700HP Hyper-Martin in the works? Aston considers follow-up to the Zagato

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Aston Martin is considering building a new range-topping supercar to rival the Mercedes SLR, and, to a lesser extent, the Bugatti Veyron, according to U.K. magazine AutoExpress. The high-performance coupe is codenamed DBX, the report claims.

The DBX would offer a top speed in excess of 205 mph, and a zero to sixty time in the mid-three-second range. Power would likely come from a 700 horsepower 6.0-liter V12 engine.

The DBX would be a spiritual successor to the 1986 Aston Martin Zagato, which was created to reach 300km/h (186mph). The DBX will use a version of Aston's versatile vertical horizontal (VH) aluminum/composite platform, with technology from the new DBS sports car.

The car would likely be priced against the $450,000 Mercedes SLR.
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Should be awsome. I fear the design might be a bit more limited, seeing as the current vertical-fronts don't seem very aerodynamic... At least they're not making a 'Veyron-Beater', but rather a competing hypercar - and hopefully, not in the terms of topspeed, but in the looks-department, where, IMO, the Veyron lacked a bit. Can't wait for a Speed 12 Vs. Veyron Vs. DBX shootout...
 
sounds great :D i hope they be a bit more original in the design! dont want it to just look like a variation of the db9 like every model has been since :|
 
Sounds great indeed but let's hope the Aston guys don't make a horrible looking version out of the AMV8 or DB9, although that's hard to accomplish. Anyway, sounds cool but I just hope that car won't be too heavy like all the other Astons 👍
 
Wouldn't this technically be a follow up to the V8 Vantage V600 and Vanquish?
Lets hope when it comes out that it is a new design and not a kitted DB9 like the one in Casino Royale was.
Also, could this just be the all-but-confirmed DBS that was designed to replace the Vanquish?
 
Toronado
Wouldn't this technically be a follow up to the V8 Vantage V600 and Vanquish?
Lets hope when it comes out that it is a new design and not a kitted DB9 like the one in Casino Royale was.
Also, could this just be the all-but-confirmed DBS that was designed to replace the Vanquish?
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About the follow-up part, I'm not too sure as I'm not overly familiar with AM's history - I know what they told me, it's that the Zagato was made as a supercar designed to break 300KM/h. Now, I'm not assuming the 'DBX' will be designed for top-speed purposes, since 700HP will probably not be sufficient for breaking 400Km/h, but it'll be a very speedy Aston.

And about the DBS/James Bond thingy: I always understood that the car in Casino Royale was the DBS, and was supposed to be a one-off. I seriously hope they'll make a limited-production edition of it, and leave it, since you can't make more than 5 cars which look the very same.
 
Toronado
Lets hope when it comes out that it is a new design and not a kitted DB9 like the one in Casino Royale was.
Also, could this just be the all-but-confirmed DBS that was designed to replace the Vanquish?
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The car in Casino Royale was the DBS, the DBS was a model variation of the DB9, thats why it looked like a kitted up DB9. Comparng the DB9 and DBS is like comparing a Mercedes CLK to and AMG version of the same car, they're the same model different states of tune ;).

This car will more than likely not compete directly with the Veyron on paper, it'll probably be far more like the SLR.
 
Dave A
This car will more than likely not compete directly with the Veyron on paper, it'll probably be far more like the SLR.
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Indeed, as the article tells, it'll compete mainly with the SLR, and to a lesser extent with the Veyron. And against the SLR, that should be a battle. I assume it'll be heavy, and with a high-displacement engine, both should be the ultimate bahn-cruisers. With added beauty on the Aston's side.
 

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