671-horsepower Aston Martin DB12 improves a winning formula
Designers gave the front end a bigger grille, new-look lights, and a redesigned splitter. They also widened the front and rear tracks to give the coupe a more muscular-looking stance, and the DB12 inaugurates thethat all future Aston Martin models will wear. The distinctive vents behind the front wheels remain, and the visual modifications made to the rear end of the car are more minor.
Inside, the big news is a new, touchscreen-based infotainment system developed in-house. This is significant: Many of the brand's current models use an older, Mercedes-Benz-derived infotainment system controlled by a touchpad and a dial. The new system is displayed on a 10.25-inch touchscreen and it's compatible with both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.
And yet, the DB12 isn't 100% digital. Sure, the driver faces a digital instrument cluster, but buttons on the slanted center console give the passengers access to many key functions including the climate control system, the sound system's volume, and the exhaust settings. One surprising addition is the shifter: It replaces the shift buttons found in the DB11 and should make maneuvers more straight-forward.
Power comes from a 4.0-liter V8 that's twin-turbocharged to develop 671 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 590 pound-feet of torque from 2,750 to 6,000 rpm. Aston Martin borrowed this engine from Mercedes-AMG; it's the same basic unit found in cars like the E63,
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