One of the most popular Aston Martin models – V12 Vantage will be available for sale in North and South America from later this year.

The car is based on the beautiful V8 Vantage and features V12 engine delivering 510 bhp and 570 Nm of torque. The acceleration and top speed are staggering – zero to 100 km/h in 4.2 seconds and the car goes until it reach 305 km/h.

"This is the ultimate performance interpretation of the Vantage range, combining our most agile model with our most powerful engine. It represents the definitive Aston Martin driving experience; providing spectacular performance to ensure a dynamically thrilling drive in a highly exclusive package.", noted Dr Ulrich Bez – company's Chief Executive Officer.

"We are very pleased to be able to respond to customer demand and launch this car in the Americas – still our biggest market globally.", said Michael van der Sande - Chief Commercial Officer.

"This illustrates one of Aston Martin's key strengths – the ability to act quickly and turn concepts and ideas into reality, giving our customers what they want.", he added.

The Carbon Black special edition will be also available for launch in Americas.

Outside the car features Carbon Black metallic paint, the iconic Aston Martin side strake has been fashioned from real carbon fibre backed by a black mesh and complimented with gloss black 10 spoke diamond turned alloy wheels. The grille and front parking sensors, which normally are available as an option complete the exterior detailing.

The interior features  Obsidian Black leather, piano black facia trim, centre stack and centre console, anodised black tread plates and unique sill plaques build on the carbon theme. Again, an optional equipment is now delivered as standard - Aston Martin 700w Premium Audio System.

Aston Martin V12 Vantage will be available to order at the late 2010 and the price list will be confirmed in the next weeks.

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