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2008 Aston Martin DBS first steer

April 23, 2008 by Anthony Crawford  




Half the car is carbon-fibre and the other half is aluminium. The overall effect is positively stunning.

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The four-vented bonnet is similar to that on the hard-core GTI racer, the DBR9, and is all carbon fibre. So too, are the front guards and boot lid. They’re also beautifully painted to match the Lightening Silver, covering the remaining aluminium body panels.

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With such an extensive weight reduction program on the DBS, I can’t help think that Aston Martin’s CEO, Dr Ulrich Bez, one of the world’s foremost automotive engineers with quality time at both Porsche and BMW, had the 911 in mind, as he stripped kilo after kilo off the DB9 platform.

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I can’t get over how quick you can race through all six gears in the DBS. It shouldn’t be this easy in a 302km/h supercar. It’s the light clutch, smooth shift, and that ever-willing handmade V12, working in perfect harmony, which makes it so. The whole package begs you to nail the throttle and hold it there, on every single shift!

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And there’s that exhaust note. I cannot imagine anyone, in a state of sane mental health, wanting to switch on the audio system, despite its extraordinary clarity and 700 available watts, when you can conduct a symphony such as the DBS can produce with just a quick dab of the throttle. Man made music at its very best.

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12 Responses to “2008 Aston Martin DBS first steer”
  1. Masynee says:

    Great article guys. But will you ever forgive yourselves for being 3 hours late?!

  2. Matt says:

    Awesome – has to be my pick of the four cars! Excellent article Anthony.

  3. Jimbo says:

    Great article, I am a deep shade of green with envy. This car is what wet dreams are made of. It may not be the fastest super car but it is definitely the best.

  4. Casey says:

    *** anti spam DB9 – hmmm ***

  5. Casey says:

    Let’s try that again – excellent review Anthony, brilliant car. Easily the best pick for performance/luxury/looks IMO. Can’t wait for the video!

  6. Anthonii says:

    I want?

  7. mustang66 says:

    Very well written Anthony on what can only be described as an awsome vehicle

  8. T says:

    I HAVE WOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  9. Bob says:

    Spam word “Toyota”. That word doesn’t dare being within half a universe of this beauty. Blasphemy.

    I spotted a Ford part! The Power socket cover inside the glovebox, out of an LR Focus!

    I’m still wiping the droo…l offff m.yyyyy keyb0@rd. Ooops.

  10. Wheelnut says:

    Ferrari; Lamborghini; Maserati; Lexii …. who are they?

  11. I think that this is the car that I want to show up in to visit my clients and at the weddings that I shoot. I’m not sure if it would say that my clients are paying me a lot of money to live the lifestyle or that I am photographing for the love of it since i should have a lot of money if I am driving the car?

  12. lhuda.com says:

    Aston old and new desing so faster and nice

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