Aston Martin Vantage N24
Transmission | 6-speed manual |
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Weight | 1,330 kg (2,930 lb) |
Brakes | 4-piston calipers front and rear operating on steel floating disc brakes |
Tyres | Yokohama A048 |
Competition history |
The Aston Martin Vantage N24 is a race car introduced by Aston Martin in 2006, based on the V8 Vantage road car. In late 2008, Aston Martin debuted an updated version of the N24, with the newer Aston Martin Vantage GT4, which featured a larger 4.7-litre engine.
Development
During the 2006
While essentially much like the existing V8 Vantage coupé, the N24 has a front splitter and extended door sills for aerodynamic efficiency, a full roll cage, a racing fuel tank, and other modifications necessary to make the car race worthy. Other modifications include the removal of most of the interior, including all seats, replaced by a lone Recaro drivers seat and polycarbonate windows which helped reduce weight by 250 kg (551 lb).
The brakes and suspension are also uprated, featuring enlarged front and rear anti-roll bars, adjustable dampers, modified subframe for increased camber and castor, cast magnesium wheels and racing brake pads.
The engine is a modified version of the road car's engine, including lightened and balanced internals, re-profiled cylinder heads and the engine management system tuned for race use. The engine would now produce 410 bhp (306 kW; 416 PS), 30 bhp (22 kW; 30 PS) more than the standard road car.
After the car was introduced, Aston Martin confirmed that they would offer the V8 Vantage N24 to customers as a track car similar to a
The Vantage N24 was on sale with prices starting at approximately £78,720 excluding local taxes and delivery. This rose to £84,500 in 2007 for the standard car and £95,000 for FIA GT4 spec.
Racing history
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 first competed at the
The N24 was featured in the British TV series
Additional racing success for the V8 Vantage in N24 trim included a first and second at the 2007 European GT4 race at Silverstone, the first 3 places in their class for the 2 works N24 called "Kermit" and "Rose" and a private Team car chassis number N240011 called "Barry" at the 2008 Nurburgring 24 hours race (18th out of 220 cars entered overall), and strong showings in Bahrain (8th), VLN racing, and other tracks and events throughout the world.[1] The N24 was also the basis of a one-make pan-Asia series called Aston Martin Asia Cup (AMAC). Competitors ran in identical N24s at various Asian circuits.[2]
References
- ^ "Aston Martin - The Cars - V8 Vantage - V8 Vantage N24". www.astonmartin.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2007.
- ^ "Aston Martin Vantage N24 Asia Cup (Aston Martin Press Release)". AutoClub. 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.