Aston Martin is almost ready to unleash the Vulcan at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and they’ve decided to show us its track weapon isn’t the silly kind that takes itself too seriously. In other words, the Vulcan puts on a bit of a burnout show for us.
We are talking about the video below, which was supposed to serve as a last-minute teaser, but managed to do much more than that. To be more precise, it’s more of a.... 'lust-er'.
Remember, Vulcan is motivated by a 7-liter V12 that churns out 800-plus hp. So while it has the power to melt its rear slicks in an instant, the burnout you see here has a bit of a launch air to it. Still, it’s mighty impressive to see the melange between a blistering take-off and smoke coming out of the tires of a machine that costs GBP1.5 million ($2.3 million or EUR2.05 million at the current exchange rates).
By the way, Aston Martin has built the Vulcan to comply with FIA racing standards. Among others, this means the track-only machine packs anti-lock brakes and traction control. So yes, the driver did have to play with the electronics for this move.
Aston Martin will only produce 24 units of the Vulcan and to put things into perspective, this is the GT-flavored side of a market that includes the Ferrari FXX K and McLaren P1 GTR. And in case you were wondering, the British Racing Green you see here hides a carbon bodywork wrapped around a monocoque built from the same material.
PS: The Vulcan has already shown up at Goodwood, being neatly parked before it heads onto the Hillclimb - you can see it in the pic below.
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