- Aston Martin’s DBS successor is coming soon
- New flagship GT will be called a Vanquish
- An 824-hp twin-turbocharged V-12 has been confirmed
Aston Martin is just days away from revealing its successor to the DBS, and a teaser video released to social media on Tuesday provides some glimpses of the car as well as a taste of its newly developed V-12’s sound.
The new flagship grand tourer will revive the vaunted Vanquish nameplate, and we’ll see the covers come off on Sept. 2.
Camouflaged prototypes testing hard in recent months at Germany’s Nürburgring racetrack give a good indication of what’s to come, and Aston Martin in May provided the first details on the car’s new engine.
The engine is a further evolution of the twin-turbocharged 5.2-liter V-12 that powers the DBS and former DB11. In the Vanquish, it will pack 824 hp, thus ensuring the car will deliver a major step in performance over the DBS which has 715 hp in standard guise and 759 hp in its DBS Ultimate runout special.
All expectations will be Vanquished.
02.09.24#AstonMartin #AllWillBeVanquished
— Aston Martin (@astonmartin) August 27, 2024
Aston Martin said improvements in efficiency, throttle response, and overall refinement were also targets for the engine’s developers. More revs will also be a factor.
The prototypes hint at a design that’s clearly evolved from the DBS, but longer and with a chunkier tail. The interior was the only real letdown of the DBS, and this should be addressed with the Vanquish which will likely feature the more elegant designs seen in other recent Aston Martins, along with the automaker’s new in-house developed infotainment system.
The Vanquish is expected to start sales later this year, meaning it will likely arrive as a 2025 model in the U.S.
The car will serve as the flagship of Aston Martin’s front-engine lineup. However, the automaker this year will also launch the mid-engine Valhalla that will sit atop the lineup and also usher in plug-in hybrid technology at the brand. The Valhalla will skip the V-12, though. It will instead use a version of the AMG-sourced twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 common to the Vantage and DB12.
