2008 Aston Martin DBS Review

October 31, 2007

2008 Aston Martin DBS

2008 Aston Martin DBS Let’s see, the last time we saw James Bond in his new Aston Martin DBS, wasn’t he upside down?

Hey, it’s okay because while that was a prototype, now 007 can buy as many as he wants. The English automaker unveiled its newest supercar at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

Looking like a Captain America version of the Vanquish, the DBS has a body of aluminum, magnesium alloy and carbon fiber over a bonded aluminum structure. As well done as the exterior, the inside of the DBS is finished in leather and Alcantara.

Aston’s V-12 for the DBS has 5.9 liters of displacement with 510 bhp at 6500 rpm and 420 lb.-ft. of torque at 5750 rpm. The gearbox is a 6-speed transaxle in back.

Riding on 20-in. alloy wheels with Pirelli P Zero tires, the DBS has a claimed top speed of 191 mph and 0–60-mph time of 4.2 seconds.

(Photo: John Lamm, Road and Track)

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