Aston Martin DB11 Volante arrives in style
Drop top V8 is stiffer and lighter than the V12 convertible it replacesAston Martin claims its all-new convertible, based on the DB11 coupe, sets a new standard of performance for open-top sport GTs.
The DB11 Volante launches with the headline news Aston has for now 'benched' the V12 engine and, at first, it will be exclusively powered by the Mercedes-AMG-sourced twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8.
Producing the same 375kW/675Nm as the V8 coupe, the rear-drive DB11 Volante can still hit 100km/h in 4.1 seconds, and top out at 300km/h, despite weighing 110kg more than the DB11 coupe.
All-up, the DB11 Volante tips the scales at a considerable 1870kg, but engineers claim the heavier convertible is 26kg lighter than the old DB9 Volante, while offering a structure some five per cent stiffer.
They've also preserved a near ideal 47:53 front-to-rear weight distribution, despite incorporating a large completely redesigned roof mechanism.
Aston says the folding roof actually consists of no less than eight layers and can be lowered in 14 seconds and raised in 16 seconds, at speeds up to 50km/h.
The roof can also lower remotely using the key fob.
Aston Martin is offering the convertible with a head-spinning amount of personalisation, including five colours for the seat belts alone, which the company reckons offers customers virtually endless scope for personalisation .
On sale early next year in Europe priced from £159,000 in the UK ($A270,000), it's thought a more powerful version, running the hallmark 447kW/700Nm 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 engine, will arrive late 2018.
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