Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Aston Martin Virage Coupe and Volante

Aston Martin introduces the show in Geneva and the Virage Virage Volante Coupe, made of aluminum VH platform and designed to fit between the DB9 and DBS in the lists of the English house, offering an unusual variant of the luxury GT. The engine is the familiar 6-liter naturally aspirated V12 capable of 497 hp in this case, combined with standard automatic transmission Touchtronic 2 of last generation with a transaxle for a perfect weight distribution: The Virage is capable of touching 300 km / h, going from 0 to 100 km / h in 4.5 seconds.

The set comes with adjustable suspension system with a new Adaptive Damping System (ADS) with Normal and Sport mode in turn with 5 different setup each selected from the control board based on data collected by the sensors. The Sport mode also enables a quicker throttle response and a sports program of the automatic transmission.

The 20-inch wheels hide the new brakes Carbon Ceramic Matrix (CCM) proposed standard with 6-piston calipers front and 4 rear, capable of absolute level of performance with great use heavier resistance, as well as useful to hold the total mass of the car. Xenon headlights as standard with LED daytime, inserted in a front-inspiring renewed the One-77.

The interiors are complemented by high quality leather, handcrafted by the experts of the house: a total of 70 hours will be devoted to defining the interior of each specimen, a total of 200 hours required for the assembly of the car in full Gaydon plants. The dashboard features a new multimedia system with navigation system carried out in cooperation with Garmin, with a 6.5-inch screen and a new joystick control.

Series will be offered a refined 700-Watt audio system with iPod connectivity.

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