We knew the last V12-powered Aston Martin was the new V12 Vantage Coupe unveiled in March 2022. However, rumors and spy shots began swirling of a V12-powered Vantage with a chopped roof, signifying that the last production Aston with a V12 engine could be a roadster. Fast forward to the recently concluded 2022 Pebble Beach Concours d?Elegance, and the world will never be the same. We saw the debut of the Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster, the very last to have a standard V12 engine, the automaker?s swansong to its 109 years of gasoline-fueled history.

?We have worked extremely hard to ensure the V12 Vantage Roadster possesses the same potency and dynamism that characterizes the V12 Vantage while surpassing it in terms of raw sensory excitement that you only achieve with roof-down driving,? said Roberto Fedeli, Aston Martin Chief Technical Officer.
First Time Is The Last

The Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster marks the first time the brand fitted its twin-turbocharged V12 mill to, um, the Vantage Roadster. Naturally, it also makes it the most potent Vantage Roadster in the automaker?s history.

The mill in question is similar to what you?ll find under the hood of the V12 Vantage Coupe, a 5.2-liter V12 with dual variable camshaft timing, water-to-air charge cooling, CNC-machined combustion chambers, and a 9.3:1 compression ratio. It pumps out similar numbers as the Coupe, with 690 horsepower and 555 lb-ft. of torque going to the rear wheels via a Z4 eight-speed aut...