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| Aston Martin V8 Coupe (1996 - 2000) |
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| After the ending of production of the Virage in 1994, the company only offered the Vantage and Volante cars until the range was augmented by the addition of the new V8 Coupe, introduced at the Geneva Show, 1996. At a casual glance, the car looks like a Vantage, to which is owes much; a tamer version without the superchargers. The car features Vantage style front and rear, together with a chrome mesh grill and surround plus a less overt front air dam incorporating two driving lamps. |
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| The end result of the work was a better looking, better performing update of the Virage. The 32 valve engine is a non-supercharged version of the Vantage unit producing 349bhp and 369lbft of torque give the car a claimed maximum speed of 'over' 155mph and a 0 to 60 time of a mere 5.9 seconds. A four speed automatic transmission is standard. This above car was photographed at the AMOC Spring concours, 2000 and features a Vantage grille and V600 style 5 spoke Dymag wheels. |
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Both of these cars were photographed outside Works Service, the silver example features a black Vantage grille. The six spoke alloy wheels have slimmer spokes than that of the Vantage and are shod with Pirelli P zero 255/50 tyres. Thus the absence of Vantage width aches, the car is both more subtle and more elegant. |
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| Note - easy spotters guide - V8 Vantage has rectangular side flashers, V8 Coupe has oval 'Ford' style side flashers. But.......the V8 Vantage Le Mans has oval side flashers. | ||
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| Very few changes were made during the production of the 101 cars. From chassis 79045, the door mirrors were changed from those sourced from the Citroen CX to one from Jaguar. From chassis 79080 (and including 74) the door handles changed to the flush Mondeo type with integral keyhole and also the seats had electrical controls mounted on the squab. | ||
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