Share and mechanical elements of the bodywork with the DB9, but it has a more powerful engine and only has two seats.
On the power is located between a DB9 (456 hp) and a Vanquish S (528 hp). The engine is made of aluminum and central position in front. It's atmospheric, has four valves per cylinder, 5.9 liter engine capacity, indirect injection and variable intake. This engine is a variant of the engine that carries versions of racing DBR9 and DBRS9.
With this engine, the Aston Martin DBS reaches a top speed of 307 km / h and accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 4.3 s. It's very fast, but not as much as a Corvette Z06, a 911 Turbo Porsche or a Lamborghini Gallardo; these models have a less powerful engine, but are lighter. The figure of average consumption in the Aston Martin DBS is 16.4 l/100 km.
The range of equipment is plentiful, but is weaker. Among the items of equipment that is standard are four air bags, stability control (DSC), variable damping, xenon headlights, variable steering assistance, control front and rear parking, sports seats with electric adjustment, leather upholstery and interior, browser with hard drive, connect 'Bluetooth' for mobile phone, stereo 'Dolby Pro Logic II amplifier with 700 W, connection for external audio sources and devices' USB 'key electronics and sapphire crystal.
The Aston Martin DBS stability control (DSC) can not be disconnected. There is a mode of operation of DSC ( "Track") that allows more slippage of the wheels before acting. In addition, to improve stability at a high speed, the Aston Martin DBS has an aerodynamic rear diffuser.
Optionally, you can keep dimming interior mirror with automatic anti-theft alarm, browser, programmable remote opening of the garage, sports seats Lightweighted (carbon fiber and Kevlar), wood interior trim and additional key starter.
There are some items of equipment, quite common in much more affordable cars, which are not available on the Aston Martin DBS: head airbags, automatic windshield wipers and automatic headlights turned on, among others.
Aston Martin DBS
The body and chassis of the Aston Martin DBS are elements of aluminum, magnesium and carbon fiber. According to Aston Martin, the use of carbon fiber in parts of the body (on the lid of the boot and bonnet, among others) has reduced by 30 kg weight of the Aston Martin DBS.
Aston Martin declares a weight of 1,695 kg for DBS (did not specify whether the weight was measured in terms of approval), with a 50/50 weight distribution between the front and rear.
The suspension is independent, with parallelogram deformable in both axles. In addition, the buffer is adaptive, i.e., its adjustment varies automatically depending on driving conditions. In the way 'Track', the setting of the suspension has maximum hardness.
The tires are Pirelli P Zero 245/35 measures 20 "front and 295/30 20" behind. Ceramic disc brakes are: in front of 398 mm (with tweezers from six pistons) and 360-mm rear (with tweezers four Pistons).
The Aston Martin DBS is built on the premises of Aston Martin in Gaydon (England). Aston Martin DBS showed a prototype of the movie "Casino Royale" of James Bond.