But is it really new?
Aston Martin announces the arrival of a new DB model. However, we suspect that it is not a completely new model at all, but a modernized version of the Aston Martin DB11.
Aston Martin indicates that it will pull the curtain on a new DB model on May 24. The newcomer that will succeed the DB11 may be called DB12. Although Aston Martin speaks several times about a new generation in an accompanying letter, we seem to be dealing with less radical news. On the three teaser plates that Aston Martin sends out to the world of the new model, we mainly see a lot that we already know.
Viewed from both the front and the side, the new model shares similarities with the DB11. In fact, we suspect that ‘the DB12’ will in fact be a facelifted version of the DB11. The silhouette of the car is almost identical to that of the DB11. From the shape of the windows to the doors. Even the headlights are almost identical in shape, although the interpretation of the lighting is new. It seems that Aston Martin is giving the DB11 a slightly revised front, including a more generously opening and curved bonnet, and is also working on the rear of the car.
The Aston Martin ‘DB12’ apparently gets a revised and more modern interior than the DB11. We aim for the new Aston Martin to be available with both V12 and V8, just like the DB11. That eight-cylinder will again come from the shelves of Mercedes-AMG, although this time it may be the fresher copy that Mercedes-Benz also hangs in the SL 63. According to Aston Martin, the new model breaks loose “[…] of the standards in the GT segment”. That promises – for what is probably a thorough facelift – a lot.
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