Driver DBS is the same 5.9-liter V-12 in the DB9 but with 40 more horsepower for a total of 510th is a difficult way to run during testing. With its ultra-fast engine revving, a clutch that seems to lock up almost immediately, and good tires but not much, it takes patience to completely avoid fried the rear. We managed to get 60 km / h in 4.2 seconds and 12.4 seconds clocked at 117.4 km / h in quarter. DBS comes standard with carbon-ceramic brakes to stop 60-0 requires only 107 meters, very respectable for a car weighing over 3800 pounds. DBS has come to life on our figure-eight course. "This car is handling and behavior are professionally solved all its motion is a small well balanced car that grips are great, but it's how the car turns, and how fun it is in the corners that m impressed, "said Kim Reynolds Test Director.
DBS is equipped with rear-mounted six-speed manual gearbox with six-speed Touchtronic automatic option available for $ 4,000. We try very manual, not because we are car guys, and I think that is what should drive, but since Touchtronic is too boring in the car that way. Aston Martin is not a new single-clutch automated gearbox to come, and when we do not know why not go directly to kaksoiskytkimellä, at least it's a step in the right direction.
DBS is not built like most other cars. It consists of a variety of materials that can be found in the space shuttle a car. The frame is welded aluminum extrusion, extruded aluminum side-door intrusion standard. The hood, trunk box, trunklid, surrounds the opening of the door, and front fenders are carbon fiber, so that DBS rid of more than 60 pounds. Chassis and interior panels are made of magnesium, although the exterior and roof are made of aluminum, and the windscreen surround is made of aluminum.
