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August 22, 2007

This Week:

• Pebble Beach provided the stage for the all new Aston Martin DBS

• GEM Zero Emission Vehicles winner of for Clean Air Leadership

• Limited-edition of Lexus SC 430 made its debut at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

• Completely reworked Chevrolet Aveo will be presented in Frankfurt

• C5 Airscape Concept gives an outlook of future Citroen C5 design

• MINI John Cooper Works CHALLENGE, next season's MINI Challenge race car

• All-New 2008 Honda Accord combines dynamic performance with fuel efficiency

• Saab Enthusiasts met in Troy to celebrates Silver Jubilee

• Nissan will equip all future models with newly developed Fuel Efficiency Gauge

• 2008 Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan Minivans launched at New Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly Plant

• Honda's Marysville Auto Plant celebrates 25th anniversary

• China's emerging middle-class ignores small cars

• Chery to open 14 new overseas plants by 2010

• Chinese exec to head Fiat joint venture in China

• Volkswagen Group sets new record with 3.61 million car sales worldwide for first half year

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A combination of elegant design, innovative manufacturing processes, race-derived materials and components and Aston Martin’s unrivalled hand-build expertise makes the DBS a luxury sports car without equal. Every line, crease and curve conveys the enormous potential of the DBS, a seductive blend of refinement and raw power, provided by the hand-built V12 producing 380kW (510bhp/517PS), a top speed of 191mph (302km/h) and a 0-62mph (0-100km/h) time of 4.3 seconds.

At the heart of the DBS is a 6.0-litre V12 engine. The DBR9 and DBRS9 race cars are powered by an enhanced version of this same V12, tuned to produce in excess of 600bhp. The shared powerplant continues the strong link between Aston Martin’s road and race cars, just as the six-cylinder engine used in the DBR1 inspired a generation of engines in the DB4, DB5 and DB6 in the 1950s and 60s.

As with all current Aston Martins, the engine is hand-assembled at Aston Martin’s dedicated engine facility in Cologne, Germany. The classic 6.0-litre V12 features a number of power-increasing enhancements. These include a ‘by-pass’ engine air intake port that opens above 5500rpm to allow more air into the engine, and re-profiled air inlet ports that further improve airflow into the combustion chamber. Combined with a compression ratio of 10.9:1, the result of these enhancements is prodigious power and torque: the DBS delivers 380 kW (510 bhp/517 PS) at 6500 rpm. The 3.71:1 final-drive ratio ensures that the additional power is usable, enhancing in-gear acceleration in particular.

The DBS will be built at Aston Martin’s global headquarters at Gaydon, near Warwickshire in the UK, joining the current Aston Martin line-up. This now comprises the elegant DB9, the agile V8 Vantage Coupe and the critically acclaimed Vantage Roadster – launched earlier this year.

Deliveries of the DBS are expected to commence during quarter one 2008, with prices to be confirmed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.

August 13, 2007

Photos: Aston Martin