Aston Martin DBS Superleggera

heroldius (65)in #cars • 6 years ago

Aston Martin has just introduced their new flagship, the DBS Superleggera, in two words, luxury on steroids :-). With its 5.2 litre bi-turbo V12 engine, the new Aston Martin can reach the 100 kmh in just 3.4 seconds. It is for steriods and for luxury, the interior is in leather with Alcantara upholstery. If you can wait for September / October 2018 and have $US 300,000, this beauty is yours.

History of the Aston Martin DBS

With this DBS Superleggera, Aston Martin returns to its history with DBS model, successor to the DB6, a grand tourer produced between 1967 and 1972 with a design of William Towns, Aston Martin car designer. The DBS V8 launched in 1968 was described as ‘World’s fastest four-seater production car’. In 2007, a new V12 engined DBS was unveiled, replacing the first generation Vanquish S.

1970 DB6 MK2 Volante (My post about it)

1968 DBS V8

For this new DBS Superleggera, Aston Martin is reviving also the famous Italian coachbuilder Superleggera with its lightweight technology, already used on the DB4, 5 and 6. The body is now composed of carbon fiber panels for a muscular look.

“DBS Superleggera not only marks the return of a great Aston Martin name, but signals our return to the very pinnacle of the Super GT sector." - Dr Andy Palmer, Aston Martin President & Chief Executive Officer.

The DBS Superleggera replaces the Vanquish S to be the next Super GT with its 5.2 litre bi-turbo V12 engine.

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Do you know about the Aston Martin logo ?

The British carmaker was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. The name Aston Martin comes from Martin's name and the Aston Clinton Hillclimb in Buckinghamshire where they drove their cars. First, the logo was only the two letters A and M superimposed in a circle. Then, in 1927, a V-shaped logo with wings (for the speed) appeared. Today, the logo has straight wings with Aston Martin name front.

Technical specification

Under the hood of the DBS Superleggera, it's an Aston Martin’s 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 engine for incredible performance, producing 715 hp at 6500 rpm with 900 Nm of torque. The Super GT can reach 340 kmh with :

0-100 kmh in just 3.4 seconds,
0-160 kmh in 6.4 seconds,
80-160kmh in 4.2 seconds.

For the interior, we find all the Aston Martin's craftsmanship with leather and Alcantara upholstery on standard model. With the option Sports Plus, you have performance seats with steering wheel, two choices of alloy wheel design... If you don't want to hear the sound of the engine, you have a Bang & Olufsen BeoSound audio system.