The current Aston Martin Vantage has lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 7:43.92 in the hands of Christian Gebhardt from German publication Sport Auto.
In the grand scheme of things, such a time isn’t particularly fast and places the Vantage 0.1-seconds behind the Honda Civic Type R and over three seconds behind the Renault Megane RS Trophy-R.
It also makes it slower than super sedans like the Porsche Taycan and Panamera Turbo, BMW M5, and Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. However, it’s important to note that Sport Auto lapped the Vantage independently around the circuit without the help of Aston Martin.
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Should the British marque actually want to see what the Vantage is really capable at the ‘Ring, it could likely knock a few seconds off the lap time by fine-tuning the car to the circuit.
It’s also worth noting that the Vantage used was the standard model complete with a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine that’s good for 503 hp and 505 lb-ft (685 Nm) of torque, allowing for a 0-62 mph (100 km/h) time of 3.6 seconds and a top speed of 195 mph (314 km/h).
It is very likely that as production of the current-generation Vantage continues, Aston Martin will steadily improve its performance. Most notably, the car manufacturer may decide to sell a variant equipped with the 5.2-liter twin-turbocharged V12 engine currently available in the likes of the DB11 and tuned for use in the DBS Superleggera.