Sentences with phrase «dbs volante»

In simple terms, the V12 Vantage Roadster combined the well known V12 5.9 litre engine with peak output of 510bhp as already in service in the DBS, DBS Volante and V12 Vantage coupe within the V8 Vantage Roadster compact body to make Aston Martin's most exhilarating open - top sports car.

As I believe the Chinese market favours closed cars to convertibles, the DBS Volante Dragon 88 is the very rarest varient of this interesting special edition.

Boasting 568 horsepower and 465 lb - ft of torque from a 5.9 - liter V - 12 engine, the Aston Martin DBS Volante is capable of a top speed in the range of 201 mph.

Boasting 568 horsepower and 465 lb - ft of torque from a 5.9 - liter V12 engine, the Aston Martin DBS Volante is capable of a top speed in the range of 201 miles per hour.

We have just added to our extensive exotic car inventory a beautiful 2011 Aston Martin DBS Volante in Jet Black over Obsidian Black leather interior with just 11,200 miles.

The DBS Volante is powered by the same 6.0 - litre V12 engine at the heart of the DBS which was launched in 2007.

The BeoSound DBS has been specifically revised for the DBS Volante and senses when the roof is up or retracted and adjusts the sound stage to compensate for wind noise and change in acoustics.

«The DBS Volante offers a subtle mix of power and performance.

Aston Martin's Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ulrich Bez said: «The DBS Volante delivers the utmost relaxed driving experience with the hood up or down.

When the system is turned on, the twin acoustic lens speakers emerge silently and swiftly, adding a touch of theatre and technological panache that is the perfect complement to the DBS Volante.

The system is acoustically and physically matched to the DBS Volante, with a design that follows the inherent quality and material honesty of the Aston Martin interior.

Consisting of 13 individual speakers and Bang & Olufsen's unique Digital Signal Processing system, the system transforms the DBS Volante into an acoustically sophisticated venue, capable of conveying subtle and striking musical dynamics from every source.

Aston Martin's 16th convertible in 95 years, the DBS Volante draws on the marque's extensive experience in designing iconic «Volantes» and is a 2 +2 featuring two occasional rear seats, ideal for young people or extra luggage.

Delivered as standard with Bang & Olufsen's BeoSound DBS audio system and seamlessly integrated into the DBS Volante's bespoke interior, the system provides the driver and passengers with an unrivalled audio experience.

This results in reducing the overall weight of the car and, in particular, the unsprung weight and rotational masses, further enhancing the DBS Volante's dynamics.

The DBS Volante will be built at Aston Martin's global headquarters at Gaydon, Warwickshire with customer deliveries expected to commence during quarter three 2009 and prices will be confirmed at the Geneva Auto Salon.

Housing the Roll - Over-Protection-System (ROPS) which deploys two roll bars in the event of the car rolling over, the rear humps lead your eye to the new carbon fibre deck lid which has been re-styled for the DBS Volante.

Fully retractable in only 14 seconds and at up to speeds of 30 mph (48 km / h), the roof will automatically stow under the newly sculpted tonneau, maintaining the DBS Volante's perfect form — hood up or down.

Aston Martin's 16th convertible, learning taken from the engineering of previous soft - top cars has resulted in the DBS Volante possessing Aston Martin's quietest and most refined roof system to date.

The roof effortlessly stows below the newly - sculpted tonneau cover which has been redesigned to enhance the muscular attributes of the DBS Volante.

Augmenting the DBS Volante's supreme handling characteristics is the near perfect weight distribution — achieved by mounting the 6 - speed gearbox at the rear placing 85 % of the weight between the front and rear axle.

The DBS Volante is available as standard with a rear - mounted 6 - speed manual gearbox with gear ratios optimised to extract the very best from the 6.0 - litre engine.

To take full advantage of its extremely precise and rigid platform, the DBS employs a sophisticated Adaptive Damping System (ADS) which is specifically tuned for the DBS Volante maximising ride comfort.

The Sport setting also incorporates a more responsive throttle map to match the high - performance characteristics of the DBS Volante.

