One of the foremost luxury car manufacturers in the world, Aston Martin, which is also known to be a preferred supplier of high performance automobiles to the famous James Bond 007, has unveiled an all new luxury and featured packed sports car in the form of Aston Martin Virage. The new Virage series, that comprises of Virage and Virage Volante has been designed and developed to fill the gap created by Aston Martin DBS and DB9 sports cars in the GT segment. Aston Martin Virage is powered by a phenomenal front mid-mounted V12 engine, providing the Virage a stunning 490 bhp with a top speed of a blazing 186 mph or 300kmh. Both the Virage and Virage Volante carry six-speed automatic “Touchtronic 2” transmission, thereby achieving an acceleration of 0-60 in just 4.5 seconds. Aston Martin is slated for a worldwide debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show on March 1st, 2011.
The all new Aston Martin Virage has been given an all new Adaptive Damping System (ADS), that provides the driver with utmost control of the vehicle in traffic and this system comes in ‘Normal’ as well as ‘Sport’ mode with five different settings for both modes. To ensure the safety of the car as well as the driver, Aston Martin has incorporated Carbon Ceramic Matrix (CCM) brakes on the Virage, thereby providing incredible on-the dime stopping power for the car. As far as the aesthetics of the Virage is concerned, this superb sports car comes with single bi-xenon headlamps and an aluminum metal front grille. The Virage also comes with a state of art Satellite Navigation system, that has been devised in collaboration with Garmin, while some of the other features of this incredible sports car include, cruise control, satellite navigation, Bluetooth telephone preparation, along with a mind blowing 700W Aston Martin Premium Audio System with Dolby Pro Logic II and full iPod integration.
