There are only 24 Aston Martin Vulcans in existence and so far just one of them can be legally driven on the street.
With Aston Martin’s blessing, British motorsport and
engineering firm RML Group has completed the first road car conversion for the
track-only supercar.
It’s no easy task as unlike the rival Ferrari FXX K and
McLaren P1 GTR track cars, the Vulcan isn’t derived from a road car so getting
one to street-legal status has involved significantly more effort than the
similar road car
conversion for the P1 GTR that was conducted by Lanzante Motorsport.
Thankfully, RML Group has plenty of experience in building
wild cars for street use. This is the same company after all that built
the Nissan GT-R-powered
Juke-Rsearlier this decade.
You can already see that the Vulcan has been fitted with a
set of headlights from a DB11. The side mirror caps were also borrowed from the
Aston grand tourer. But as we learn in this video from YouTube channel
Lovecars, there are many more modifications under the skin. Most of these have
been implemented for safety reasons, as well as ensuring the car can handle
ordinary roads.
The list includes suspension, steering and brake changes, as
well as tweaks to the 6-speed sequential transmission, the latter to make
launches smoother. There are also new indicator lamps as well as a clear lens
to preserve those signature LED taillights. The body work also needed to be
changed to reduce the overhangs and a lift kit was installed to help raise the
ride height some 30 millimeters. The cooling systems for the Vulcan’s monster
7.0-liter V-12 also needed to be upgraded as the car will now be required to
stay cool in stop-and-go driving.
It should be noted that it’s easier to make a track car
legal in the United Kingdom and Europe than in the United States due to single
vehicle type approval rules over there, so RML’s conversion may not be
applicable for the handful of Vulcans on these shores.
An additional 3-4 Vulcan owners are also expected to have
their cars converted for street use. Given the popularity of the service, don’t
be surprised if a few owners of the track-only
version of the upcoming Aston Martin Valkyrie also call on RML to have
their cars converted for street use.
source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1103505_see-the-first-street-legal-aston-martin-vulcan-hit-the-road
by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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