Even if the Virage is better at carving mountain passes than through Silverstone, this Aston Martin is equipped with the necessary goodies to make it all come to an end. Enter massive 398-mm front and rear 360-mm carbon ceramic brakes with, respectively, 6- and 4-pot calliper brakes. The top speed is 298 km/h (186 mph) after all, and it is obvious that they can kill high rates of velocity in no time at all.
On the subject of exclusivity, the Aston Martin Virage, or any Aston Martin for that matter, screams originality, uniqueness and envy. After all, with a price tag of $224,100 for the Coupé and $244,350 for the Volante, you're not likely to see many around.
Your jaw may have hit the floor, but one has to remember that each and every one of these cars are painstakingly hand-built over a period of 190 hours, which does not include the paint job, also done by hand. In fact, while discussing the car with Beth Paretta, Operations Manager for Aston Martin The Americas, she remarked that the Gaydon factory, where the cars are assembled, has no robots. Must visit...
If you're not convinced that you are likely not to have a neighbour who’ll own an Aston Martin, consider this: Only 130 of these British peaches are delivered in Canada per year, to four dealers across the land. What's more, only 30 of those are DB9s or greater, such as the Virage and DBS.
Aston Martin is keen on being authentic, and will remain so, as this is what makes them a very attractive brand. The Virage is a splendid car and will never let the owner down, where emotion, performance and exclusivity are concerned. Fact is that the car will still be all these things 50 years from now. That is the way of the Aston Martin.
We’d like to thank Decarie Motors and Aston Martin The Americas for the opportunity to drive the Virage.
On the subject of exclusivity, the Aston Martin Virage, or any Aston Martin for that matter, screams originality, uniqueness and envy. After all, with a price tag of $224,100 for the Coupé and $244,350 for the Volante, you're not likely to see many around.
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| The Virage is a splendid car and will never let the owner down, where emotion, performance and exclusivity are concerned. (Photo: Matthieu Lambert/Auto123.com) |
Your jaw may have hit the floor, but one has to remember that each and every one of these cars are painstakingly hand-built over a period of 190 hours, which does not include the paint job, also done by hand. In fact, while discussing the car with Beth Paretta, Operations Manager for Aston Martin The Americas, she remarked that the Gaydon factory, where the cars are assembled, has no robots. Must visit...
If you're not convinced that you are likely not to have a neighbour who’ll own an Aston Martin, consider this: Only 130 of these British peaches are delivered in Canada per year, to four dealers across the land. What's more, only 30 of those are DB9s or greater, such as the Virage and DBS.
Aston Martin is keen on being authentic, and will remain so, as this is what makes them a very attractive brand. The Virage is a splendid car and will never let the owner down, where emotion, performance and exclusivity are concerned. Fact is that the car will still be all these things 50 years from now. That is the way of the Aston Martin.
We’d like to thank Decarie Motors and Aston Martin The Americas for the opportunity to drive the Virage.
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