Aston Martin Racing has decided to share an illustration of the Vantage GT2, the latest addition the company's growing racing stable. The V8-powered Vantage derivative is the first available Aston Martin race car that can run on either race fuel or E85 bioethanol. The addition of this green-lipped wonder means that Aston Martin is the sole manufacturer offering cars in all four GT classes.
One of the series that could see corngas burning Aston GT2's is the American Le Mans Series, which allows competitors to use the E85 for racing fuel. Full details of AMR's plans for 2008 will be announced next Thursday. [Aston Martin Racing via World Car Fans]














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:O
Just
:O
I WANT ONE
Just spank me thats hot
Remind anybody of The Riddler?
HAHA
The Dark Knight
Bat Pod (Cycle type thing)
Screw it the Jokers Cars Nicer XD!
|8| STOP EATING MY COMMENTS EVEL JALOPNIKHOLEOFDOOM
*falls in*
Ooooooo My Socks!
Anyway YES THAT WOULD BE A GOOD REASON TO SEE THE DARK KIGHT
Screw the bat pod just stick some laughing gas and shiz on that and POW!
@RoninianHoon: minus the joker smile... erm I duno it does look rather menacing...
Did it just eat a green otter pop or something?
Growing or 'glowing'?
So this will only be sold in Mexico then? :)
The Cornballer? Are drivers required to be nevernudes?
Will there be an ALMS race in in Des Moines this year, or was last night's primary the biggest use of corn in Iowa for 2008?
Just the thing to drive around Manhattan with.
This Aston's straight outta Tron by its looks alone.
Alas, the real one's not gonna be so impressive. Oh well, at least I can pour some of my Kentucky moonshine in it for when I need to get somewhere fast.
I come for the Astons, I stay for the Arrested Development references.
Awesome except for the green lipstick.
/me says "meh!"
As far as GT2 cars go, it's pretty standard. E85 in itself is just there to fool the tree-hugging rubes.
I think producing E85 uses more energy to produce it than standard gasoline, without a corresponding increase in power produced.
Now if you can make sense from that last sentence, you're doing better than I am!
Those hips, those lips, I don't care if she is a corn eater or not I want her
I'll take one in Lamborghini Reventon green please!
Soy loco por los Cornballs!
Oooh, this's a big one - Props on the AD joke
Isn't E85 more powerful than one of these fangled ultragases?
So when is Audi going to do the right thing and make a diesel Rally car FFS? Something along the lines of an R10-derived Sport Quattro, please.
Eeeeeevil!
E85 has less energy by volume than gasoline, so engines running on it have to run a richer air/fuel ratio and therefore get poorer mileage than they would with regular gasoline. However, E85 also has a higher octane than pump gas (it's in the 105-110 range, I think) which allows higher boost, higher compression, more advanced ignition timing... the performance possibilities are still being explored. Too bad it's just a bunch of smoke and mirrors to fool the rubes in Iowa.
This car is great I would totally bu... SSSSSSSSOOOWWWWW!!!! The son of a bitch got me again!!
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