2008 Aston Martin DBS first steer
April 23, 2008 by Anthony Crawford
Like the V8 Vantage, the DBS offers huge grip levels despite its considerable length of 4721 mm, which believe it or not, is actually longer than a Mazda CX-7.
Gorgeous looking twenty-inch lightweight alloys, shod with specially designed and especially wide 295/30 and 245/35 Pirelli P Zero rubber, greatly assist in the grip and traction department.
But if you’re going to get serious about bends, then just hit the “track” button (that’s the one with the little picture of the damper) and things get a whole lot stiffer.
Like most of the specialised kit on board the DBS, the oversize carbon-ceramic brake rotors with six pots up front and four down back, are standard fit. We didn’t get to track the car on this particular occasion, but we did give it a boot full of throttle, with liberal use of the brake pedal, and brake fade was non-existent.
Hand made, is an understatement when it comes to the DBS, the interior fit out is one hundred percent bespoke.
Every piece of top grain leather and suede insert is hand stitched and dyed for colour without any pigments applied to the fabric. This process saves weight and also applies to the no-cost option, carbon-fibre/Kevlar sports seats.
Great article guys. But will you ever forgive yourselves for being 3 hours late?!
Awesome – has to be my pick of the four cars! Excellent article Anthony.
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.
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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!
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Very well written Anthony on what can only be described as an awsome vehicle
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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.
Ferrari; Lamborghini; Maserati; Lexii …. who are they?
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?
Aston old and new desing so faster and nice