What is it?
This might be one of those ‘how much is too much?’ pieces. Ever wondered what 715bhp in a grand touring convertible would feel like? Wonder no more. This is the Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante.
I suppose Aston might take issue with the phrase ‘grand touring convertible’. The DBS Superleggera, in coupé form at least, is more of a super-GT than a regular grand tourer – and there should be a distinction between the two, I think – so it’s meant to be rather more sporting than a conventional GT car, which is a role the DB11 is designed to fill.
However, they look similar and the V12 DB11 AMR is already flippin' fast and quite super. So maybe creating a big differentiation between models – something Aston had problems achieving with its previous generation of cars – is going to have to wait until an SUV and mid-engined cars arrive.
Meanwhile, in soft-top form, the DB11 can be had only with an AMG-sourced V8 engine, and not the DBS’s home-grown V12. Imagine, then, Ferrari removing the roof from an 812 Superfast and you get an idea of what Aston is trying to do with the DBS Volante.
Aston’s V12 is twin-turbocharged and has a capacity of 5.2 litres. It drives the rear wheels through an eight-speed torque-converter automatic gearbox – different from the one in the DB11 – to handle the extra torque.
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Thekrankis
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To me, the DBS looks far
To me, the DBS looks far better than the DB11 - in fact, I really don’t like the design of the latter at all. The stance seems too tall and the details are naff. Option less fussy wheels on this and you have a proper Aston... although you will pay for it
Conte Candoli
Beauty epitomised
This DBS Volante proves again that Aston Martin build the most beautiful cars in the world.
But it needs a Bentley facia.
Thekrankis
211 with the roof down!
Y e s. P l e a s e!
Stunning good looks too.
V12smig
super light weight....
Superleggera this is not, not at 1800+ kgs... but who gives a fk... yes please... or maybe the S class, or the bentley... or the Portafino... decisions I will never need to make :-(
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