Lot details Registration No: VOI 7492 Chassis No: SCFCAMIS4LBR50129 Mot Expiry: Feb 2007
Introduced at the October 1988 Birmingham Motor Show to almost universal acclaim, the Virage was the first new Aston Martin for eighteen years. A satisfying blend of muscularity and understatement, its sleek aluminium silhouette was the work of John Hefferman and Ken Greenley. Based around a modified version of its Lagonda sibling's sheet-steel platform chassis, the newcomer benefited from revised wishbone independent front suspension, a lightened de Dion rear axle, four-wheel disc brakes and power-assisted rack and pinion steering. Suitably reworked by Callaway Engineering of Connecticut, USA (using 'four-valve' cylinder heads, hydraulic tappets and Weber electronic fuel injection), its 5340cc 'quad-cam' V8 engine not only satisfied forthcoming emissions legislation but also developed some 330bhp and 350lbft of torque. Allied to a choice of either three-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmissions, this prodigious powerplant imbued the model with a nigh on 160mph top speed and the ability to sprint from 0-60mph in under seven seconds. A hand-built, luxury four-seater GT in the best traditions of the Newport Pagnell concern, the Virage carried an initial price tag of £135,000. Reassuringly exclusive, just 420 are thought to have been made between 1989 and 1994.
Finished in red with cream leather upholstery (piped in red), this particular example is variously described by the vendor as being in "good" (chassis, bodywork, wheels / tyres) or "very good" (engine, automatic transmission, electrical equipment, interior trim, paintwork) condition. Reportedly accompanied by a "documented service history", 'VOI 7492' is stated to have covered just 27,000 miles from new (though, only 7,009 of those appear on its odometer). Riding on alloy wheels, the Aston is said to have been "well cared for throughout" and to "drive as well as the low miles suggest" with "no faults". Apparently highly presentable save for "one slight (Dentmaster) dent", this low mileage Virage is offered for sale with history file and MOT certificate valid until February 22nd 2007.
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