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.]