Will an XKR smoke an Aston Martin V8 Vantage?
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Will an XKR smoke an Aston Martin V8 Vantage?
There's a guy who apparently lives near me who has a V8 Vantage GT. I've run across him several times in the last month. And every time he sees my XKR, he decides to downshift and go racing past me. That got me to wondering if his car is actually faster than mine? So, I went online to do some research and based on road test results from a few different sources, it seems like an XKR is faster both zero to 60 and in a quarter mile. I was surprised and wonder if anyone has an experience vs a Vantage GT?
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An oldie but a goodie:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2tscik
Sorry about the ad, I tried downloading it but only GOT the ad.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2tscik
Sorry about the ad, I tried downloading it but only GOT the ad.
Last edited by Cee Jay; 10-01-2017 at 05:30 PM.
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Depends which V8 Vantage you are comparing it to. The early ones were 4.3 litre cars with a 0-60 of 4.9 secs. The 09 MY on have a 4.7 litre engine with a 0-60 of 4.7 secs.
Having said that, I test drove a 4.7 litre Vantage recently and felt that the pickup and acceleration in my 07 XKR was quicker although, as you know, mine has had a few tweaks along the way
Having said that, I test drove a 4.7 litre Vantage recently and felt that the pickup and acceleration in my 07 XKR was quicker although, as you know, mine has had a few tweaks along the way
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More than smoke.
My friend has one he pulled up next to me and floored it, despite getting a late start, I ran away from him.
Start at the 4min mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaocrK8GWEA&t=296s
My friend has one he pulled up next to me and floored it, despite getting a late start, I ran away from him.
Start at the 4min mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaocrK8GWEA&t=296s
i miss having Steve Sutcliffe at the helm for autocar .
they seem lost for talent without him .
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More than smoke.
My friend has one he pulled up next to me and floored it, despite getting a late start, I ran away from him.
Start at the 4min mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaocrK8GWEA&t=296s
My friend has one he pulled up next to me and floored it, despite getting a late start, I ran away from him.
Start at the 4min mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaocrK8GWEA&t=296s
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As he did in that video, on both cars no less.
He loved the XKR. And lived with one for a long time.
Not hard to do when you want a holistic solution.
There are umpteen cars better than mine in one virtue or the other, including the Ftype, but none that surpass it in all the virtues.
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I tried to post this earlier but apparently it didn't get in. I found a Car & Driver instrumented test of the 2010 XKR and estimated numbers for 2017 Vantage GT:
XKR: Zero to 60 in 4:0 seconds
Vantage GT: 4.2-4.4 seconds
XKR:Zero to 100 in 8.8 second
Vantage GT 10.1 -10.4 seconds
XKR Standing quarter mile: 12.3 seconds
Vanatge GT Standing quarter mile: 12.6 -12.8 seconds
XKR: Zero to 60 in 4:0 seconds
Vantage GT: 4.2-4.4 seconds
XKR:Zero to 100 in 8.8 second
Vantage GT 10.1 -10.4 seconds
XKR Standing quarter mile: 12.3 seconds
Vanatge GT Standing quarter mile: 12.6 -12.8 seconds
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I tried to post this earlier but apparently it didn't get in. I found a Car & Driver instrumented test of the 2010 XKR and estimated numbers for 2017 Vantage GT:
XKR: Zero to 60 in 4:0 seconds
Vantage GT: 4.2-4.4 seconds
XKR:Zero to 100 in 8.8 second
Vantage GT 10.1 -10.4 seconds
XKR Standing quarter mile: 12.3 seconds
Vanatge GT Standing quarter mile: 12.6 -12.8 seconds
XKR: Zero to 60 in 4:0 seconds
Vantage GT: 4.2-4.4 seconds
XKR:Zero to 100 in 8.8 second
Vantage GT 10.1 -10.4 seconds
XKR Standing quarter mile: 12.3 seconds
Vanatge GT Standing quarter mile: 12.6 -12.8 seconds
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