The Aston Martin Vulcan is a track only racer unlike anything produced previously by the British luxury brand.
The Aston Martin Vulcan is a track only racer unlike anything produced previously by the British luxury brand.
With just days to go before the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, Aston Martin has pulled the wraps off its new, and incredibly exclusive track-only supercar, the Vulcan.
Dubbed the British luxury brand's most intense and exhilarating creation to date just 24 Vulcan's will be built for a very exclusive set of owners.
Aston Martin Vulcan
Born out of extensive motorsport experience - and using the brand's acknowledged flair for design and engineering ingenuity - with over 600kW , all-carbon fibre Aston Martin Vulcan promises truly extreme performance.
Uniquely for Aston Martin the new supercar will allow owners the opportunity to precisely tailor their track day experience through a graduating scale of detailed power and dynamic performance adjustments.
Styled entirely in-house by the Aston Martin design team led by Chief Creative Officer Marek Reichman, and with a design language hinting at the next generation of Aston Martin sports cars, the Vulcan supercar is powered by the most potent iteration yet of the company's naturally-aspirated, 7.0-litre V12 petrol engine.
With its 600kW plus powerplant developed in conjunction with Aston Martin Racing, this front mid-engined, rear-wheel drive sports car draws extensively on the brand's rich GT motorsport experience.
All that power is channelled to the 345/30 x19 rear wheels and Michelin race specification tyres through a race-bred rear mid-mounted Xtrac six-speed sequential shift gearbox.
Aston Martin Vulcan
Built with cutting edge engineering including that sourced from the brand's successful GT racing campaign, the car features a carbon fibre monocoque and body constructed by Aston Martin's long-term specialist body engineering and manufacturing partner Multimatic, integral limited-slip differential, magnesium torque tube with carbon fibre propeller shaft and Brembo racing calipers acting on carbon ceramic racing disc brakes which measure 380mm in diameter at the front and 360mm at the rear.
Track-derived pushrod suspension with anti-dive geometry is complemented by Multimatic's Dynamic Suspension Spool Valve (DSSV) adjustable dampers and anti-roll bars front and rear, driver-adjustable anti-lock braking, and variable traction control.
Being a track car, the Vulcan will comply with all relevant FIA race safety requirements.
Almost infinitely flexible in terms of colour and trim options, the exclusive new sports car will be offered to buyers through Aston Martin's VIP sales programme, using the expertise and luxury customer service that is now a hallmark of the brand's 'Q by Aston Martin' bespoke personalisation service.
Aston Martin Vulcan
Performance data, together with further technical details about the ultra-exclusive track-only supercar, will be released closer to its track debut later this year.
The Aston Martin Vulcan will make its world debut in the flesh on the brand's new stand at the 85th Geneva International Motor Show on Tuesday March 3.
