Road Test
Aston Martin DBS
Test date 13 February 2008
Price as tested £160,000
For Engine's wide powerband, outstanding ride quality, first-class brakes
Against Inelegant body addenda, dash architecture, dreadful headlights
How much ?
- Price as tested £160,000
- Price as tested £160,000
How fast
- 0-30mph 1.9 sec
- 0-60mph 4.2 sec
- 0-100mph 8.7 sec
- 0-150mph 20.3 sec
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
12.8 / 123.2 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
22.6 / 152.4 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
2.6 / 3.2
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
3.2 / 4.1 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
4.1 sec
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
194 mph
- Noise at 70mph
76 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
15.1 mpg
- Test best/worst
18 / 6.5
Government figures
- Combined/urban
17.3 / 11.6 mpg
- CO2 emissions
388 g/km
How big?
- Length
4721 mm
- Width
1905 mm
- Height
1280 mm
- Wheelbase
2740 mm
- Weight
1695 kg
- Fuel tank
78.0 litres
Engine
- Layout V12 cyls Vee , 5935 cc
- Max power 510 bhp at 6500 rpm
- Max torque 420 ft at 5750 rpm
- Specific output 85.9bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 248 bhp per tonne
- Installation F Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 89.0x79.5 mm
- Compression ratio 10.9:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.154 / 6.9
- 2nd 1.947 / 11.1
- 3rd 1.435 / 15.1
- 4th 1.148 / 18.8
- 5th 0.935 / 23.1
- 6th 0.758 / 28.5
- Final drive 3.71
Suspension
- Front Independent double wishbone incorporating anti-dive geometry, coil springs, anti-roll bare and monotube adaptive dampers
- Rear Independent double wishbones with anti-squat and anti-lift geometry, coil springs, anti-roll bar and monotube adaptive dampers
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion, Servotronic speed-sensitive power-assisted steering
- Lock to lock no data
Brakes
- Front 398mm Ventilated Discs
- Rear 360mm Ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 8.5'' x 20'' Alloy in
- Size rear 11'' x 20'' Alloy in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 245/35 R20
- Tyres rear 295/30 R20
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