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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, innies and outies. Today is a momentous day. Friday September 16 2016 will go down in history as the day the world first clapped eyes upon the new Aston Martin DB11 Volante Engineering Car. Here it is, in all its engineeringy-car glory.Truth is, we"re not absolutely sure exactly what an engineering car is. We assume it"s rather like a traditional prototype", only with more writing on the flanks and rear.Similarly, Aston"s staying quiet on how an engineering car" differs from the actual DB11 Volante production car. Top Gear confidently predicts the actual DB11 Volante production car will feature rather less writing on the flanks and rear. And will also be more available-to-buy.In any case, these first photos of the DB11 Volante Engineering Car confirms perhaps the least surprising news of 2016: that the DB11 Volante Not-Engineering Car should, like the DB9 that preceded it, employ a fabric roof rather than, say, a folding hardtop, or an umbrella fashioned from yak-leather.Review: the all-new Aston Martin DB11Beyond that, we know for sure nothing of the DB11 Volante. However, it"s a safe bet it"ll employ the rather stonking 5.2-litre V12 from the DB11 coupe, generating a similarly stonking 600bhp. Expect a 0-62mph time around four seconds, and a top speed close to 200mph.
Date written: 16 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5024
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, innies and outies. Today is a momentous day. Friday September 16 2016 will go down in history as the day the world first clapped eyes upon the new Aston Martin DB11 Volante Engineering Car. Here it is, in all its engineeringy-car glory.Truth is, we"re not absolutely sure exactly what an engineering car is. We assume it"s rather like a traditional prototype", only with more writing on the flanks and rear.Similarly, Aston"s staying quiet on how an engineering car" differs from the actual DB11 Volante production car. Top Gear confidently predicts the actual DB11 Volante production car will feature rather less writing on the flanks and rear. And will also be more available-to-buy.In any case, these first photos of the DB11 Volante Engineering Car confirms perhaps the least surprising news of 2016: that the DB11 Volante Not-Engineering Car should, like the DB9 that preceded it, employ a fabric roof rather than, say, a folding hardtop, or an umbrella fashioned from yak-leather.Review: the all-new Aston Martin DB11Beyond that, we know for sure nothing of the DB11 Volante. However, it"s a safe bet it"ll employ the rather stonking 5.2-litre V12 from the DB11 coupe, generating a similarly stonking 600bhp. Expect a 0-62mph time around four seconds, and a top speed close to 200mph.
Date written: 16 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5024