2011 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster 4.7 Sportshift

Highlights

• Comprehensive service history

• Lovely-sounding 4.7 litre V8

• Sportshift transmission upgrade

• Masses of recent expenditure

• New ECM and full MOT

 

Overview

When it made its debut in 2005, the Vantage marked a real turning point for Aston Martin. The new ‘baby’ car was arguably its most important model since the DB7, and was developed in-house under the auspices of Ford’s Premier Auto Group, developed from the ground up at the Gaydon development facility in Warwickshire. It was the company’s intention – and a successful one at that – to make it the fastest-selling Aston Martin ever made. 

The Vantage Concept stormed into view at the 2003 Detroit Auto Show and appeared in production form two years later, changed only in detail from the striking show car. The masterpiece of styling came from the pen of Danish-American designer (and later entrepreneur) Henrik Fisker. It was an absolute stunner back then and it still looks sensational over two decades on. Back in 2005, you needed £80k to buy one. Today you can get one for much less – and now is your chance, while they’re still temptingly affordable.

Indeed, play your cards right and you’ll bag one for less than the equivalent Porsche 911 – James Bond never had one of those, did he? But true enough, you can get your hands on this most British of bruisers for a price that will leave you neither shaken nor stirred. 

The V8 Vantage Roadster was originally pitched as more of a boulevard cruiser than a sports car, but it was still an epic performance car in its own right and the soft top gets you closer to that fabulous-sounding exhaust. Note, also, that it was called the Roadster and not the Volante, as with previous soft-top Astons – a marketing ploy, aimed at making it clear the car was smaller than previous Astons that had worn the Vantage name.

This one is a lovely example that has been enjoyed – a Roadster in smart Obsdian Black, it has covered over 50,000 miles and has the advantage of the later 4.7-litre engine with 420bhp, 40bhp more than the earlier incarnation. The vendor bought the car from this very platform in 2024 and was instantly besotted with it – so much so, that having realised an Aston Martin was the car for him, he went away and treated himself to a more expensive, next-generation Vantage. He’s just refreshed the MOT on this one, and has also treated it to a recent new ECM – a common issue that the new owner won’t have to worry about. 

So, what are you waiting for? A stunning, usable Vantage Roadster with a fresh MOT, ready to go and promising to be quite possibly the coolest car you’ve ever owned.

History and documentation

• Original handbook and service book

• MOT March 2026, freshly renewed

• UK registration document in the name of the private vendor

• Invoice from Aston Martin specialist David Appleby Engineering in May 2024 for £5,767 including a full service, engine oil, oil filter, brake fluid, gearbox oil and pollen filter, front brake discs and pads, a new aircon condenser and re-gas, front brake flexi hoses and hard lines, replacement of both headlights and a new nearside front headlight washer jet

• Also serviced by Bamford Rose in 2022 at 49,974 miles (£8,252) and 2021 at 39,019 miles (£3,534)

• Service book shows previous stamps as follows: 5,603 miles (2012 – Aston Martin Cardiff), 10,005 (2013 – Aston Martin Cardiff), 16,222 miles (2015 – Stratstone, Amersham), 19,896 miles (2016 - Aston Martin Amersham), 25,678 miles (2017 – Aston Martin Amersham), 28,007 miles (2018 – Aston Martin Amersham), 28,600 miles (2019 – Cambrian Investments), 33,895 miles (2019 – Bamford Rose), 39,019 miles (2021 – Bamford Rose), 49,974 (2022, Bamford Rose), 52,182 (2024, David Appleby Engineering)

• Two keys plus valet key

• London ULEZ compliant

 

Interior

• Oatmeal leather sports seats in good order

• Heated and electrically adjustable with a very small amount of wear to driver’s seat shoulder

• Cruise control

• Air conditioning recharged in August 2024 with new condensor

• Door window glasses retract automatically when door is opened with roof down

• Small number of hairline marks on sat nav surround, but nothing of any note

• In the photos, the dashboard shows a warning for an indicator fault which the seller tells us has now been fixed

• All dials, switches and controls work as intended

• Electrically retractable roof

• Smart luggage area with the sought-after option of the Aston Martin umbrella

• The vendor reports that the car will be given a professional interior valet before the auction concludes

Exterior

• Lovely Obsidian Black paint – retains a great shine with no evidence of dents or previous accident damage

• The buyer should expect minor marks and defects commensurate with age and mileage, but there is nothing of any great note

• 19-inch factory alloys with minor marks and delamination but still very smart, and good Michelin tyres all-round

• Appears to be in excellent order underneath with no evidence of structural corrosion and no past MOT advisories

• Rear subframe shot blasted, zinc plated and powder coated in 2019

• Powder-coated mirror stalks

• Some ‘gravel rash’ to front bumper

• Minor corrosion on one door handle

Mechanical

• 4.7-litre V8

• 420bhp

• “Sportshift” automated manual two-pedal transmission with steering wheel paddles and conventional selector

• V12 clutch upgrade, which reduces the Sportshifts characteristic clutch judder to manageable levels

• 0-60mph in 4.5 secs

• Recent rear upper wishbone arms, rear lower wishbone arms, rear dampers, exhaust silencer mounts and bypass valve repair

• New brake discs, pads and air conditioning condenser fitted in August 2024

• New ECM fitted in 2025

 

Summary

There’s rather a lot to like here – a gorgeous looking Aston Martin in one of the most desirable colour schemes, and because it hasn’t lived its life as a garage queen, it’s also one that you won’t be afraid to use.

It’s a bonus, then, that it’s the 4.7-litre, which delivers a healthy power upgrade and considerably more mid-range torque than its 4.3 forebear. This is a baby Aston with a lot going for it, and it’s bound to attract some strong bidding – do you really want to miss out? We don’t, but we’re selling it for the vendor so we’ll just have to accept that we can’t. 

To arrange a viewing, please request this in the Q&A section. You can click through to the seller's profile and use the 'Email Me' function to arrange a viewing privately. This car is located in Staines.