Aston Martin DBS Superleggera

The DBS name that was used on the Bond car that rolled over on Casino Royale is back and although it's no longer the Bond car we all adorned in the past, the all-new DBS Superlegerra from Aston Martin is basically a DB11 dances to the grace of the Milady with the swing of an axe and some grenade rounds to make it ready for action all day, all night long.

2019 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera

Hailed as the replacement to the once majestic Vanquish S, the DBS Superleggera is the newest flagship sportscar that carries an ultra-expensive pricetag of 225,000 Pounds, which is about as expensive as a fast Italian supercar, so while the pricing is worth a break in the deep pockets, what do you really get for your six-figure pricetag sportscar?

For starters, it looks a lot like a DB11 from top to bottom but for the DBS, they made it even more aggressive and sexier that makes it look like it's ready to get into the masquerade ball while carrying a big axe and a grenade launcher, which sounds illegal but it's all about the hearts of the drivers this DBS can steal from. On the inside, it's still looks and feels like a normal DB11 and with every Mercedes bits and bobs on it, it's hard to describe its inner German tech lurking from this brawny beauty Brit that likes to tangle through different roads and tracks with pride, prestige, and brawns.

The DBS Superleggera is powered by the same 5.2L V12 Twin Turbo engine from the DB11 but it was ticked to produce 725PS of power and 900Nm of torque and while mated to an 8-speed automatic gearbox, it can get from 0-60mph in three and a half seconds and onwards to 211mph, meaning when compared to one of its Super GT rivals, the Ferrari 812 Superfast, it's not enough to eat the Prancing Horse alive, and while the DBS's performance is not an ideal alternative to Ferrari's V12 powerhouse, there goes the dynamics.

Yes, the DBS maybe more aerodynamic, it has a clever suspension setup, it has a limited-slip differential, new CCB carbon discs, and so on, but when you get your foot down, that massive amount of torque is worth intimidating at wheelspin start and while it's surprisingly worth a graceful dancer on the road, the DBS Superleggera always swings its axe and launch a few grenade rounds, demonstrating just how savage and how lairy this car is when driven on the track to the max. That Milady has a lot of things of its sleeves and unless you have a degree to this machine, best to bid yourself "adieu" when you get spun out at a corner. That said, this car needs the elegance of a skillful dancer and the image of Fawkes to master the DBS Superleggera's character regardless of how fast and how careful you're driving this car.

That said, the DBS Superleggera is one heck of a super grand tourer that combines legendary Aston Martin beauty with savage performance and dynamics that carries the specter of its predecessors. It may not be one of the best Super GTs on the road but that performance will make you either come back for more or be downright jealous. As a matter of fact, we're in the latter and one look of it will make us so jealous enough, we just want one for ourselves. Come on, world, we're waiting.

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