Aston Martin V8 Vantage Wallpaper Pictures

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The footage, which was captured a week ago at the famous Ascari Race Resort in beautiful Spain, is all about engine noise and getting up close and personal with the asphalt. There isn’t a single dull moment, nor are there any distractions like traffic lights, other cars or lane-hogging trucks.

The latest incarnation of Aston’s small coupe packs the same 4.7-liter V8 under the hood as its predecessors, though the Gaydon engineers have managed to squeeze out a full 430 horsepower and 361 pound-feet of torque from the unit. The engine is now bolted to a tweaked version of the company’s seven-speed SportShift II transmission with even shorter ratios than before. “The Vantage S epitomises every attribute of the V8 Vantage and pushes the driver experience beyond what we have offered before,” says Dr. Ulrich Bez, CEO of Aston Martin, “It combines dynamic exhilaration with all the charming finesse, beauty and practicality already associated with the Vantage range.”