Aston Martin’s DBS will be redesigned later this year, and the newcomer will revive the much-touted Vanquish badge.
Numerous prototypes have been spotted at the Nürburgring, and Aston Martin showed on Wednesday that the car will be supplied with a new twin-turbo V-12 engine.
The confirmed numbers come with a peak output of 824 horsepower and 737 pound-feet of torque. This brings a significant improvement in functionality over the DBS, which has 715 horsepower in the popular edition and 759 horsepower in the DBS Ultimate special edition.
The new engine is derived from Aston Martin’s 5. 2-liter twin-turbo V-12 that debuted in the DB11 and also powers the DBS. The engine’s goals come with innovations in power and efficiency, as well as overall refinement. Aston Martin said owners can also expect an accelerated throttle reaction and higher revs.
Key innovations come with reinforced cylinder blocks and connecting rods, redesigned cylinder heads with redesigned camshafts, and new intake and exhaust ports. Repositioned spark plugs, new fuel injectors with higher rates and new turbochargers with reduced offset also make a difference.
The progression was overseen by Roberto Fedeli, Aston Martin’s technical director and a guy who knows V-12 engines well. Fedeli is a Ferrari veteran who was lead engineer at Maranello for the progression of LaFerrari and F12 Berlinetta.
While Aston Martin uses its first electric vehicle scheduled to launch in 2026, the automaker remains committed to the V-12. In a statement, Fedeli said the DBS’s successor engine is just “the dawn of a dazzling new era of the V-12. “” for Aston.
Roberto Fedeli
Like Aston Martin’s new DB12 and Vantage sports cars, the successor to the DBS will be more of a major upgrade to the existing car than a genuine redesign. However, the prototypes imply distinctly different external styling, and the interior is also expected to feature a particularly advanced design with the latest technology, as Aston Martin did with the DB12 and Vantage.
The successor to the DBS will serve as the flagship of Aston Martin’s front-engine diversity. However, the automaker will also launch this year the mid-engined Valhalla, which will be the most responsive of the diversity and will also debut with a plug-in hybrid. generation in the brand. The Valhalla will use an AMG-sourced 4. 0-liter twin-turbo V8 as an internal combustion component.