Aston Martin Nurburgring Test Center is Fully Operational

by Brian Potter
September 26, 2008 2:19 PM
Filed Under: Aston Martin, European

Joining the ranks of BMW, Porsche, Alfa Romeo and Mercedes, Aston Martin's new Nürburgring Test Centre is fully operational. First announced back in February, the 2400 m2 workshop and showroom provides logistical support to customers and factory race teams, but most importantly to engineers for industry pool weeks to test prototypes and current products.

Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer Dr Ulrich Bez states, "The Nürburgring has played an important part in the development of our cars in recent years and of course we have a fine racing pedigree here too. We are therefore extremely pleased to be able to demonstrate our bond with the Nürburgring even more clearly by extending our involvement."

Located adjacent to the legendary Nordschleife circuit, the DBS, DB9, V8 Vantage and forthcoming Rapide and V12 Vantage have all benefited from development at the Nürburgring, as a mandatory 10,000km durability test period is imposed by Aston Martin R&D bosses.

Source: Aston Martin
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I wonder if they are hiring custodial staff.

by Airbag | September 26, 2008 6:33 PM
i can see the headlines now, MR. AIRBAG: FROM CUSTODIAN TO ASTON MARTIN RACING CHAMP OVERNIGHT!!!!! one can dream :)

by FOXHOUND | September 26, 2008 6:56 PM
Wonder if you can take one of those martins for a testdrive? (They seem to have enuff...:) (Look behind the astons tho, theyre a brickload of M3s!:O)

by zdenda20 | September 26, 2008 7:43 PM
nice. for a moment i thought the display of the car in the building was a copy of MINI displays.

by M! | September 26, 2008 8:21 PM
This is very good news, its important for any sportscar or car manufacturer period to have a good track to do extensive testing on. Can only better the Breed.

by Xanavi23 | September 27, 2008 4:26 AM
this is BMW's track, Aston Martin isn't going to be successful in competing with BMW. Aston Martin is the gentle men car, BMW is for people who love driving. there is no competition.

by shaahinMT | September 27, 2008 5:47 PM
You'ld be surprised how good a DB9 and especially a V8 Vantage can be around a track. This isn't about competing, Fool, this is about testing and further improving their mechanical engineering process by using data gained from hours upon hours of track time alotted to them by being so close to such a key track that can tell you all kinds of things about how your cars handling. Think of the big picture.

by Xanavi23 | September 28, 2008 1:49 AM

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