Forza Horizon 4: Assault Wolf

The Aston Martin Vulcan is the track-only masterpiece that pushes beyond the limits of what an Aston Martin should be. Combining the right blend of mind-provoking beauty as expected on any Aston Martin as well as its ferocious track-honed performance inspired from its motorsport involvement, it's all about the elevation increasing as the revs keep going.



The Vulcan is a monster of a track weapon that bends all the laws of physics to satisfy every gentleman racer for himself but those who want to push the Vulcan to further heights went to a more extreme Vulcan AMR Pro.



Unveiled at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the AMR Pro is an extreme aerodynamic package offered on the already-extreme Vulcan track-only hypercar. While the 7.0L V12 engine that powers it remains untouched, the AMR Pro upgrade package features numerous aerodynamic upgrades front and back, top to bottom, and the reworked rear wing. Such upgrades resulted to an improved downforce of a massive 4,000Nm as well as improved traction, steering response and front-end grip.



Even with aerodynamic upgrades, it feels just like the Vulcan I know years ago because such extreme performance is just too extreme to handle, even in a middle of a Horizon Winter madness, unless if you're skilled enough to wield the wolf among yourselves. The normal Vulcan is basically the shooting wolf where the elevation increases as the bullet is fired. The AMR PRO, on the other hand, is more than just being the shooting wolf. It's an assault wolf made for one purpose; NO CHANCE OF SURVIVING.



Putting this "No Chance of Surviving" theory to the test, I've made a special track just to demonstrate just how assaulting this Vulcan AMR Pro, packed with twisty mountain roads and a tight dirt climax that feels like your butt's become a midnight snack for wolves. With my specially made track set, it's time to say "Ready, Go! Assault Wolf!" No Chance of Surviving.

That was the most intense experiment I've ever done to this track monster but I managed to prove the theory wrong because I survived the wolf hunt.



Like I said before, the normal Vulcan is  the shooting wolf where the elevation increases as the bullet is fired, while the AMR PRO is the assault wolf made for one purpose; NO CHANCE OF SURVIVING.



If you managed to survived driving one, congratulations. Welcome to The Squad.

Dismissed.

Forza Horizon 3: Vulcan Raven

As everybody around the road are very busy doing things in Forza Horizon 3, there are new cars arrived in the game courtesy of its Smoking Tire Car Pack and what better way to honor the latest car pack by driving one of the cars offered such as this one; the most extreme Aston Martin ever made for track racing in mind called the Vulcan.

Weird for car that sounded like either a volcano or a kind of machine gun fit for heavy machinery or a video game villain holding a machine gun but anyway, the Aston Martin Vulcan. What is it, then?

Forged from Aston Martin's motorsport knowhow, the Vulcan is a track-only machine that incorporates most of its racing pedigree to create the most intense and exhilarating vehicle to date. Limited to just 24 examples worldwide, the Vulcan uses a 7.0L V12 engine producing over 800HP of power output, making it the most powerful Aston Martin ever made. It was mated to a 6-speed sequential shift gearbox from Xtrac.

Apart from its monstrous power output, the Vulcan's power-to-weight ratio is beyond compare to their GTE-class cars which compete in the FIA's World Endurance Championship, courtesy of its carbon fiber monocoque and body constructed by Multimatic. It even comes with integral LSD, magnesium torque tube with carbon fiber propeller shaft and Brembo racing calipers acting on carbon ceramic racing disc brakes.

Although it certifies most of the FIA's safety regulations, it wasn't made to compete in various motorsport activities but instead, customers are offered with exclusive track day events to demonstrate the Vulcan's driving potential on the track. They even offered simulators which was used to be reserved for Formula One use in order to help customers prepare for any race. All these packaging for the Vulcan is part of the "Q by Aston Martin" bespoke personalisation service, which comes with a special VIP service for clients.

Like all track-only cars, the Vulcan wasn't made to race on the track because it's too loud and it's too illegal to drive it on the road but because you're in Forza Horizon 3, no one's stopping you from driving the most extreme Aston Martin ever made and so am I.

Upon witnessing my first dibs on the Vulcan, I never realized that it was that tricky to master this machine because with all that power unleashed on the rear wheels, getting off the line is a challenging task and apart from that, the Vulcan requires precise driving skills to handle it with precision because there is a chance of understeer if you don't get your timing right on the tight corners. Worse, you could be missing a few checkpoints and you're going to redo the whole set over again.

Which reminds me of the shooting I made for this car...

As the famous Game of Thrones dialogue that goes "Brace Yourselves, Winter is Coming", the Vulcan has been vulcanized for its shooting at Surfers Paradise but one major make-up has been made before its filming day round the metropolis; it now gets themed after Lily Shirogane, a character who appears from the Aikatsu Stars anime series. Yep, there goes that "Winter is Coming" feeling everytime she appears. He he he...

Anyway, no time to have my phone ringing to the sound of PPAP, it's time to do some filming! Lights! Motor! Action!!!

After several takes later, it's a wrap! Cut! Good take!

Although the Vulcan is a very tricky car to master because of that monstrous power output that upsets your handling if you're not very careful, getting to know about Aston's extreme racing machine is a lot more fun if you put a lot of effort to it. Challenging it may be but it can be very rewarding.

See the Vulcan and the other cars at FH3's Smoking Car pack, available now.