Photo: Autogespot
While we've met the Aston Martin DB11 back in March at the Geneva Motor Show, in theory, we shouldn't get to see the Grand Tourer on the street by 2017. In practice, however, a pair of DB11s was recently spotted in Spain.
The two, a White and a Black car, are obviously Gaydon vehicles, but the sighting still means the sculpted shapes of the lavish velocity machines adorned the Granada landscape - we have to thank Autogespot for the pics.
The Brits are conducting hot weather testing and, given the fact that the company calls this the most important model in its history, every little detail has to be perfect. After all, if there's any issue that prevents the DB11 from delivering the superb GT experience expected from it, this is the time when it has to be sorted out.
It all starts with an all-newl aluminum structure for the machine. For now, that long hood accommodates a twin-turbo 5.2-liter V8, one that Aston claims it has developed in-house, despite the 2013 agreement with AMG, which saw Affalterbach taking a small stake in the British automaker and promising to share powertrains, as well as other tech goodies with Gaydon.
The aluminum V12 delivers 600 hp and a peak torque of 516 lb-ft, sending this to the rear wheels via a ZF-supplied eight-speed auto. Cylinder deactivation and start-stop are here to ensure you won't feel guilty for all those time when you acted like the throttle and the luxurious floor mat underneath it were one and the same.
In the real world, the figures mentioned above should translate into a 0 to 62 mph sprint of 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 200 mph.
We're still waiting for Aston Martin to announced the V8 incarnation of the DB11, which will be animated by an AMG mill, but that's another story for another time.
The Brits are conducting hot weather testing and, given the fact that the company calls this the most important model in its history, every little detail has to be perfect. After all, if there's any issue that prevents the DB11 from delivering the superb GT experience expected from it, this is the time when it has to be sorted out.
It all starts with an all-newl aluminum structure for the machine. For now, that long hood accommodates a twin-turbo 5.2-liter V8, one that Aston claims it has developed in-house, despite the 2013 agreement with AMG, which saw Affalterbach taking a small stake in the British automaker and promising to share powertrains, as well as other tech goodies with Gaydon.
The aluminum V12 delivers 600 hp and a peak torque of 516 lb-ft, sending this to the rear wheels via a ZF-supplied eight-speed auto. Cylinder deactivation and start-stop are here to ensure you won't feel guilty for all those time when you acted like the throttle and the luxurious floor mat underneath it were one and the same.
In the real world, the figures mentioned above should translate into a 0 to 62 mph sprint of 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 200 mph.
We're still waiting for Aston Martin to announced the V8 incarnation of the DB11, which will be animated by an AMG mill, but that's another story for another time.
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