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" Aston Martin is taunting North America. That&amp;#039;s the only explanation for why the just-revealed Vantage GT3 won&amp;#039;t be offered here. If you want to be one of the 100 individuals who will own this\u00A0new 592-hp beast, a mailing address in the US or Canada (not to mention China) eliminates you from contention.\u00A0  Built as the ultimate performance expression of Aston&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;small&amp;quot; GT, the Vantage GT3 is much more than an aero kit slapped onto the existing road car. It&amp;#039;s street-legal, yes, but built for track-day heroics. To that end, Aston engineers basically went on a &amp;quot;carbon-fiber all the things&amp;quot; spree as part of a comprehensive weight-loss regimen.\u00A0 The fenders and hood are made of the stuff, as are many of the interior components and aero bits like the pronounced front splitter and rear diffuser. Optionally, buyers can order a carbon-fiber hood as well, and swap the rear glass and quarter windows with polycarbonate. There&amp;#039;s also an available lithium-ion battery.  All told, the stripped-down\u00A0GT3 tips the scales at a projected\u00A03450 lbs.\u2014or around 220 lbs less than the Vantage S.\u00A0 Visually, the wild paint scheme combined with the pronounced flares and functional downforce package put considerable distance between the GT3 and the standard V12 Vantage S. One of the best details is the GT3&amp;#039;s spin on the stand car&amp;#039;s heat-extractor hood\u2014a giant &amp;quot;U&amp;quot; instead of four separate vents.\u00A0 Under that bonnet resides a reworked version of the familiar 6.0-liter V12, now with magnesium intake runners and a magnesium torque tube. In addition to the 592 ponies, 460 lb-ft of twist is sent to the rear wheels. Exhalation happens via a titanium exhaust that manages to make the great-sounding V12 even meaner, as XCAR demonstrates in its video walkaround:      Inside, it&amp;#039;s the typical hand-crafted showcase you&amp;#039;d expect, only with more carbon fiber. And at long last, the superior center-stack touch\u00A0controls from the Vanquish migrate into the Vantage for GT3 duty.\u00A0 How fast is it? Those official numbers are still TBA, but XCAR says that Aston expects it to make the 0\u201360 run in just 3.5 seconds. The only quicker Aston in that regard is the unicorn-rare ONE-77 hypercoupe. Top speed is estimated to be 185 mph. If you have the correct postal code, the right relationship with your Aston dealer, and around $384,000 (250,000 GBP) to burn, you can get behind the wheel this fall. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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