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Aston Martin V12 GT3 version for competitions
The British carmaker has renewed its line of high cylinder capacity vehicles for 2011 and part of 2012, spoke of a new edition of cars bound for competitions, this time the coach has been the Vantage Zagato Aston Martin V12 GT3, the fastest car that owns the brand now, fully admired not only for its unique aerodynamic but the power that lies beneath the hood.
It is believed that Vantage Zagato Aston Martin V12 GT3 may be registered in different competitions worldwide, but one of the most important is the international FIA GT3 championship, no doubt to be primarily a novelty on the track and beyond, is intended to have a lot of profit with the participation of this car in the races.
Motorization of a champion
Still need to see the performance of the Aston Martin V12 Vantage Zagato GT3 on the pavement but before that I would say that it is a machine with high mechanical attributes, on that account I can mention that under the hood lurks a twelve-cylinder engine in V can jointly issue a similar drive to 600 hp and 680 Nm of torque, all helped by a transmission made from carbon fiber.
Building Materials
At the time of the throttle you will realize that what you drive is lighter than it appears, this is due to the aluminum alloy and carbon fiber that was manufactured the entire chassis, and with it the Aston Martin V12 Vantage Zagato GT3 weighs only 1250 kilos, also includes ABS brakes and an initial cost for purchase of 338,000 euros.