Aston Martin DBS Superleggera

READY FOR ANOTHER NEW ASTON MARTIN? Of course you are, so here’s the new DBS Superleg gera, the replacement for the Vanquish S that sits between the Vanta ge and the DB11. (Although there’s also a new Vanquish on its way, too…) In Aston speak the DBS Superleg gera is a super GT and mixes the grand-touring attributes of the DB11 with the supercar per formance of the Vanta ge. With 7 15bhp, a 211mph top speed and an aluminium and carbonfibre construction it sounds more like a supercar to us. As with the car it replaces, and the DBS of 2008-2012, the new DBS faces some strong rivals in Bentley’s new Continental GT, Ferrari’s ferocious 812 Super fa st and Mercedes-AMG’s imperious S63 (or S65 if you must have 12 cylinders). The sales numbers may be small, but customers will demand the ultimate from their grand-touring supercar. Aston Martin DBS Superleggera.

Chassis & Brakes

When developing the DBS, Aston wanted to blend the DB11’s GT comfor t with the responsiveness and supercar focus of the Vanta ge. Therefore the rear subframe is stif fer, the ride is 5mm lower, the suspension geometr y is bespoke, and the front and rear cambers have been increa sed and new bush geometr y introduced to improve traction. Adaptive dampers of fer three modes – GT, Spor t and Spor t Plus – while the engine mounts are stif fer and the electric steering ha s been recalibrated to generate improved feedback. The 410mm (front) and 360mm (rear) carbon-ceramic brakes are taken from the Vanta ge but feature DBS-specific sixand four-piston calipers. The compound of the 21-inch Pirelli P Zero tyres (265/35 front, 305/30 rear) is also bespoke.

Interior

Just a s its ex terior continues to evolve Aston Mar tin’s design langua ge, so too the interior of the DBS Superleg gera provides a dif ferent of fering to the Vanta ge and DB11, even if it is a subtle one. There are new spor ts seats (called Spor ts Plus seats) and a new steering wheel, a s well a s a new instrument cluster. Leather and Alcantara are the default materials, with piano black trim standard, although, of course, the interior can be personalised to your exact requirements, right down to the colour of the seatbelts and whether you have Tria xial or Geode quilting on your seats. You can also specif y that some of the leather sur faces are replaced with carbonfibre, too.

sources: Evo UK, 9-18