Aston Martin Lagonda

Aston Martin Lagonda: which version to buy

There is only one catalogue version of the Aston Martin Lagonda: 5.3 MT. Production covers a single generation from 1976-01-01 to 1997-12-31, body Sedan, drivetrain RWD, gearbox Manual with 5 gears.

There is only one catalogue version of the Aston Martin Lagonda: 5.3 MT. Production covers a single generation from 1976-01-01 to 1997-12-31, body Sedan, drivetrain RWD, gearbox Manual with 5 gears. If the question is which Lagonda to buy from this dataset, the arithmetic is not between rival trims — it is whether 5.3 MT itself matches what you want from a large, naturally aspirated Gasoline sedan.

Search interest often splits Lagonda into Taraf, shooting brake, Series 2, or a later limited car. Those names are not versions in this catalogue. The only named modification here is 5.3 MT.

Aston Martin Lagonda generations: what actually changed

1 generation (1976-01-01–1997-12-31) is the whole production window in the data: Sedan, 1 version. There is no second generation to compare, and no restyle listed as a separate generation. Year-to-year “which one to buy” inside this span is not a power or gearbox fork in the numbers — 5.3 MT is the same named specification for the full 1976-01-01 to 1997-12-31 interval.

That matters for a buyer: you are not choosing a later, heavier, or more powerful Lagonda from this table. You are choosing whether the single 5.3 MT package — 310 hp, 434 Nm, 2095 kg kerb, 8.8 s to 100, 230 km/h — is the car.

Aston Martin Lagonda specs: the only version on the table

5.3 MT is Gasoline, 8 cylinders, V-shaped, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, compression 9.3. Peak power is 310 hp (228 kW) at 5000 rpm; peak torque is 434 Nm at 4000 rpm. Fuel grade is 95. Engine location is not measured. Fuel system is not measured. Bore and stroke are not measured.

There is no second row to subtract from. The “extra money” question cannot be answered as a price delta — prices are not in the data — only as whether you accept this one mechanical set.

Engine: what 5.3 MT actually delivers per litre

Displacement of 5.3 MT is 5340 cm³. Specific output is 310 / 5.340 ≈ 58.1 hp per litre. Specific torque is 434 / 5.340 ≈ 81.3 Nm per litre.

Those ratios describe a large, unboosted V-shaped 8: lots of cubic centimetres, modest output per litre, boost No. Power arrives at 5000 rpm; torque at 4000 rpm — 1000 rpm apart. You are not buying a high-rev peak or a forced-induction punch from this sheet; you are buying 310 hp and 434 Nm from 5340 cm³ through a 5-speed Manual and RWD.

Kerb mass of 5.3 MT is 2095 kg. Mass per horsepower is 2095 / 310 ≈ 6.76 kg/hp. That is the weight the 310 hp must move. Gross mass is not measured, so payload is not measured.

Performance and mpg

5.3 MT reaches 100 km/h in 8.8 s and 230 km/h at the top. City consumption is not measured. Highway consumption is not measured. Combined consumption is not measured. CO2 is not measured. Eco class is not measured.

For a buyer hunting “mpg”, the honest catalogue answer is that 5.3 MT has no measured consumption figure here. Tank volume is 128 l — large relative to the unmeasured mpg — so range cannot be calculated without inventing litres per 100 km. Do not treat a missing mpg as “this car has no fuel use”; treat it as not measured.

The performance numbers that are measured sit with the mass: 2095 kg, 310 hp, 8.8 s, 230 km/h. There is no lighter Lagonda and no stronger Lagonda in this file to beat those figures.

Dimensions, weight, and what the chassis numbers imply

Kerb weight 5.3 MT: 2095 kg. Gross weight: not measured. Ground clearance: 140 mm. Fuel tank: 128 l. Wheel sizes: not measured.

Front suspension: Independent, spring. Rear suspension: Dependent, spring. Front brakes: Ventilated disc. Rear brakes: Disc.

Clearance 140 mm is the only ride-height number. Wheel diameter and tyre size are not measured, so you cannot rank “which Lagonda fits which wheel” from this table. The chassis split is one independent front axle and a dependent rear — not two independent ends — under 2095 kg.

Tank 128 l versus kerb 2095 kg is 128 / 2095 ≈ 0.061 l of tank volume per kilogram of kerb mass. That is a large tank on a heavy sedan; without mpg it still does not yield a range.

Which version to choose

Choose 5.3 MT if you want the only Aston Martin Lagonda this catalogue lists: Sedan, 1 generation, 1976-01-01–1997-12-31, Gasoline 8 V-shaped, boost No, 310 hp at 5000 rpm, 434 Nm at 4000 rpm, 5340 cm³, Manual 5, RWD, 8.8 s, 230 km/h, 2095 kg, 140 mm clearance, 128 l tank.

There is no second version to prefer for more power, less weight, automatic gears, or another drive layout. A “buy the later generation” argument does not apply: pokoleniy is 1. A “buy the shooting brake / Taraf / limited” argument does not apply: those are not named modifications here.

What you cannot choose on numbers: a lighter kerb (only 2095 kg is given), a higher hp (only 310), a different gearbox (only Manual 5), a different drive (only RWD), a measured mpg (not measured), a measured gross weight (not measured), or a measured wheel size (not measured).

Investment, asking price, and “buy or sell” are not in the data. The mechanical comparison is complete with one line: 5.3 MT is the Lagonda this catalogue can specify.

Buyer checklist against 5.3 MT

• Power: 310 hp / 228 kW @ 5000 rpm — no other hp in the set.
• Torque: 434 Nm @ 4000 rpm.
• Specific output: about 58.1 hp/l from 5340 cm³.
• Weight-to-power: about 6.76 kg/hp from 2095 kg.
• Sprint / vmax: 8.8 s / 230 km/h.
• Fuel use / CO2 / eco class: not measured / not measured / not measured.
• Tank: 128 l. Wheels: not measured. Gross mass: not measured. Engine position: not measured.

If those measured figures are the car you want, 5.3 MT is the version. If you need a second spec to compare, it is not in this model’s data.