The aim is to provide customer cars for Grand-Am, ALMS, Pirelli Challenge as well as a for a new single make series.
The Aston Martin Vantage will run in GTE trim for ALMS, GT3 trim in Grand-Am and Pirelli World Challenge with the GT4 version ready for Continental Challenge and a new single make series launching in the fall of 2013.
The Aston GT4, as an alternative to Porsche and Ferrari in single make series or even as a track day car, offers some significant advantages. It is more forgiving to drive, is less expensive (under $200K) and crucially has wider service intervals. Like the 458 Challenge but unlike the Porsche GT3 Cup, it has ABS meaning no flat spots. Like the Ferrari it has an available paddle shifter eliminating the danger of expensive over-revs and even comes with a mind boggling 11 different traction control settings and air-con options.
TRG and Aston are betting "if they build it, they will come" but will they make a dent in Porsche's leadership? I kind of hope so and I hope it encourages BMW to jump in, the more competition, the better.
Press release after the jump and after this clip of a Vantage GT4 lapping Laguna Seca along with brochures and more info than you can shake a stick at.
Any further inquiries, email Kevin Buckler President of AMR/TRG.
