Bitauto original Aston Martin - the world-renowned British sports car manufacturer, the creator of 110 years of glory and glory. In 1959, Aston Martin's DBR1 racing car won the Le Mans 24 hour endurance race, which also announced the brand's dominance in the racing world. Will always have a place.
Unfortunately, regardless of space or time, Le Mans 64 years ago is far away from us. The old photos on the Internet are just a historical statement for our generation. But this does not make people feel depressed. After all, in today's highest level of automobile racing, Aston Martin is writing history with its name every day.
In the 2021 season, Aston Martin returns to the top competition F1 as a factory team after 61 years. In the same season, Aston Martin also began to provide safety vehicles for the F1 event. Based on the current Vantage, they enhanced its body structure and performance , so that it can better fulfill the role of F1 safety car, and the birth of the protagonist of this article, Vantage F1 Roadster, started from that time...
"F1Safety Car" without overhead lights
It needs to be clearly stated that the Vantage F1 Roadster in front of you has the same aerodynamic package as the current Vantage F1 safety car. Simply put, their appearance Exactly the same, which is the fundamental reason why it can be classified as F1 Edition. And the most important thing is that it can be legally driven on the road. So, to a certain extent, it's the same as having a F1The safety car rolled onto the road without any difference, except for the lack of overhead lights.
Different from matte in the traditional sense, satin-textured finishes provide a more thorough understanding of silkiness. Aston Martin provides three finishing colors for the Vantage F1 Edition: classic Aston Martin racing green, jet black and the moonlight white in front of you. Each color has its own charm. Same, just like everyone's preferences are different.
The 21-inch wheels visually greatly satisfy people's desire for competition. The ultra-low tire aspect ratio can easily improve handling performance, but they are not very good at absorbing cushioning. Maybe I can regard this as a An ever-present reminder: drive with caution off the track. Besides, no one wants any rim to be injured.
Details are always surprises that established luxury brands can provide, just like the heat dissipation vents on both sides of the Vantage F1 Roadster fenders, which can quickly bring out the hot air in the engine compartment.And guided by the bionic design of shark gills, it slides across the car body efficiently, minimizing the impact of turbulence on control.
This is an aerodynamic rear wing that is powerful enough, and works together with the front and rear spoilers to provide the Vantage F1 Roadster with a maximum front and rear weight of 200kg Downforce. Of course, in addition to being consistent with the F1 safety car in terms of styling, it is also mainly responsible for being handsome.
This generation of Vantage has impeccable appearance, but this does not mean that the additional aerodynamic package of F1 Edition is redundant. After all, it brings us It is a V8 Vantage with more powerful performance and more competitive appearance. This alone is enough.
The meaning of Roadster
Air and sunlight nourish all things on the earth, and at the same time, they also nourish all convertibles on the earth. In my opinion, every car in the world has a reason to be designed as a convertible, but what is relatively helpless is that only a few people are happy to own a convertible, not to mention that it is a powerful performance car. Aston Martin convertible.
According to my less rigorous actual measurement, Vantage F1 Roadster does not take 8 seconds to complete the opening or closing action, which means that it will only keep you wet for up to 8 seconds. Rain, or within 8 seconds, your wish to be close to the blue sky can be fulfilled. Even while driving, this magic still exists. I drove at a speed not exceeding 40km/span> I've done this before, no problem.
I’m not afraid of everyone laughing when I say it. I always have an inexplicable preference for the hard-top version of the same car model. Their lines seem to satisfy my aesthetic better. And until the moment I pressed the convertible button, it can be said that this Vantage F1 Roadster crushed my inherent concepts to pieces. At six o'clock in the morning on the busiest street in Shanghai, let the first ray of sunlight shine into the car, pass through the core of the city without any competition, and tear apart countless people in their sleep (without any street bombing or bad behavior), It feels as if the world at the moment exists only for you and the car in front of you. This feeling is extremely wonderful.
Convertibles have an innate magic that is enough to drive you to let your emotions take over, although in the eyes of outsiders, such behavior may be just a show. The rare thing about Vantage F1 Roadster is that it will make you more determined to enjoy every second of your time with it. Nothing can intrude on you, not even the wind passing by at high speed. was locked out of the car. Only the air that has been specially processed by the V8 engine is still reverberating clearly behind the ears, unwilling to dissipate for a long time...
I hope everyone who loves the world can own a convertible.
It can be very elegant, or it can be very...
Although convertibles and romance always go together, the cockpit of this Vantage F1 Roadster will still bring its identity back to reality. The first thing that bears the brunt is the instrument panel that looks like a fighter plane's tail spray. It's not fancy in terms of content display, but no one will complain about it. There's no need for fuel consumption. This should be the data that supercars don't pay attention to. .
The entire interior is covered with Alcantara material, or in other words, its delicate texture can be felt wherever the skin touches it accidentally. carThe design of the door handles seems random, but in fact it intentionally adds to the competitive atmosphere of this car. The seats are not as hard-core as imagined. Engineers increased the heating area of this set of seats just to allow car owners to The idea of opening the hood still pops up.
Don’t think that F1 Eidition is just a superficial product. Aston Martin engineers have made more radical adjustments to the Vantage F1 Roadster engine. Calibration, making its power compared to the ordinary version of V8 Vantage has an increase of 24Ps, reaching 534Ps, while the torque remains unchanged at 685N·m. Imagine that your accelerator pedal is controlling a beast. This is actually a scary thing.
Fortunately, engineers also have such concerns. Under their friendly operation, the gentlest S mode can definitely be accepted by most people. You can think of it as DB11 's GT mode, although the suspension is slightly tighter, at least in my opinion, this is already a very driver-pleasing choice for daily transportation.
Obviously, the T (Track) mode will make the character of this Vantage F1 Roadster more in line with what it looks like, and now there are paddle shifters significance. After the speed easily exceeded 5000rpm, the expected exhaust backfiring arrived as scheduled. And you don’t have to worry about making a fool of yourself in public, because the control of ESP is strong enough. In most cases, you will experience more fun instead of danger.
If you want to experience the comfort of Sedan in the super sports car in front of you, it is simply a fantasy. In order to punish you for being unrealistic, it also provides more extreme T (Track) suspension mode, of course, everyone who loves driving will not consider this a penalty. The hard suspension proves its capabilities and upper limit with facts. The rear tires with 30 aspect ratio hit the joints of the viaduct, making crisp sounds. Although most of the time I wouldn't let it behave that extreme, this is probably what a supercar should look like on the road - it seems to grow on the ground.
Write it at the end
Not everyone who drives an Aston Martin is James Bond. He might also be Fernando Alonso. Not every Vantage can step on it< The span>F1 track, or the F1 logo like the protagonist of this article, shines with a unique light on the city streets. At the legal level, you cannot drive a true F1 safety car on public roads, but this Vantage F1 Roadster can make your dream come true.
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