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Written by Ollie Marriage
A while back I wrote a little piece about just how fast an Aston Martin DBS Superleggera is against the clock. And it is. Very. As fast to 100mph as an AMG GT R and Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and faster still if you discount the initial traction issues, and consider the 60-130mph increment. That"s dusted in under seven seconds. A Porsche 911 Turbo S can"t say that. Nor can the 858bhp Hennessey Mustang we ran earlier this year, or Litchfield"s GT-R Track Pack. But you wanted more. Specifically, you wanted to know how it compared to Ferrari"s 812 Superfast. The reason is clear. Both are front-engined GT-bodied supercars, designed to take two people and a considerable amount of luggage a decent distance. But they do so using very different strategies. The Aston wades in with a twin turbo 5.2-litre V12 that"s all about torque 663lb ft of it at a mere 1,800rpm. The 715bhp power output is largely a byproduct of the torque. Now meet its polar opposite. The Ferrari uses a naturally aspirated 6.5-litre V12. It doesn"t deliver maximum torque until 7,000rpm and even then it falls short of the Aston by a considerable 134lb ft. But here the torque is largely a byproduct of the colossal power 789bhp at 8,500rpm.
Date written: 5 Jan 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 14461
A while back I wrote a little piece about just how fast an Aston Martin DBS Superleggera is against the clock. And it is. Very. As fast to 100mph as an AMG GT R and Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and faster still if you discount the initial traction issues, and consider the 60-130mph increment. That"s dusted in under seven seconds. A Porsche 911 Turbo S can"t say that. Nor can the 858bhp Hennessey Mustang we ran earlier this year, or Litchfield"s GT-R Track Pack. But you wanted more. Specifically, you wanted to know how it compared to Ferrari"s 812 Superfast. The reason is clear. Both are front-engined GT-bodied supercars, designed to take two people and a considerable amount of luggage a decent distance. But they do so using very different strategies. The Aston wades in with a twin turbo 5.2-litre V12 that"s all about torque 663lb ft of it at a mere 1,800rpm. The 715bhp power output is largely a byproduct of the torque. Now meet its polar opposite. The Ferrari uses a naturally aspirated 6.5-litre V12. It doesn"t deliver maximum torque until 7,000rpm and even then it falls short of the Aston by a considerable 134lb ft. But here the torque is largely a byproduct of the colossal power 789bhp at 8,500rpm.
Date written: 5 Jan 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 14461
