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2012 Aston Martin Virage Volante

2012 Aston Martin Virage Volante

Beautiful, dynamic and prestigious, the Virage Volante combines outright sports car performance with luxury, comfort, refinement and open-top experience. (continued below)

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The New Virage Volante Offers the Highest Levels of Refinement and Dynamic Control in a Convertible Setting

Source: Aston Martin | Published: Sat Mar 26, 2011

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Virage will be built in the same production facility as the DBS and DB9 and will be Aston Martin's tenth major new model to go into production at the UK site since Gaydon was opened.

Marek Reichman, Design Director at Aston Martin said: "The new Virage moves Aston Martin's design language evolution into a new contemporary phase. We have sculpted a new face which sharpens and refines the Virage whilst still being instantly recognizable as a pure Aston Martin sports car. The whole car looks as if it was precision machined from a single billet of aluminum emphasizing the attention to detail and exquisite surface language. At Aston Martin we pride ourselves on beautifully honed surfaces created by skilled craftsmen."

Reichman continues: "The Virage will always delight, from picking up the glass and polished aluminum ECU key, walking up and admiring its stunning form, and tacitly appreciating the treatment of all the other senses through the finish of the materials. It makes every journey an event.

"The Virage doesn't wear its identity on its sleeve, it doesn't shout 'look at me', rather calmly hints at its potential, through pure lines and a low elegant stance."

Design, Refinement and Comfort

New single lens bi-xenon lights lie beneath a new front headlamp which houses a side light 'bar' dissipating LED light giving the Virage an individual yet subtle visual on the road.

New 20" wheels add to the sense of proportion with a five spoke twin-prong design as standard and a 10-spoke forged diamond turned wheel as an option. Customers are also afforded the option of coordinating their brake calipers with their exterior paint color with black, grey, red and yellow now being offered.

The Aston Martin engineering team sought to create a sports car that offers customers the highest levels of refinement yet combined with the increased power and control desired by customers. To this ends extra sound insulation has been applied to the front and rear bulkheads to create a relaxed ambiance when cruising. The Virage Volante features an extra layer of Thinsulate material in the fabric hood making the Volante feel like a coupe when the hood is up. Each Virage features seven hides of the finest leather sourced from Scandinavia with each interior taking in excess of 70 man hours to hand craft. It is this attention to detail which creates one of the finest and opulent moving interiors in existence today. As the driver or passenger opens the swan wing doors - which open up and out at 12 degrees to prevent any scrapes on nearby kerbs - they are greeted to pinstriped leather seams which are hand stitched by one seamstress just to be sure of a consistency throughout the car. The 10-way adjustable sports seats are sculpted to provide maximum support and comfort while the two-stage heated seats instantly shake the chill on a frosty morning.

Contributing to the feeling of luxury, finely polished glass buttons adorn the facia inviting the driver to select their desired setup or control. Aston Martin's design team have stayed true to the ethos of using material honestly where facias are real hand finished and polished woods, dials are milled aluminum, and leathers retain their patina and aroma years into their life.

Aston Martin Virage Volante: Review (2/2)

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Specifications
Key: AT - automatic transmission, MT - manual transmission, F/R/AWD - front/rear/all wheel drive
Powertrain
Type V12
Displacement 362 cu in (5935 cc)
Power 490 hp @ 6500 RPM
Torque 420 lb-ft @ 5750 RPM
Redline n/a
Driveline Rear Wheel Drive
Transmission 6 Speed Automatic
Brakes & Tires
Brakes Front - Rear Ventilated Discs - Ventilated Discs
Tire Size Front - Rear 245/35 R20 - 295/30 R20
Exterior Dimensions & Weight
Length 185.2 in
Width 75 in
Height 50.7 in
Curb Weight 4166 lbs
Performance
0-60 n/a
1/4 Mile n/a
60-0 Braking n/a
Top Speed 186 mph
Fuel Economy
EPA Fuel Mileage - City/Highway n/a
Origin & Price
Origin United Kingdom
Base Retail Price (MSRP) n/a

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