Aston Martin Vanquish Volante Is an 824-HP V12 Convertible
The Vanquish Volante packs a turbocharged 5.2-liter V12 under the hood that sends 824 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels.
This premium droptop can hit 214 mph and sprint to 62 mph in 3.4 seconds.
Folding top fans rejoice! Aston Martin is adding another open-air brute into the mix with the latest Vanquish Volante. Just like Aston Martins of yore, and the current Vantage, Volante simply means that this is a Vanquish convertible.
That's a good thing for fans of brutally quick, V12-powered Aston Martins who also want to feel the sun while cruising down the coast.
As you'd expect from the convertible version of the Vanquish, this Volante's V12 still displaces 5.2 liters. Just like its fixed top counterpart, this engine sends 824 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque through an eight-speed automatic transmission and to the rear wheels.
This turbocharged V12 is potent enough to hustle this Vanquish Volante from a standing start to 62 mph in only 3.4 seconds. That's only a 0.1-second penalty from its fixed-top counterpart. The 214-mph top speed, however, remains the same.
Managing the difference in mass with the convertible, the folks at Aston Martin did retune the Volante's suspension. It still sports the Bilstein DTX dampers, which also handle damping duties for the standard Vanquish.
Aston Martin says this Volante comes with a 209-pound penalty over the fixed-top Vanquish. These two machines were developed at the same time, and the company says there aren't any structural compromises for the folding top.
Aston says the Vanquish Volante is 75% more torsionally rigid than the previous flagship convertible, which was the DBS Superleggera Volante if you aren't keeping track.
That folding top can squish to a surprising 260 mm (10.2 inches) when retracted. It goes down in 14 seconds but goes back up in 16 seconds. You can flip the top switch up to 31 miles per hour, if you don't want to come to a full stop, or you can use the key fob if you don't want to be bothered to be inside the cabin.
Outside of the convertible top switch, the cabin is essentially the same as the Vanquish. The 10.25-inch media touchscreen is the centerpiece and is flanked to the left by a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster.
Leather covers just about every surface, and a 15-speaker Bowers and Wilkins audio system will pump your favorite podcast to anyone within shouting distance.
Now, there is some bad news when it comes to the Vanquish Volante. Aston Martin says it won't increase the yearly production target of 1,000 examples. That means this Volante will cut into the fixed-roof global production volume.
As for the price, well, that's still to be determined, but the folding top Vanquish will certainly outpace the coupe's $434,000 sticker price. Of course, if you can afford a Vanquish, any extra cost for the folding top is not a problem.
Would you rather own a Vanquish coupe or the convertible Volante? Tell us your thoughts below.
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