The new Aston Martin DB11 kicks off
a product assault which will result
in new versions of the Vantage and
Vanquish being built on the same
aluminium architecture
The DB11 made its debut in Geneva,
and Aston has revealed that more than
1400 orders had been placed for the
new £154,900 V12-powered 2+2 GT as
of Thursday 3 March. Around 500 came
from VIP customer preview events, the
same again from people who saw leaked
images online before the show and
around 400 from Geneva itself.
Following the DB11 will be a new
Vantage sports car, which is due
late next year and should usher in
Mercedes V8 engines to the Aston
line-up. A new Vanquish will follow
the Vantage, although whether it will
be a performance GT or a full-blown
supercar is still being decided.
Aston boss Andy Palmer also
confirmed that the DBX, which will
be built in Wales, would be based
on an Aston-developed aluminium
architecture and not from one sourced
from another car maker. This model will
be launched at the end of the decade.
Around that time Aston will also
launch a new luxury Lagonda saloon,
giving the firm three model lines.
Palmer said the DB11 was a significant
car, because DB Astons define the
brand. As such, it was important to
usher in new perceptions about Aston.
“We need perceptions to go away
from those of old technology, old
platforms, and the question of whether
we can survive as an independent
manufacturer,” he told Autocar. “Well,
we’ve developed this as an independent
company. There are no excuses in the
technology. We’re covered. We can be
very special in the things we want to be,
in design, the aluminium body, the aero
and ride and handling.”
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