Our European spy photographers have again managed to capture the upcoming Aston Martin DB11 out and about – the DB9‘s successor is long overdue, as the outgoing model has been on sale much unchanged since 2003.
While the mules spotted here are still heavily camouflaged, we can see a few layers of disguise starting to come off, revealing new details such as the DB10-inspired A-pillar cutout and Vulcan-like front fender vents. Even though it’s early days, it looks like sharper, more modern design is in store for the British GT brand.
But it’s the interior that’s the most curious aspect of the car. The cut-and-shut job features several Mercedes-Benz components carried over wholesale (as part of a technical collaboration with Stuttgart) – these include the steering wheel, fully-digital instrument cluster, climate controls and the rotary controller and associated switchgear for the COMAND infotainment system. Even the key is unmistakably Mercedes.
Elsewhere, expect the DB11 to be built on a new platform and include a choice between AMG’s 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8 and the venerable in-house 6.0 litre V12; the latter is said to push past the even the 547 PS output of the run-out DB9 GT.
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Innovative camo for the dash. Looks rather funny without the instrument panel cowl.
Dashboard design looks worse than Vios
It is still in pre production / testing stages la…..not a finish product….
Wow, it looks like copy and paste for the interior. Aston Martin just degraded itself to the level of a Mercedes. It even uses its engine!
So does Pagani.
Well, a good engine is a good engine, no matter who makes it.
Afterall, the luxury circles have long accepted engines from marques below them. A Roller uses a BMW engine, Audi, Lamborghini, Buggati and Bently uses a VW and its variants… Koenigsegg uses a Ford and other lower volume supercar marques uses the what are tried and tested GM crate motors or the even smaller volume tuned Fords.
With the slew of nanny state emmisions regulation, it wouldn’t be econmically feasible to do up a bespoke motor anymore. The exception remains Ferrari.
your comments are somewhat incorrect. no Mercedes uses the 6.0 v12 in the pagani state of tune which is 730 hp. pagani has modified the v12.
no bmw uses the roller 6.6 v12 .
also no konigsegg uses the ford in the current state of tuned, it has been heavily modified.
Nothing embarassing about using other people’s engines. They do it all the time. It’s only our Perodua and Proton that cannot work with each other.