Aiolos
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Looks to be a normal evolution (albeit slight) of their existing style. Kinda like how Porsche slightly tweaks each new 911.
I'm digging the new front. More aggressive + LED lights. I like it.
Barely looks like they barely changed the back from the DB9.
Not sure how this, the DB9, the DBS, and the V12 Vantage will all co-exist. There's so much possible cannibalization. Guess they're just gonna make and sell every considerable iteration, also like the Porsche 911 offerings.
Source: Aston Martin via Autoblog
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I'm digging the new front. More aggressive + LED lights. I like it.
Barely looks like they barely changed the back from the DB9.
Not sure how this, the DB9, the DBS, and the V12 Vantage will all co-exist. There's so much possible cannibalization. Guess they're just gonna make and sell every considerable iteration, also like the Porsche 911 offerings.
Source: Aston Martin via Autoblog
Aston Martin has taken the wraps of its new Virage Coupe and Virage Volante. Both models are based on the automaker's VH architecture ? so they're "all-new"... kinda ? and are meant to slot in between the DB9 and the DBS in the lineup. The bonded aluminum chassis, with aluminum, magnesium and composite body panels, receives the familiar 6.0-liter V12 rated at 490 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque. The standard transmission (a rear transaxle) is a six-speed automatic "Touchtronic 2" gearbox, helping to deliver a 0-60 time of about 4.5 seconds and maxing out at a top speed of 186 miles per hour.
The suspension is double-wishbone on all four corners, with Aston Martin's Adaptive Damping System (ADS) with Sport mode as standard equipment. Wheels are 20-inch alloys, mounted over carbon ceramic disc brakes at all four corners (six-piston calipers up front, four-piston units in the rear), with Pirelli P Zero tires standard.
No word yet on pricing or availablity (feel free to read through the press release after the break), but we'll be getting all the details on the new Virage at next week's Geneva Motor Show. Expect driving impressions to come... soon.
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