In addition to the DBS coupe, the Carbon Black special edition was also made available for the DBS Volante complete with gloss black painted diamond turned wheels and piano black facia.

Most were supplied with Touchtronic 2 transmission; the manual DBS Volante is a very rare beast indeed and will become a particularly desirable motorcar in the future.

The much anticipated DBS Volante was unveiled as expected at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show with a promise to go on sale later in 2009.

The press launch for the DBS Volante was held during Le Mans 2009 with many of the factory demonstrators being driven by AML «top brass».

When production of the DBS Volante ended in the Summer of 2012, a total of 846 examples had been completed, including Carbon Black, Carbon Edition and Ultimate Special Edition cars.

Aston says the DBS Volante will reach 60 mph from a standstill in a tick more than four seconds, and at full bore, it will soar to a 191 - mph top speed, matching the 250 - pounds - lighter coupe.

If driving the 2009 Aston Martin DBS Volante, or convertible, sounds magical, it might very well be.

Disregarding for a moment the ultra-exclusive, hand - built One - 77, the DBS Volante is Aston's most expensive car, with a price starting at $ 262,500.

Aston Martin have released the convertible version of their DBS supercar named the Aston Martin DBS Volante.

Variant name: Convertible Volante, Derivative: Volante, Variant: V12 2dr Volante Touchtronic Auto NATIONWIDE DELIVERY INCLUDED - Aston Martin Edinburgh presents this beautiful DBS Volante finished in Lightening Silver with Obsidian Black leather interior.

We've come out here for the former, fearing the latter, because the fear is that the DBS Volante, being 25 per cent less stiff than its coupe cousin, will bump - steer, twist and launch itself into the nearest dyke.

Unveiled at this week's 2012 Beijing motor show, the «Year of the Dragon» edition range includes the DBS Volante, Virage Coupe and V8 Vantage S Coupe.

This does not affect boot space, which measures 279 litres, a 50 per cent increase in capacity over the Vanquish cabrio's predecessor, the Aston DBS Volante.

The heavyweight manual shift is a touch ponderous, so we'd opt for the Touchtronic 2 transmission, which, along with the standard rear seats, brings the DBS Volante into the DB9 Volante's firing line.

Does this mean the next DBS Volante will be a bridge between those two models, or is Aston Martin holding the rear styling of the new DBS Volante close to its chest until the DBS hard - top is revealed in full?

British ex-racing driver Tiff Needell took the 2012 Aston Martin DBS Volante up against the 2012 Mercedes - Benz SLS AMG Roadster on EVO «s test track... in the rain.

If all goes well, the future product portfolio will be as follows: all - new DB11 (2016), DB11 Volante (2017), all - new V8 Vantage (2017), V8 Vantage roadster (2018), all - electric Rapide E (2018), a DBS to replace the Vanquish (2018), 2017 DB11 Volante, new V8 Vantage, all - new DBX crossover (2019), a 1,000 - plus - hp hypercar sponsored by Red Bull (2019), a DBS Volante (2020), and a replacement for the Rapide (2020.)

The new DBS Volante brings the number of ASTON MARTIN cars to seven, if you count the superlow - volume one - 77.

Second in Aston's lineup only to the $ 2 million One - 77, the DBS Volante is the feeling man's convertible, a sensual but muscular specimen for those who consider the Turbo cabriolet too brutish and the Ferrari F430 Spider too brash.

Certainly not for everyone, the DBS Volante is a stately, open - air grand tourer in the exclusive segment where elegant lines meet excessive horsepower.

We're looking forward to comparing it to its rivals, namely the Audi R8 V10 Spyder, Porsche 911 Turbo cabriolet and the Aston Martin DBS Volante.

Not exact matches

DBS Carbon Edition prices start at # 186,582 for the coupe and # 196,581 for the Volante.

A Volante version of the DBS has been inevitable.

The Aston Martin Vanquish Volante replaces the DBS convertible with more power and practicality

The goal was light weight, strength and rigidity — the new Vanquish Volante is 14 percent stiffer than the DBS convertible it replaces.

They were in the country on a grand tour with an Aston Martin DBS V12 Volante, Ferrari California and a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 - 4 Spyder.