I hope that I am not repeating a thread that I missed, but wondered what the forum members thought of the new Aston Martin DBS announcement: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au...503cd1bd0655cf

 

More pictures:

 

Personally, I wouldn't buy this last hurrah when something "better" may be right around the corner. That said, the diamond design of the stitching looks great!

 

Nice looking, but it's what you'd expect from the last iteration.

 

I was thinking the exact same - must admit, really do like that interior design!

 

Yep. Thats the car you buy in two years and save a $100 plus because the new one is better. Nice car though.

 

Sorry but Aston need to get more than 500hp from their flagship production car. More like 650hp I mean a 458 which is technically the baby Ferrari has more and so does the R8 V10 and so does the 911 RS 4.0 which is an NA flat-6. For a car of this caliber and price it's WAY too slow. It might not be slow outright but for the price and for what it is it's severly underpowered.

 

Here's what you said...

Here's what I heard...

Blah, blah, blah....Ferrari...blah, blah, blah.....R8

Just another person who hasn't an inkling about what an Aston Martin is all about.

 

last picture is ... sick! not a convertible person but i'd LOVE to have one!

 

I agree. As I've said before, Aston doesn't need to be at the top of the pack in terms of horsepower, but they at least need to stay IN the pack. I'm hoping that the next car has a horsepower figure that begins with a "6."

 

Question on the interior:

Are they offering Piano finish on the lower portion of the centre stack??

Those with Piano, does it hold up in daily life?? Looks like it would scratch very easily ... Thks

 

Yes as to the first question.

I have Piano on the top and it will show scratches. Just need to be careful. Although I haven't tried, I'm sure lighter scratches can be buffed out.

 

You've been able to get Piano finish on all 3 pieces for several years now. Unfortunately, the piece that surrounds the radio section is uber expensive, as compared to the fascia and the console, which are just expensive.

 

Spy shots of the '14.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/future-c...ton-martin-dbs

 

Have you driven a car with that engine ? I just bought a DBS ,going into it from a gallardo spyder and before that an r8 and 997 turbo,in no way is its performance inferior to those cars.Yes it's slower than a 458,gt3 rs 4.0 ...but these are sports cars ,the aston is a GT and it is not a car designed to get you from a to b as quickly as possible ..a gtr will do that,it's a car where every journey is an event and a car brimming with character.
Plus on top of that it is gobsmackingly gorgeous.