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	Aston Martin V8 Vantage S - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/aston%20martin">Aston Martin</a> has found a way to turn up the heat on its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/v8%20vantage">V8 Vantage</a> with a new S model. The coupe packs the same 4.7-liter V8 under the hood as its predecessors, though the mad scientists in Gaydon have managed to wrench a full 430 horsepower and 361 pound-feet of torque from the eight-pot. The engine is now bolted to a tweaked version of the company's seven-speed SportShift II transmission with even shorter ratios than before and the combined effect should be more than enough to snap your neck in style.<br />
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The engineers also bolted in a quicker steering rack, huge rotors and six-piston calipers up front to ensure this machine can take whatever level of flogging you deem appropriate.<br />
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The design crew at AM specifically lifted cues from the even mightier V12 Vantage and the race-bred <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/vantage%20gt4">Vantage GT4</a>. That means buyers can expect to find a automobilebon fiber splitter low on the front fascia and a pair of wildlife-swallowing inlets designed to feed those massive stoppers. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/25/aston-martin-v8-vantage-s-packs-more-power-attitude/#continued">Hit the jump</a> for the full press release.<br />
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<div><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/aston-martin-v8-vantage-s">Aston Martin V8 Vantage S</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/aston-martin-v8-vantage-s/"><img src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/01-vantage-s_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/aston-martin-v8-vantage-s/"><img src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/02-vantage-s_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/aston-martin-v8-vantage-s/"><img src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/03-vantage-s_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Aston Martin]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/25/aston-martin-v8-vantage-s-packs-more-power-attitude/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Aston Martin V8 Vantage S packs more power, attitude</em></a></p><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/25/aston-martin-v8-vantage-s-packs-more-power-attitude/">Aston Martin V8 Vantage S packs more power, attitude</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/25/aston-martin-v8-vantage-s-packs-more-power-attitude/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19814596/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/25/aston-martin-v8-vantage-s-packs-more-power-attitude/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>