Prior to the introduction of the Supercharged Vantage, Aston Martin offered existing owners of the Virage an extensive (and expensive) performance conversion to 6.3 litre specification. The £50,000 conversion (at 1992 prices) also involved extensive changes to the suspension, brakes, wheels, tyres and bodywork to cope with the additional power and torque. Page updated with full specification and sales brochure
The 1990’s Virage Volante is without doubt the most accessible convertible Aston Martin built at the now closed Newport Pagnell factory. Each hand built car will have cost £150,000 20 years ago and can be now bought for a fifth of this sum. They will never be so cheap again……
Read more about the Virage Volante on the recently updated page
The 1992 Motor Show Vantage prototype has just completed a two year restoration by Rikki Cann, the respected V8 Aston Martin expert from Essex. It stormed to victory in the V8 class at the 2014 AMOC Autumn concours at Sudeley Castle, near Winchcombe on a sunny Sunday in early October.
The Virage GT Lightweight is a unique car from the early 1990’s. With a 6.3 engine and a weight loss regime of over 200 kg, the lightweight is considered equal in performance to the supercharged Vantage.
