Aston Martin Vanquish Volante unveiled

Aston Martin has unveiled the 2014 Volante Vanquish and unsurprisingly it is an absolute beauty. It is the first carbon fibre bodied in the history of Aston Martin. The vanquish volante wears a coat of aggression albeit with typical Aston Martin elegance and grace. The switch to the carbon fibre body provides an incredible strength to weight ratioand allows the shaping of the Volante's unique rear airfoil, pronounced rear haunches and the dramatic strake towards the lower end of the each door. Under the hood you will find the 6.0 litre V12 engine from the vanquish, which translates to 565 horsepower. 

Convertible always need stiffening up as compared to their coupe counter parts, due to the reduction of rigidity brought about by the removal of the roof. This usually changes the vehicle dynamics and ends up adding a decent amount of weight, both factors being nemeses to the super car. But thanks to underskin reinforcements to the aluminium VH 4 Chasis, the Volante is 13 % stiffer than the droptop DBS it replaces and the stiffest Volante in marque history. It also retains the coupe's near ideal 51:49 front to rear weight distribution. Carbon ceramic brakes with multi - piston calipers ensure that the Volante stops as well as it accelerates.

Pricing Starts at US $ 300,000 and the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante is expected to hit the market next year.