Db11 replacement
Discussion
oilit said:
Octavarium said:
oilit said:
.... That would be a big step forward imho to getting back to Aston Martin dna.
Brilliant 
There's probably a grammatical term for this little gem, but I'm sure as hell I don't know what it is. 
Another article.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/reinve...
“ Company chairman Lawrence Stroll previously said it will be more like an “all-new” car, bringing upgraded engines, gearboxes, suspension and, most importantly, an overhauled interior.”
The updated models, said Stroll, will be "what those cars should have always felt like". The DB11 is expected to arrive first, and is expected to make its official debut later this year.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/reinve...
“ Company chairman Lawrence Stroll previously said it will be more like an “all-new” car, bringing upgraded engines, gearboxes, suspension and, most importantly, an overhauled interior.”
The updated models, said Stroll, will be "what those cars should have always felt like". The DB11 is expected to arrive first, and is expected to make its official debut later this year.
Davil said:
Company chairman Lawrence Stroll previously said,
"It will be more like an 'all-new' car, bringing upgraded engines, gearboxes, suspension and, most importantly, an overhauled interior.”
"It will be more like an 'all-new' car, bringing upgraded engines, gearboxes, suspension and, most importantly, an overhauled interior.”
Company chairman Lawrence Stroll previously said,
"We do not need any more money at all. Let me be crystal-clear, black-and-white: we do not need money."
( Oh, perhaps just a little might help. How about £654 million? )
"There's no similarity at all to the current cars," Lawrence Stroll said, but added that there will be "some carry-over" at the rear end.
EDIT
Excited main dealers were assembled, eager for the unveiling of the replacement for this car.
Drum roll, as the cover was pulled back.
There was silence in the room.
"It is an all new car, now with a Rolls Royce engine."
Edited by Jon39 on Saturday 25th March 07:51
It feels that now isn’t the time to be buying a used AM! I enquired about a Vanquish this week and at the last minute after agreeing a price I was told I couldn’t view it because it had been sold. Gutted as looked a lovely car. Maybe, just maybe it was a blessing in disguise because who knows what will happen to residuals if they go from front to mid/rear engine!
Edited by W12GT on Saturday 25th March 19:49
W12GT said:
It feels that now isn’t the time to be buying a used AM! I enquired about a Vanquish this week and at the last minute after agreeing a price I was told I couldn’t view it because it had been sold. Gutted as looked a lovely car...
Perhaps naively I would have said that indicates the market for older Astons is healthy because there were obviously several of you trying to buy the same car? Or did I miss your point?
W12GT said:
It feels that now isn’t the time to be buying a used AM! I enquired about a Vanquish this week and at the last minute after agreeing a price I was told I couldn’t view it because it had been sold. Gutted as looked a lovely car. Maybe, just maybe it was a blessing in disguise because who knows what will happen to residuals if they go from front to mid/rear engine!
I think as Rich has suggested it might be the complete opposite though. Edited by W12GT on Saturday 25th March 19:49
Some Vanq’s and the like are possibly over priced ( I’ve seen some price reductions of these of late ) but quality will always sell.
Completed production mid / rear engine cars are still some way of.
If you are buying as a keeper it’s not easy to see what else would tick the emotion ,experience and noise box.
I’ve run out of garage space but am still looking for the right Vanquish S even though it would have to live outside - once I’ve persuaded my wife this is fact a good idea.
If the DB11 mid-life facelift is to be only AMG V8 engined, what will become of Astons own V12?
I would have previously expected that it would continue to feature in some hot halo revised DBS? - however, with the AMG engine already capable of getting on for 800hp, which is probably already at the realistic limits for RWD only propulsion, I can see why Astons heavier, thirstier V12 engine may be considered irrelevant, especially as it is effectively already excluded from key growth asian markets. What a shame.
If Astons very own engine is to be retired for their own road GT cars, it may well be worth hanging on to existing V12 engined DB11 and DBSS as the last of Aston’s non hyper-stuff with an Aston engine.
I would have previously expected that it would continue to feature in some hot halo revised DBS? - however, with the AMG engine already capable of getting on for 800hp, which is probably already at the realistic limits for RWD only propulsion, I can see why Astons heavier, thirstier V12 engine may be considered irrelevant, especially as it is effectively already excluded from key growth asian markets. What a shame.
If Astons very own engine is to be retired for their own road GT cars, it may well be worth hanging on to existing V12 engined DB11 and DBSS as the last of Aston’s non hyper-stuff with an Aston engine.
Calinours said:
If the DB11 mid-life facelift is to be only AMG V8 engined, what will become of Astons own V12?
I would have previously expected that it would continue to feature in some hot halo revised DBS? - however, with the AMG engine already capable of getting on for 800hp, which is probably already at the realistic limits for RWD only propulsion, I can see why Astons heavier, thirstier V12 engine may be considered irrelevant, especially as it is effectively already excluded from key growth asian markets. What a shame.
If Astons very own engine is to be retired for their own road GT cars, it may well be worth hanging on to existing V12 engined DB11 and DBSS as the last of Aston’s non hyper-stuff with an Aston engine.
I agree. Maybe something along the lines of what Bentley did a few years back when they kept their old 6.75 V8 going as long as possible alongside a modern VW group engine. So DB11 =V8 with new infotainement and the DB12 is the V12 engine in a facelift car. That is what I would like to see. And keep the DB12 going as long as legally and financially possible even if it becomes more exclusive and more expensive.I would have previously expected that it would continue to feature in some hot halo revised DBS? - however, with the AMG engine already capable of getting on for 800hp, which is probably already at the realistic limits for RWD only propulsion, I can see why Astons heavier, thirstier V12 engine may be considered irrelevant, especially as it is effectively already excluded from key growth asian markets. What a shame.
If Astons very own engine is to be retired for their own road GT cars, it may well be worth hanging on to existing V12 engined DB11 and DBSS as the last of Aston’s non hyper-stuff with an Aston engine.
Davil said:
Simpo Two said:
Could be worse - could be 'LS12'!
Great that Chevrolet owns the LS moniker which stands for Luxury Sport. The boardroom.
Fellow directors, there is a problem.
Cannot have LS12, so I have decided the new model name will be; Aston Martin Strulovitch 1.
All vegetables agree? I take your silence as a yes then.
RL17 said:
MB interiors must have moved on a bit too hopefully.
I would be very surprised if M-B allowed their latest dashboard tech to be used.
It is called 3rd Generation MBUX.
They seem very proud if it, because most unusually, they have publicly unveiled the interior, but not yet the car.
Optional cinema for passenger (who perhaps refuses to converse.)
Edited by Jon39 on Friday 31st March 13:50
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