Faster Aston Martin DBS Superleggera AMR to follow
British Ferrari 812 Superfast rival to get even more power, track suspension, more carbon-fibreAston Martin will create an even faster, more powerful version of its mighty DBS Superleggera, motoring.com.au can exclusively reveal.
"We produced an AMR version of the previous Vantage and have an AMR Rapide and DB11, so it's safe to assume a DBS Superleggera is coming." a senior Aston Martin exec admitted at the launch of the British Ferrari 812 Superfast rival.
Our source confirmed the Aston Martin DBS Superleggera had been developed to "leave space" for an even faster, more hard-core AMR version of the super GT.
Like the DB11 AMR, the DBS is set to come with a completely revised spring rates and retuned adaptive dampers that are more tailored to fast road and track work.
The rear limited-slip differential is also thought to have been changed,
Externally, the already-striking DBS will come with 'AMR' logos and garish bright lime coloured highlights.
Inside, it's thought the standard car's sports seats will be replaced by optional carbon-fibre shell seats to carve around 20kg off the kerb weight.
To cut kilos, the same weight-saving material will be used for the steering wheel, exhaust tips, engine cover and elsewhere in the fast Aston's construction.
Under the bonnet, the Aston insider refused to confirm how much more power the DBS AMR will get, but admitted that with a different cold air intake the twin-turbo 5.2-litre V12 has already been engineered to produce a "maximum 750hp (551kW)" – a decent 18kW rise over the Superleggera’s already-monstrous, 533kW output.
Any more than that would need significant reworking of the V12's internals, said the Aston exec.
As well as more power, torque will also be boosted to around 950Nm. The powerful Aston V12 is capable of producing much more but the limitation is the ZF-sourced eight-speed automatic, which is rated to a maximum of 950Nm.
Combined with a stickier set of tyres, the AMR-enhanced DBS Superleggera should hit 100km/h in less than 3.2 seconds — 0.2sec quicker than the standard car.
Top speed, meanwhile, is also expected to rise — by at least 5km/h to 345km/h.
It's not known when the British sports car-maker will introduce the faster AMR DBS Superleggera, but we expect it to arrive in either late 2019 or early 2020 with a price premium over the standard car's $517,000 of around $50,000.
UPDATED: Since publication Aston Martin has advised the DBS AMR is most likely to be a late 2020 or early 2021 debut.
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