Aston Martin Vantage 2018 - Leaked picture reveals supercar's new design
ASTON Martin Vantage 2018 first official picture has been revealed ahead of the supercar’s launch revealing the vehicle’s near rear light design signature.
Aston Martin has revealed the first official picture of the new Vantage 2018 ahead of its launch next year.
The picture depicts the supercar under a sheet to disguise its design.
However, the rear light is piercing through revealing elements of the backside of the car.
The British car manufacturer has opted to go for a strip light on the Vantage, something uncommon for the company.
This style of light has been dabbled with before on the 2013 Rapide Bertone Jet Shooting Brake.
However, with the new Vantage, the strip light seems to follow the car’s rear shape revealing a slight lip in the middle which eludes to a spoiler.
Spy shots of the car captured in August while the car was being tested on a track.
These shots confirmed a slight lop spoiler at the back.
From these images it also looks like the car’s design is heavily inspired by the DB10 from the James Bond film Spectre.
No official pictures of the car have been spotted of the vehicle without heavy camouflage yet.
The car also looks to be influenced but the Vulcan hypercard with the low and wide front grille and low-set narrow headlights.
It will be be built with a new bonded aluminium chassis, a shortened version of the one used on the DB11.
The new Aston is expected to be powered by Mercedes-AMG 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 which is used in the Mercedes AMG GT S.
A sprint time off around 4.0-seconds is rumoured for the new car and it should be available with either a six-speed manual or dual-clutch automatic transmission.
It is expected to cost more than the £94,995 starting price of the current Vantage model.