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Photographs: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative of the model.
Curator’s note
The DB12 is the first of a new generation of Aston Martins, with a stiffer structure, an electronic rear differential and much more power than the DB11. Aston calls it the world’s first super tourer.
The story
The DB name stands for David Brown, the industrialist who owned Aston Martin from 1947 to 1972.
Its V8 comes from Mercedes-AMG but is retuned by Aston Martin, with larger turbos and new cam profiles for 680 PS.
Character
Dimensions
Torsional rigidity is up 7 percent over the DB11.
Weight figure is dry, without fluids.
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