Production chronology1977–1989
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia infobox ↗13 years
← Aston Martin
Aston Martin / Model record
Aston MartinV8 Vantage
Production1977–1989
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassTwo Seaters
Background
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a British grand tourer, a higher performance version of the Aston Martin V8. It was hailed at its 1977 introduction as "Britain's First Supercar" for its 170 mph (270 km/h) top speed. Its engine was shared with the Lagonda, but it used high-performance camshafts, increased compression ratio, larger inlet valves and bigger carburettors mounted on new manifolds for increased output. Straight-line performance was the best of the day, with acceleration from 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 5.3 seconds, one-tenth of a second quicker than the Ferrari Daytona.
Text adapted from “Aston Martin V8 Vantage (1977)” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years2006–2016
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years2007–2016
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗10 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2006–2009
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗4 years
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations2005–2014
Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.
Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗10 years