Fuori Concorso is going global. Following its first two events on Lake Como and in Milan last year, the much-hyped Italian collector car event is heading to the USA for a classic Californian road trip. Naturally, there’s a twist: only cars painted white, the signature shade of West Coast car culture, are permitted to join.
The Aston Martin Vantage Roadster was an inevitability, and we’re delighted to report that, like the DB11, the drop-top is a more aesthetically resolved design than the hardtop, particularly finished in this striking new shade of Elwood Blue and fitted with the newly offered vane grille. In utilising a lightweight roof mechanism and thoughtfully positioned chassis reinforcements, Aston’s engineers have kept the 510HP Roadster’s weight gain to just 60kg, so performance is largely the same as the Coupé: 0–60mph in 3.7sec and a top speed of 190mph with the fabric roof raised.
