Aston Martin DB8

[woolders]

Anyone know much about them or there valuation?

There were only eight made I understand

[Jon39]

Am sure DB9 owners will know more about this than me, but I was told that there was a reason for the naming gap, between the DB7 and DB9.

Aston Martin did not want anyone to think the successor to the DB7 had a V8 engine.

Is that true?

[woolders]

You are partially right but 8 were made.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/carreviews/272...

[yeti]

Jon39 said:

Aston Martin did not want anyone to think the successor to the DB7 had a V8 engine.

I have heard that, and also that they wanted there to be a HUGE gap between the DB7 and DB9 so it didn't appear that the car was an evolution, like DB5/5/6 was.

Never heard of a 'DB8', though there were some (one?) prototype racers that never saw the track which were DB7s with V8s in them.

[woolders]

Yeti, YHM

[yeti]

woolders said:

Yeti, YHM

Cheers Nick

[George29]

I've had a google and can't find anything about the DB8. Any pictures of it?

[yeti]

yeti said:

woolders said:

Yeti, YHM

Cheers Nick

Nothing in my inbox or junk

[Jon39]

woolders said:

You are partially right but 8 were made.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/carreviews/272...

An interesting historical article, but unless my eyes deceive me, it does not say eight DB8 cars were built.

Is it April 1st?

[woolders]

I may be able to get a picture of one through a friend. They do exist.

[stevewushu]

I have a strange image of a DB7, Vanquish, DB9 amalgamation in my mind...

Hang on a min! Is this what became the 2006/7 model Jag XK!?

[burntout]

I just googled DB* and all i found was this...

http://www.tyresmoke.net/forum/general-cars/31206-...

May just be me but that looks like a V8V...

[DB9VolanteDriver]

woolders said:

Anyone know much about them or there valuation?

There were only eight made I understand

Without a photo it's all just urban legend, now, isn't it.

[vankypanky]

one would imagine if there was actually an "official" DB8 and only 8 were ever made the whole aston fraternity would know of them and they would one of the rarest astons ever. yet......
I was told that they didnt call it a DB8 as it sounded like Deviate. which i find pretty funny and prefer that version myself. sounds like something i would have made up

[V8LM]

There were a couple of DB7s that had V8 engines: One recently sold at auction. Another, built to compete at Le Mans but failed to qualify, is on display in France. Neither was known as a DB8.

I think the reasons of giving a clear distance from DB7, differentiating it from the XK8, and sounding similar to deviate, are all true for there being no DB8. The pre-production/concept V8V was known as the AMV8 Vantage (and was built in India).

I await pictures my friend, although I'm not holding my breath.