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James Bond’s Aston Martin DBS

September 21st, 2006

James Bond's Aston Martin DBSThere’s not long to wait until we see a brand new Bond with actor Daniel Craig slipping into 007’s tuxedo. He’ll also be sliding behind the wheel of this, the new Aston Martin DBS. We spotted one, wearing DBRS9 badging, testing at the Nurburgring.

The standard DB9 on which the new car is based has been shaken and stirred. The already impressive 6.0-litre V12 has been uprated by a not inconsiderable 80bhp, taking total output to 530bhp. At the same time the car has shed weight and height losing close to 200kg through the use of lightweight materials and a stripped down interior and sitting 25mm closer to the road.