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Ugly Motherfucker.
Think again.
Aston introduced a super-powerful version in 1992, the Vantage. Traditionally, the Vantage label was reserved for the most powerful version of Aston Martin. This Vantage was no exception. It had its V8 boosted by two Eaton superchargers. The result was 550 horsepower and equally impressive 550 lbft of torque. All these tremendous forces could only be handled by the 6-speed manual gearbox from Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. A top speed of over 186 mph and 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds brought Aston Martin back to the supercar club for the first time since Zagato. Aston claimed it recorded 191 mph during testing, which made it the fastest Aston ever built.
In 1998, the Vantage was uprated to Vantage V600, with the same engine boosted to 600 horsepower and 600 lbft of torque, very easy to remember. Now the car entered the 200 mph club. 0-60 was done in 4.3 seconds, 0-100 mph in 9.3 seconds.
