New Aston Martin DBS Superleggera
Aston Martin announced that the DBS and Superleggera nameplates would make a return in an all new model, which is rumored to be the successor to the aging Vanquish. Despite only officially announcing the vehicle earlier this month, it looks like the automaker is already testing the vehicle at the Nurburgring. Automotive Mike captured footage of the coupe at the infamous circuit and it looks like Aston is making a lot of progress on the vehicle. The car looks similar to some of the prototypes we鈥檝e seen before, but this is one of the first times we鈥檙e actually getting to see the car in action. And boy does it look and sound intimidating. Not a lot is known about the new DBS. The prototype that鈥檚 on the Nurburgring is finished in matte black and looks to be wearing a decent amount of camouflage. The hood, though, is what really has us believing that this could be the vehicle the automaker teased. Aston conveniently placed pieces of camo on the hood, which look like they鈥檙e covering a pair of heat extractors. Those are the only things that the brand teased in its previous photo of the DBS. Another item that we haven鈥檛 seen before on any of the other prototypes is the tidy rear wing. Aston isn鈥檛 known for placing big wings on its vehicles, unless it鈥檚 going racing. In the same light as the DB11, the coupe has a small wing that deploys at high speeds. The component looks like it was taken right off of the DB11, so we wouldn鈥檛 be surprised to hear that Aston integrated its Aeroblade solution into the new vehicle to improve downforce. We鈥檒l have to wait to see if this prototype really is the DBS Superleggera. Luckily, we won鈥檛 have to wait that long, as its official launch is expected later this year.
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