Gone is the DB9.
It’s moved on so that Aston Martin can begin its Second Century Plan, and with that comes a brand-new DB-badged car. It’s called the DB11, and it’s a properly exotic grand tourer.
With this new plan comes turbochargers, which the DB11 has two of under its finely honed hood. Those forced induction bits help the 5.2-liter V12 engine do its breathing. That gives us 600 horsepower and over 515 pound-feet of torque, which is routed out through the preferred drive wheels thanks to a ZF-sourced eight-speed gearbox.
It’s not cheap. It’s certainly not perfect. It is, however, rather special, and a good sign of things to come in Aston Martin’s second century.
[Disclaimer: Aston Martin tossed us the key fob to the DB11 and dropped the car off with a full tank of fuel. I then crammed a child seat in the back, which makes this the perfect family car.]
The Aston Martin DB11 summed up in about 3 minutes
By Jeff Glucker
Aug 15, 2017
By Jeff Glucker
Jeff Glucker is the co-founder and Executive Editor of Hooniverse.com. He’s often seen getting passed as he hustles a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero up the 405 Freeway. IG: @HooniverseJeff
Kamil Kaluski
The paint shine on this car in this colour is just breathtaking. Gorgeous! What are the small “black things with hats” on the dash close to each A pillar? Also, I still think the music is a bit too loud in relation to the spoken word in this video. Maybe I’m just getting old though…
B&O Hochtöner, i believe. An Aston shouldn’t need any sort of stereo, though. Aren’t we all turning into old grumpy men?
This might still possibly be my favourite V12 https://youtu.be/M9I7GWllPFY
Yep it’s the part of the Bang & Olufsen sound system.
Got similar looking “hats” on my 2017 Kia Soul. Must be a new design idiom for speakers.