25-03-2025
New 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante Is Its Fastest Convertible Ever
The Aston Martin Vanquish Volante is the company's most potent convertible yet
Aston Martin has revealed the new Vanquish Volante, a convertible version of its flagship grand tourer.
The Vanquish Volante is described as the fastest and most powerful open-top series production car Aston Martin has ever made – a wording that neatly sidesteps the more potent but far scarcer Valkyrie Spider.
Closely related to the hard-topped Vanquish, the new model marks 60 years of Aston Martin using Volante to describe its convertible cars. It is powered by the same twin-turbocharged, 5.2-liter V12 engine as the Vanquish coupe, producing 823 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque. The British sports car maker says it accelerates to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds and has a top speed of 214 mph – more than any other Volante to date.
Aston Martin says annual Vanquish production, including both the coupe and convertible, is ... More restricted to below 1,000 units.
Just as with the regular Vanquish, the Volante's firepower puts it on par with fellow front-engined supercars. Its closest rival, the Ferrari 12Cilindri Spider, is also powered by a V12 motor without hybrid assistance, but is naturally aspirated instead of turbocharged. The Ferrari is slightly down on power, at 819 hp, but well down on torque, at 500 lb-ft, yet managed to sprint to the 60 mph benchmark fractionally below the three-second barrier. Its top speed is 211 mph versus 214 for the Aston Martin.
The Volante uses what Aston describes as a 'K-fold' roof mechanism, which can be opened in 14 seconds or closed in 16 seconds with the press of a button – and it can do so while being driven at up to 31 mph. The roof can also be operated from the key fob, but only from a distance of two metres (about six feet) – so you can't raise the roof of your Vanquish Volante from the comfort of a cafe across the street.
Strictly a two-seater, the Vanquish Volante is powered by a twin-turbocharged V12 engine
Despite using a fabric roof, Aston Martin says the Volante's thermal insulation is 'directly comparable' to that of the carbon-roofed Vanquish coupe. When lowered, the roof folds neatly under a tonneau behind the car's two seats. Its maker says the folded roof has a class-leading stack height of 10.24 inches, so as not to interrupt air flowing over the windshield and bodywork.
Elsewhere, the Volante looks just like its coupe sibling, complete with the large front grill and elongated profile, owing to a wheelbase that is 3.15 inches longer than its predecessor. Other Vanquish trademarks include the kicked up Kamm tail at the rear, leading to a design detail Aston Martin calls the 'shield', which is available in carbon or body color.
Inside, the two-seat cabin is the same as the coupe's, complete with Aston Martin's recently overhauled (and much improved) infotainment system. The all-digital, 10.25-inch driver display and equally large central touchscreen are accompanied by a set of tactile buttons and scroll wheels on the center console, and a metal switch for operating the roof. A 15-speaker sound system by British audio company Bowers & Wilkins is available as an optional extra.
The two-seat cabin has a pair of 10.25-inch digital displays, plus tactile buttons and scroll ... More wheels.
Another acoustic option is a titanium sports exhaust system with a smaller muffler that promises a 'clearer, louder and even more engaging V12 sound character,' and a weight saving of 23 pounds. Speaking of weight, Aston says the Volante weighs 4,145 pounds with all optional lightweight options selected, compared to 3,911 for the coupe.
Pricing hasn't been announced just yet, but the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante will sit above the coupe, which starts at $432,700 before options. Aston Martin says it is limiting total annual production of the Vanquish, including both the coupe and convertible, to below 1,000 examples.
