2009 Aston Martin DBS Automatic - Auto Shows
The fast Aston gets the fast-actin? autobox.BY STEVE SILERWhat?s not to love about a sexy, fast GT with a good old-fashioned three-pedal manual transmission? Very little indeed, but if there are any gripes to be found, a traffic-choked metropolis like Los Angeles will bring it out. And so we believe that Aston Martin had the right idea to debut the new self-shifting version of its flagship DBS at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show.In place of the six...
Aston Martin DBS Touchtronic
It?s the pinnacle of the Aston Martin line up and the car of choice for James Bond. And now for the first time the stunning DBS can be ordered with the British firm's Touchtronic gearbox.The transmission of choice on 90 per cent of standard DB9?s the automatic gearbox has been reworked to suit the sporty nature of the DBS. Aston Martin?s engineers contemplated using the automated manual Sportshift unit from the smaller Vantage but decided that de...
Manic James Bond Fan Pays $350,000 For Wrecked Aston Martin DBS [Movie Cars]
newVideoPlayer("/James-Bond-splash.flv", 494, 373,""); If you'll remember, back in April a stunt driver for the latest James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, lost control of a brand spankin' new Aston Martin DBS, plunging it into Italy's Lake Garda. According to Daniel Craig, the actor playing 007, a rabid fan has snapped up the remnants of that car for a cool £200,000 — about $350,000 in 'merican play money. Keep in mind a DBS off the showro...
Bang & Olufsen Provides New Custom-Made Audio System for Aston Martin DBS
New Quantum Of Solace Trailer Features Hot Aston Martin DBS Action [Quantum Of Solace]
newVideoPlayer("/QOS_Trailer.flv", 600, 300,""); Looks like the new James Bond flick Quantum of Solace will feature a more than just a quantum of Aston Martin DBS time, as a new trailer for the worst-named movie ever has hit the web. In this one, we're treated to a bit more of the possible plot line and a lot more DBS, as James uses and abuses the supercar, ramping it Dukes of Hazzard-style, getting shot at (surprise) and, somewhere, tearing the ...
2008 Aston Martin DBS vs. 2009 Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano
Two-Car Libido Enhancer: What you get for $266,350, or better yet, for $385,419, are very fast babe magnets, but minus the whole point: the back seats.BY MARK GILLIESShould you get onJeopardy! here?s the likely question to the answer, ?A very popular video game about racing?: What is Gran Turismo? Well, that?s one answer.Gran turismo (or grand touring) is a term cooked up by car-crazy Italians ages ago to describe an automobile that could do it a...