Spy Shots: Facelifted 2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertible</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aston-martin/" rel="tag">Aston Martin</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-aston-martin-v8-vantage-roadster/"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/v8mule.jpg" /></a><br />
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Or is that a V12 Vantage? Looking at the pics of this <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/aston-martin">Aston Martin</a> test car snapped by our crack team of spies, it's tough to say if we're looking at a refreshed <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/v8+vantage">V8-powered Vantage Roadster</a>, or what might in fact be a <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/V12+vantage">V12 Vantage</a> Roadster. Either way, we dig the new wheels.<br />
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If you tiptoe through the gallery, you're sure to notice what's new. Namely, and aside from the gray carbon-look wheels, a carbon fiber front splitter and a rear carbon fiber diffuser. Whatever the engine, the Aston Martin Vantage has been one of the flat out sexiest cars available since it debuted in 2005 - but that doesn't mean it's not getting long in the tooth. So Aston very well might be performing a mild mid-cycle refresh of their baby coupe and convertible by grafting on the ground effects from the 510 horsepower V12 Vantage.<br />
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Or, alternatively, and hey-why-not, this could in fact be an all new V12 Vantage Roadster. All that's missing from the V12 coupe is the wildly louvered/scalloped hood. We <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/29/first-drive-2009-aston-martin-v8-vantage/">already know</a> how good the 4.7-liter V8 sounds when the Vantage's top is dropped. We can hardly imagine how breathtaking the big 6.0-liter V12 would sound crammed into the Vantage's teeny engine bay while the wind whistles through our hair. Whatever this test mule turns out to be, we'll keep you posted.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-aston-martin-v8-vantage-roadster/low/">Spy Shots: 2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-aston-martin-v8-vantage-roadster/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/01-aston-vantage-facelift-april_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-aston-martin-v8-vantage-roadster/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/02-aston-vantage-facelift-april_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-aston-martin-v8-vantage-roadster/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/03-aston-vantage-facelift-april_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-aston-martin-v8-vantage-roadster/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/04-aston-vantage-facelift-april_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-2011-aston-martin-v8-vantage-roadster/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/05-aston-vantage-facelift-april_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/21/spy-shots-facelifted-2011-aston-martin-v8-vantage-roadster/">Spy Shots: Facelifted 2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/21/spy-shots-facelifted-2011-aston-martin-v8-vantage-roadster/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19448829/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/21/spy-shots-facelifted-2011-aston-martin-v8-vantage-roadster/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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