Limited to just 14 units with an even production split between the coupe and roadster, the V600 is the result of Aston’s in-house Q by Aston Martin personalisation division, dubbed Tripe V due al models being equipped with a manual gearbox only.
Aesthetically, the V600 makes extensive use of carbon fibre, with the bespoke touches consisting of a bulging bonnet, new side strakes and fins on the flanks of the front bumper, wider darkened grille to aid cooling, a new rear diffuser, quad exhausts and machined alloy wheels.
Inside, the V600 gets carbon fibre and dark anodised aluminium inserts, carbon fibre centre console, a machined from gear lever, hand-crafted saddle leather armrest, lightweight seats with a new perforation pattern and unique instrument cluster dials.
As its name suggest, the Vantage V600 retains the normal V12’s 6.0-litre designated 5.9-litre V12, updated to produce 600 pferdestärke (PS) or 441 kW, with the amount of grunt going to the rear wheels via a seven-speed ‘box. No performance or torque figures were revealed.
Available on request, delivers of the V600 will commence during the third quarter of the year.
DB11 AMR
At the same time as the V600, the Gaydon automaker has also revealed a more powerful version of the DB11, fettled by its AMR Performance Centre based at the Nürburgring.
Claimed to bring “a new dimension of race-inspired dynamism and performance to the DB11 family”, the AMR’s visual differences compared to the standard DB11 consists of forged 20-inch alloy wheels, gloss black roof and side sills, exposed carbon fibre weave on the bonnet and side blades, dark headlight surrounds, smoked taillight clusters and a dark grille.
More minor is the interior which gets a leather sports steering wheel, Alcantara upholstery with a contrasting lime centre stitching and AMR branded headrests.
Buyers seeking further exclusivity meanwhile can opt for the AMR Designer Speciation which brings its own assortment of interior materials and finishes, or the limited Signature Edition which is limited to 100 units only priced at £201 995 (R3 370 094), and which sports a Stirling Green and lime exterior, Dark Knight leather interior with lime detailing, Satin carbon fibre trim and Satin Dark Chrome switchgear.
Centre of the AMR’s upgrades is a more powerful version of the AMG sourced 5.2-litre twin-turbocharged V12, which now 470 kW instead of 447 kW, with torque unchanged at 700 Nm. Hooked to a recalibrated version of the ZF-sourced eight-speed gearbox, Aston Martin claims a top speed of 335 km/h and 0-100 km/h in 3.7 seconds.
Pricing for the AMR in the United Kingdom starts at £174 995 (R2 919 625) with delivers kicking-off in the second quarter.
