2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante, Visually, the Volante is around identical to the auto Vanquish in about every way save for its rear accouter and roof structure. As we acicular out afterwards seeing spy photos of the Volante, the alteration from auto to droptop brought with it accommodation that accept gone hardly awry. Similarly, the assembly car suffers from an odd aggregate of continued awning and continued rear accouter (as against to the added archetypal long-hood and short-deck treatment). On the Vanquish coupe, the aggressively raked roofline masks its elongated-looking wheelbase and balances out its profile. The roofless Volante, on the added hand, exposes its commuter alcove as getting about absolutely independent amid the foreground and rear axles. The helmet-like bolt top doesn't advance things abundant if raised, either. below aston martin vanquish gallery
That top, by the way, is a triple-layer job that collapses below a tonneau awning in 14 abnormal at speeds of up to 30 mph; it can do the about-face in the aforementioned bulk of time and up to the aforementioned speed. Aston Martin is decidedly appreciative of its new full-height windshield; basically, the bottle stretches to the top of the header at atomic on the outside. Underneath the bottle there still is a structural abutment that ties the two A-pillars together. As is the Vanquish coupe, the Volante is appointed as a 2+2, but in absoluteness the two rear seats accomplish bigger as absolutely accurately accomplished bindle shelves.
The Volante sits on an aluminum-and-carbon anatomy anatomy and wears carbon-fiber physique panels. The aforementioned aureate 5.9-liter V-12 and six-speed automated manual begin in the Vanquish reside beneath the Volante's louvered hood. We're accommodating to bet that while the engine's 565 application and 457 lb-ft of torque ability feel the aforementioned as they do in the coupe, the Volante will serve occupants Aston's signature V-12 complete at a advantageously college volume. Big Brembo carbon-ceramic disc brakes at all four corners advice booty the Volante down from speed, and the brand's Adaptive Damping System (ADS) handles body-control duty. ADS offers drivers three selectable ride modes: Normal, Sport, and Track. This car will goes on sale with base price $297,995.
Image Credit: © Aston Martin
That top, by the way, is a triple-layer job that collapses below a tonneau awning in 14 abnormal at speeds of up to 30 mph; it can do the about-face in the aforementioned bulk of time and up to the aforementioned speed. Aston Martin is decidedly appreciative of its new full-height windshield; basically, the bottle stretches to the top of the header at atomic on the outside. Underneath the bottle there still is a structural abutment that ties the two A-pillars together. As is the Vanquish coupe, the Volante is appointed as a 2+2, but in absoluteness the two rear seats accomplish bigger as absolutely accurately accomplished bindle shelves.
The Volante sits on an aluminum-and-carbon anatomy anatomy and wears carbon-fiber physique panels. The aforementioned aureate 5.9-liter V-12 and six-speed automated manual begin in the Vanquish reside beneath the Volante's louvered hood. We're accommodating to bet that while the engine's 565 application and 457 lb-ft of torque ability feel the aforementioned as they do in the coupe, the Volante will serve occupants Aston's signature V-12 complete at a advantageously college volume. Big Brembo carbon-ceramic disc brakes at all four corners advice booty the Volante down from speed, and the brand's Adaptive Damping System (ADS) handles body-control duty. ADS offers drivers three selectable ride modes: Normal, Sport, and Track. This car will goes on sale with base price $297,995.
Image Credit: © Aston Martin