Like the Coupe before it, the Roadster marks the most emphatic leap in power – and most elevated jump in emotion – in over 70 years of the Vantage bloodline. At its heart, a boldly reworked, hand-built 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8. Meticulously engineered. Producing a peak of 680PS and a colossal 800Nm of torque. A driving experience, heightened.

The fastest Roadster in the nameplate’s history. From the silence of standstill to 100km/h in 3.6 seconds. Modified cam profiles, carefully optimised compression ratio and larger twin turbos produce staggering performance throughout the entire rev range. Ascending to a top speed breaching 300km/h.

Under the contoured bonnet crouches the V8. Cast in pure aluminium. 32 valves with a closed-deck block that multiplies strength and rigidity. Eviscerating unnecessary weight. Hot ‘V’ configuration provides a compact engine package utilising close-coupled, high-flow, twin-scroll turbos. Crowned with zirconium alloy cylinder heads. Surging with power. Spinning to a spine-tingling 7,000rpm.

Roadster’s soaring uplift in power and torque also increases thermal load, demanding a comprehensive cooling system to match. Tripling the number of radiators and adding two auxiliary coolers on the centre-mounted radiator. A 56% increase in thermal apertures. Air is fed in through the larger air-gulping recontoured grille. A splitter feeding enhanced airflow into more capacious front apertures. Without impacting on aerodynamic balance or downforce.

A distinctive V8 soundtrack to be recognised and relished with the roof down. From the sonorous howl under acceleration to the smooth rumble when cruising. A powerful pitch, altered by an index finger, touching a machined-metal rotary dial to select a choice of five different drive modes and exhaust settings from an all-new centre console. Let the quad-exhaust sound character kick in. Distinct. Raw. Full-bodied.