package in particular has a profound effect, producing significant downforce to provide even greater levels of grip and stability at higher speeds.

Inspired by Aston Martin Racing’s successful campaigns, this new GT3-derived Vantage has been designed and engineered exclusively at Aston Martin’s Gaydon Headquarters in Warwickshire, England.

New flared carbon fibre front wings, carbon fibre bonnet, a lithium ion race-derived battery, carbon-fibre door casings, optional carbon fibre roof, optional weight-saving polycarbonate rear window and rear quarter windows are just a few of the measures which illustrate the engineers’ determination to eliminate mass wherever possible.

Announcing the arrival of the Vantage GT3 special edition, Aston Martin CEO Dr Andy Palmer said: “Motorsport is in our blood at Aston Martin. The Vantage is the car we campaign in top level sports car racing around the world and so it seems only fitting that we offer an exclusive, limited edition Vantage that expertly fuses our motorsport know-how with our road car prowess.”

He added: “The Vantage GT3 special edition is an uncompromising example of our design and engineering expertise and I’m sure the 100 owners who secure one of these cars will savour every second behind the wheel; whether on the road or on the track.”

The Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Special Edition will make its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show.