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Spy photographers have spotted Aston Martin's upcoming Vantage GT8 lapping the Nürburgring ahead of the model's expected unveiling this month.

The new lightweight, race-focused sports car is based on the V8 Vantage and due to be revealed to a select group of potential buyers. Each attendee was sent an invitation to the launch, complete with an early sketch of the car, shown in our gallery.

The GT8 is set to be the lightest Vantage yet made. It looks like it'll receive an almost identical bodykit to that of the Vantage GT12, with a fixed rear wing and an extended front spoiler, although these new spy pictures suggest it could get a less cluttered rear diffuser.

As with the V12-powered GT12 revealed last year, the GT8 is set to use carbonfibre, titanium and aluminium to create a stripped-out sports car that can rival Porsche's 911 GT3 RS. Performance details haven't been revealed, but 0-60mph is likely to take around 4.5sec – 0.3sec quicker than the V8 Vantage S.

Prices are expected to start at around £170,000, but as with the GT12, there will be some costly options on offer to further boost the GT8's performance. Expect to see a seven-speed manual gearbox offered alongside the existing sequential manual transmission.

Aston is said to be limiting GT8 production to 150 units, with around 40 of those destined for sale in the UK. The car has reportedly been revealed to customers already, so expect official pictures and details shortly.

 

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fonte www.autocar.co.uk

 

Come avevo accennato nel topic della V12VS, ecco degli spies della GT8. Da notizie avute direttamente da un concessionario AM e da forum telematici:

-  la vettura definitiva non avrà' la presa d' aria sul cofano a forma di ferro di cavallo (quella che si vede in queste foto, in pratica quella di GT12)

 - il cambio manuale sara' un 6 marce e non il nuovo dog-leg 7 marce di V12VS

 - la perdita di peso rispetto alla V8VS sara' di circa 70kg

 - lo scarico il titanio (che permetterà' una ulteriore perdita di peso) sara' optional

 - lo stile esterno idealmente sara' ispirato dalla GTE che corre nel WEC, con un aeropack disponibile come optional 

 

Le produzione prevista di circa 150 esemplari non e' ancora stata esaurita per cui c'e' ancora la possibilità, ne valga la pena o no, di portarsi a casa questa vettura alquanto rara (IMHO affascinantissima), prezzo base sulle £165K 

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