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Aston Martin Vantage V12 GT3

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 09:38 AM PDT

After more than five years in racing, retiring version of the GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 to pass the baton to the version of class derived from the V12 Vantage road will be ready for the 2012 season and you are going to add to the large family of sports that Gaydon includes Vantage GT2, GT4, and the boat AMR DBR9 GT1 LMP1-One.

The Vantage GT3 has the same aluminum frame and the Vantage V12 engine with 6-liter 12-cylinder V will be the Gran Turismo GT3 class in most multi-cylinder movement. The engine will drive semi Xtrac gearbox with steering wheel rocker and an ABS system with traction control optimized for competition. The aim of the British House is a weight of 1,250 kg and torque and power at 600 hp and 700 Nm The first car will be completed in July and will be tested during the year. From 2012 the official debut. The cars are booked already 10, not bad considering that earlier in his career DBRS9 was sold in 26 specimens.