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Written by Jack Rix
We knew it was coming, but it doesn"t make it any less exciting: you can now have your Aston Martin DB11 with either a 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 or, as of today, a 4.0-litre AMG-sourced twin-turbo V8. Anything with an AMG V8 is fine by us, but an Aston with an AMG V8? Well that"s music to our ears.Delivering 503bhp and 498lb ft (97bhp and 18lb ft less than the V12, and the same state of tune as the Mercedes-AMG C63 S) performance is still perfectly healthy. Its 0-62mph time four seconds flat is just a tenth down on the V12, and while it can"t hit 200mph like its big brother, a 187mph top speed should be plenty to be getting on with.Fuel economy. I"m sorry, but we must mention it. The V8 returns 28.5mpg and 230g/km of CO2 3.7mpg and 35g/km improvements on the V12. Not earth-shattering stuff, but the real motivation here is selling cars in markets where taxation is driven by engine capacity, not emissions, like China. While the bulk of the hardware is pure AMG, Aston says it"s fitted new engine mounts, a bespoke air intake, exhaust system and wet sump. The ECU software has also been written in house, for a unique throttle map and sound.
Date written: 27 Jun 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 8290
We knew it was coming, but it doesn"t make it any less exciting: you can now have your Aston Martin DB11 with either a 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 or, as of today, a 4.0-litre AMG-sourced twin-turbo V8. Anything with an AMG V8 is fine by us, but an Aston with an AMG V8? Well that"s music to our ears.Delivering 503bhp and 498lb ft (97bhp and 18lb ft less than the V12, and the same state of tune as the Mercedes-AMG C63 S) performance is still perfectly healthy. Its 0-62mph time four seconds flat is just a tenth down on the V12, and while it can"t hit 200mph like its big brother, a 187mph top speed should be plenty to be getting on with.Fuel economy. I"m sorry, but we must mention it. The V8 returns 28.5mpg and 230g/km of CO2 3.7mpg and 35g/km improvements on the V12. Not earth-shattering stuff, but the real motivation here is selling cars in markets where taxation is driven by engine capacity, not emissions, like China. While the bulk of the hardware is pure AMG, Aston says it"s fitted new engine mounts, a bespoke air intake, exhaust system and wet sump. The ECU software has also been written in house, for a unique throttle map and sound.
Date written: 27 Jun 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 8290
