Aston Martin brought the Vulcan to Goodwood’s Festival of Speed where they hosted the first public running of their track-only beast.
Driven by Aston Martin works’ driver Darren Turner, the Vulcan stormed up the famous hill route, giving everyone a good taste of its thunderous V12 soundtrack. Powered by a 7.0-litre V12 engine, the Vulcan produces 800-plus hp, making it capable of more than 200mph of terminal velocity.
The track-only Aston was built upon a carbon monocoque chassis constructed by the firm’s specialist partner Multimatic as well as the body itself. The magnesium torque tube has a carbon propeller shaft while the also carbon ceramic brakes measure 380mm in diameter at the front and 360mm at the rear, with Brembo racing calipers acting on them.
The naturally aspirated V12 sends his colossal power to the rear wheels through a pure motorsport-derived Xtrac six-speed sequential gearbox that’s mounted in front of the rear axle.
As you would expect, the pushrod suspension is fully adjustable and has an anti-dive geometry which is further enhanced by Multimatic’s Dynamic Suspension Spool Valve while the ABS and the traction control are also fully adjustable.
Strictly limited to 24 units only, the Aston Martin Vulcan is expected to allow their owners to participate in various track experiences across the globe, in similar fashion with the also banned from public roads McLaren P1 GTR and Ferrari FXX-K.
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