The Vanquish Volante’s V-12 engine makes 823 horsepower and has a top speed of 214 mph (344.4 km/hr)
Aston Martin‘s third-generation Vanquish debuted last year to respectful reviews. The convertible version, called the Vanquish Volante and revealed last week, is on track for perhaps more than that.
For starters, the Vanquish Volante, Aston says, is the fastest and most powerful front-engine convertible in the world, with a top speed of 214 mph and a V-12 making 823 horsepower. Aston says the Vanquish Volante is also the “most powerful open-top series production Aston Martin to date,” and that the car is the “very pinnacle of ultra-luxury high performance.”
The new Vanquish Volante occupies a pretty specific niche, in other words: an ultra-luxury car that aspires to compete with Rolls-Royce and Bentley and a motor that wants to compete with Lamborghini and Ferrari. Performance has always been an emphasis for Aston Martin and, equally, luxury, too. With the new iteration, Aston wants to double down on both. The model represents exclusivity, too, with fewer than 1,000 Vanquishes planned for production annually, including the Volante convertible versions.
Both the coupe and the convertible share that V-12 engine, which can get to 62 mph (99.8 km/hr) in 3.3 seconds in the coupe and 3.4 seconds in the convertible Volante, probably because the Volante is 94.8 kg heavier than the coupe. The Vanquish Volante can put its roof down in 14 seconds and close it in 16 seconds at speeds of up to 31 mph (49.9 km/hr). This can be done with the key fob as well. Aston also claims that the thermal insulation with the roof closed is similar to that with the Vanquish coupe.
On the inside, Aston didn’t change much compared to the Vanquish coupe, and, indeed, with the new Vanquish Volante, the marque wants to emphasise everything else: the big power, but also its elegant exterior proportions.
Deliveries of the new Vanquish Volante are expected to begin in the third quarter of this year.
This story was first published on Robb Report USA
