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Old 02-10-2009, 12:09 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BPAuto View Post
The V12 is just the icing on the cake. The "big deal" is in the ingenuity of the drivetrain.

The Vantage's power is sent through a carbon fiber driveshaft to a rear-mounted six-speed manual gearbox. The transmission benefits from an oil cooler and a new rear diffuser which helps cool the standard limited slip differential. Aston claims a 0-60 time of 4.1 seconds and top speed of 190 mph.

Granted it isn't the most impressive in terms of performance; but how many companies actually invest this much detail into a car and actually produce it?

-Hunter
A carbon fiber driveshaft??? Wow whats the manufacturing cost of something like that?

Pretty cool!

Someday maybe...I can wish.
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