V12 Vantage S Roadster

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Aston Martin has sliced the top off of the V12 Vantage S to give us the 2015 V12 Vantage S Roadster. Billed as the company's fastest and most potent roadster to date, the model follows in the footsteps of the V12 Vantage S Coupe and features a ventilated hood, carbon fiber components and black or titanium silver accents. The roadster also has an aggressive grille that draws inspiration from the CC100 Speedster concept. The V12 Vantage S Roadster carries over much of the racing-derived technology that makes its roofed sibling so impressive, including CNC-machined combustion chambers and hollow camshafts. Replacing the six-speed manual gearbox in the previous V12 Vantage Roadster is an all-new Sportshift III hydraulically actuated automated manual transmission with paddle shifters. Speaking of performance, the V12 Vantage S Roadster has an adaptive damping system, a two-stage anti-lock braking system and a three-stage dynamic stability control system. There's also carbon ceramic brakes and a Sport mode that "alters throttle response, gearshift speed and timing, and exhaust note to, once again, tune the character of the car to the driver’s requirements."Pricing has yet to be announced, but we expect a starting MSRP around $200,000. The V12 Vantage S Roadster is set to go on sale later this year.