RE: Aston Martin DB11 spy pics

[ajmcampbell]

Lots of Mercedes Kit in that cabin... TFT display, stack of switches etc... hope they still manage to make it feel special!

[velocitas]

joe1145 said:

Zod said:

r no, look again. The instrument binnacle is an electronic display. The dash is full of Mercedes gizmos.

Came here to say the same thing. 100% a merc digital dash. Buttons tucked down the side of the cente console look merc-ish aswell. Most probably has the new TT V8 under the bonnet

I was thinking the same thing, the TFT Dash, HVAC controls are definitely from the S/CL range. Presumably engine and necessary ECU / Electronics are coming from the new CL AMG line up.

Interesting to see what MB parts make it to the production interior, Merc key (presumably also core ECU component), a re-branded infotainment system with the large TFT display and control wheel (think BMW iDrive in Rolls Royce products) which would also open up Telematics options, HVAC clearly visible in spy photo but likely to be upgraded to more premium look/feel/design.

Honestly I don't see it as a bad thing, Aston haven't invested in in-car technology for years and lag way behind systems from Porsche and Ferrari but has above they will need to tread carefully to make sure the parts association isn't glaringly obvious.

[corcoran]

Aston from the front,
Aston from the side,
Skyline from the arse.

[DonkeyApple]

ajmcampbell said:

Lots of Mercedes Kit in that cabin... TFT display, stack of switches etc... hope they still manage to make it feel special!

That's definitely a Merc sat NAV screen on the passenger side.

[mikey k]

Doodlebug87 said:

That said, I've never seen an Aston not being driven like a pensioner

You need to try and follow some of the AM owners on here then

Aston have a "formula" for their look, they will stick to it, it is what sells most their cars

[ORD]

Pointless article really. The front is identical to the current car from what I can tell, and the rear is either very heavily disguised or dog ugly. The side view is very ugly, so I assume it must be disguised.

[mikey k]

ORD said:

Pointless article really. The front is identical to the current car from what I can tell, and the rear is either very heavily disguised or dog ugly. The side view is very ugly, so I assume it must be disguised.

there is little or nothing to go on regarding a future product

[CedricN]

At the moment i share test road with the db cars somewhere in Europe. The cars are very quite, and they drive those db cars very slowly. Nice to see them though!

[chelme]

Neil1300r said:

Burwood said:

I think that's been shelved Neil. The facts are that Ford produce all Astons engines and that deal is over within a year. If Aston want to economically go toe to toe with Ferrari and lambo they need significantly more power.

Nope. Engine manufacturing deal for V12 is signed until 2017

Andy_Palmer said:

One of the reasons for having an electric car [the DBX concept] is to allow me to continue with the V12 for longer," he told us, "of course, we've got to make it emissions compliant - the current V12 has to be completely renewed. But yes, we will have a 12-cylinder engine in our future, our customers demand that.

And it's necessary too. The only engine included in the technical partnership with Daimler is AMG's new twin-turbocharged V8

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/british-cars/aston-martins-andy-palmer-ph-meets/31857

Glad that got cleared up. I think the current V12 should stay in the AM as long as possible. I cannot imagine a TwT V12 from AMG being as characterful - Pagani demonstrates that clearly with the Huayra