New models - Aston Martin - Vantage - V8Baby Aston arrives Down UnderAston Martin's Porsche 911-rivalling V8 Vantage arrives to Australia ready for sportscar war21 Oct 2005 THE Ford-owned British sportscar-maker gave its first ridgy-didge Porsche 911 rival an Asia-Pacific debut this month with the Australian premiere of the compact V8 Vantage. The striking two-seater coupe, which debuted globally at the Geneva motor show in March, gave Aston Martin its first appearance at Darling Harbour in more than a decade. Priced from $236,000, the V8 Vantage will be the least expensive Aston Martin ever offered. Significantly undercutting the V12-powered Vanquish and DB9 models, the V8 Vantage is expected to open up a totally new market for the exclusive UK brand. Powered by an all-new, front-mounted 288kW 4.3-litre quad-cam V8, the Vantage also features a glued and riveted aluminium backbone chassis clothed in an aluminium, steel and composite plastic body. A rear transaxle gives the V8 Vantage, which features organic electro-luminescent (OEL) instruments, a 49/51 front/rear weight distribution. All new modelsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chery Brabham Chrysler Chevrolet Cupra Citroen DS Dodge Fiat Ferrari Foton Ford Great Wall FPV Haval GWM Honda Holden Hyundai HSV Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Pagani Opel Porsche Peugeot Ram Proton Rolls-Royce Renault Saab Rover Smart Skoda Subaru SsangYong Tesla Suzuki Volkswagen Toyota Volvo Vantage pricing
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