Aston Martin will unveil its next-generation grand tourer – an overhauled model of the DB11 that was beforehand noticed testing on street and monitor – on 24 May.
It will convey a technological overhaul, with teaser photos launched by the British agency confirming that the ageing Mercedes-Benz infotainment system from the DB11 has been changed.
Company chairman Lawrence Stroll confirmed in early 2022 that the Mercedes system was to be discontinued, asking: “How can you have an Aston Martin that sells for £150,000 with three-year-old technology?”
An settlement with Mercedes-Benz meant Aston Martin might solely use the German agency’s know-how as soon as it had been utilized in Mercedes fashions for 3 years – “a silly thing the previous management agreed to”, in accordance to Stroll.
He confirmed that the brand new automotive will get a touchscreen infotainment system, differentiated from Mercedes’ tech by “our own faces, our own voices – a proper English accent”.
The official teaser photos additionally present that the DB11’s silhouette is basically intact, with modifications concentrated on the styling at both finish.
There is a brand new headlight design, for instance, and extra aggressively sculpted bonnet vents.
Prototypes have been beforehand noticed with a lip spoiler on the rear finish, however it’s unclear whether or not this has translated to the manufacturing automotive.
The selection between V8 and V12 fashions is probably going to stay, with each topic to substantial revamps. The V12 was lately uprated to 759bhp for the swansong DBS 770 Ultimate, thanks to a 7% bump in turbo stress and ignition tweaks.
