The venerable AstonMartin DBS is reaching its twilight years 🌅 Time to test the DBS 770 Ultimate, its 5.2-litre quad-cam twin-turbo V12 hiked from 715bhp to 759bhp 💪 mscullion2 is your guide ⤵️
The words Aston, Martin and volatility are basically kissing cousins. But things have certainly been looking up for Gaydon in the last few years, especially now that its
The 5.2-litre quad-cam twin-turbo V12 beast has been upped to 759bhp thanks to a new air intake and increased boost pressure, and there’s a revised calibration for the adaptive damping system.No, they are the up-to-date images. The DBS interior is really beginning to feel its age. For one, it’s wider than a Defender but it’s still really not practical. Front seat passengers will most likely bump elbows at some point.
That aside – and it becomes less of an issue over time – the DBS is no more intimidating to drive than a DB11. There is some tyre roar and a faint rumble from the engine, but with eight gears to choose from it never need get near the point when it starts to really make itself heard. The DBS isolates and filters with aplomb too, and despite the 21-inch wheels doesn’t crash into potholes or fidget over expansion joints.
There’s a different engine map that shuffles mechanical torque around to make acceleration more linear and more naturally-aspirated feeling. Peak torque for a regular DBS drops like the anchor on an oil tanker at 1,800rpm. But for the 770 there’s technically not a specific number as it changes from gear to gear. It sounds bizarre, but you need to work all 5204ccs to get the most out of it.
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