New V8-engined coupe is here, but will it sell without the old V12?
However, some of that muscularity is, to an extent, pretence. For unlike the DB11, which used a mighty, sonorous 5.2-litre turbocharged V12 engine, this DB12, somewhat ironically given the badge, only arrives with a V8.Now, it’s a heck of a V8 — based on a Mercedes-AMG unit, displacing 4.0-litres, and developing 680hp, more than the old V12 managed in the DB11 .
Mike Gimson, general manager at Aston Martin’s Belfast showroom, not surprisingly agreed with the sentiment. “I understand why everyone has the attraction towards the V12; it’s synonymous with the brand” Gimson told The Irish Times. “But I think when you can see what we can do, performance-wise, with the new V8, when you think that it’s 115kg lighter at the front end, so the technology is taking us in a different direction.
Aston Martin claims that it has found a better balance between on-screen infotainment menus and actual, physical buttons on the DB12′s dashboard, but arguably more importantly it’s spent money on the dynamic package that it hasn’t had the resources to spend before — those a bespoke Michelin tyres, for example. Meanwhile, the suspension dampers, made specially for the car by Bilstein, don’t only improve the handling, they also contribute to a claimed 20 per cent reduction in road noise.
While the DB12 remains avowedly petrol-powered, Aston Martin is starting to move towards fully-electric power, promising that it’s going to launch the first in a lineup of hypercar, GT, sports car, and SUV EV models in 2025. It will most likely be a version of the DBX SUV.
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