Aston Martin DBS 770 Ultimate: 1 of 300

[TXSTYLE]

Pure Automotive Perfection. However... I'd change out those wheels immediately.
The interior color is absolutely perfect and my absolute favorite for any vehicle.
Quick question for the Exoyic/Supercar owners here: The 'starter' on this car and other Exotics, always have that "unique starter sound" that other vehicles simply don't. Can someone educate me as to what these vehicles utilize?

[Donatello.]

Nice looking car. Could have picked a better color to show it off. Those wheels look like a huge PITA to clean lol

[ShocknAwe]

Dig the car, I'd change the wheels immediately.

[gblansten]

Beautiful car. Decent 0-60. Suspect would be fun to drive.

[TXSTYLE]

Anyone know about my "starter" question?

[xander_g]

Beautiful. Wheels can stay, interior and upholstery in a different color would be great.

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by xander_g

Beautiful. Wheels can stay, interior and upholstery in a different color would be great.

Interior and Upholstery are magnificent!
No matter what color the car is.

[chassis]

Nice car. Good exterior and interior lines. Good colors. Aesthetics are proper Aston.

Old Mercedes switchgear, but that is traditional for British cars whose manufacturers never quite had enough money to splurge everywhere in the car.

Not a fan of carbon shell seats. They don't look good and don't look comfortable.

Thank goodness for a ZF box. MB boxes are pure garbage.

Where does the V12 come from? Is it the AML V12? The MB M279 is 6.0 liters to my knowledge. That will answer the starter question. MB uses 48V ISGs between engine and transmission but need to clarify who makes the engine. If an Aston V12 it's probably a traditional "Bendix" style starter driving the flexplate.

[Donatello.]

Originally Posted by chassis

Nice car. Good exterior and interior lines. Good colors. Aesthetics are proper Aston.

Old Mercedes switchgear, but that is traditional for British cars whose manufacturers never quite had enough money to splurge everywhere in the car.

Not a fan of carbon shell seats. They don't look good and don't look comfortable.

Thank goodness for a ZF box. MB boxes are pure garbage.

Where does the V12 come from? Is it AML V12? The MB M279 is 6.0 liters to my knowledge. That will answer the starter question. MB uses 48V ISGs between engine and transmission but need to clarify who makes the engine. If an Aston V12 it's probably a traditional "Bendix" style starter driving the flexplate.

Yea, can't splurge with the MSRp on this lol wtf smh

[x622]

Those seats look amazing. I'd drive one.

[RM7]

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

Anyone know about my "starter" question?

I didn't hear much of it and I doubt you ever would with a car unless it's malfunctioning, but it seemed to be a much higher pitch/faster start. I remember when we got the high performance starters installed on piston aircraft, it was such a huge difference from the old lumbering slow starters. The high pitched wine was similar and they simply kicked out WAY more starting force/turned faster. So it may just be a starter that kicks out a lot more amps...which may be needed to turn 12 cylinders?

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by RM7

I didn't hear much of it and I doubt you ever would with a car unless it's malfunctioning, but it seemed to be a much higher pitch/faster start. I remember when we got the high performance starters installed on piston aircraft, it was such a huge difference from the old lumbering slow starters. The high pitched wine was similar and they simply kicked out WAY more starting force/turned faster. So it may just be a starter that kicks out a lot more amps...which may be needed to turn 12 cylinders?

Yeah. It's definitely more of a high pitch electric sound.

I've always found it cool sounding.

[Davil]

Originally Posted by chassis

Nice car. Good exterior and interior lines. Good colors. Aesthetics are proper Aston.

Old Mercedes switchgear, but that is traditional for British cars whose manufacturers never quite had enough money to splurge everywhere in the car.

Not a fan of carbon shell seats. They don't look good and don't look comfortable.

Thank goodness for a ZF box. MB boxes are pure garbage.

Where does the V12 come from? Is it the AML V12? The MB M279 is 6.0 liters to my knowledge. That will answer the starter question. MB uses 48V ISGs between engine and transmission but need to clarify who makes the engine. If an Aston V12 it's probably a traditional "Bendix" style starter driving the flexplate.

It a bespoke Aston Martin designed engine. They are manufactured in Cosworth’s factory these days, but tough Euro emissions regs now mean they can only be used in limited run cars going forward.

FWIW the new DB12 now has its own Aston designed infotainment which is absolutely fantastic. This will make its way into all new models. Who knows if there will be another DBS. Maybe a limited run.

[Eternalthinker]

What Aston Martin does so well in their design department....this is an excellent example of.

[Efthreeoh]

With such a finely crafted interior, why would you wear gloves when driving it?

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

With such a finely crafted interior, why would you wear gloves when driving it?

To avoid fingerprints.

[Eternalthinker]

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

Interior and Upholstery are magnificent!
No matter what color the car is.

The craft on Aston's are exquisite. One downside to the 770 is the infotainment system that is pretty dated. The DB12 on the other hand is much better in that department.

Interior is as elegant as they come. I received my Speedform sculpture from Aston few weeks ago for my Valhalla and even this is very well made.

[TXSTYLE]

Originally Posted by Eternalthinker

The craft on Aston's are exquisite. One downside to the 770 is the infotainment system that is pretty dated. The DB12 on the other hand is much better in that department.

Interior is as elegant as they come. I received my Speedform sculpture from Aston few weeks ago for my Valhalla and even this is very well made.

OMG....

Mucho congrats to you sir. That is one epic hypercar!
I assume the vehicle is the same color as this keepsake?

[Eternalthinker]

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

OMG....

Mucho congrats to you sir. That is one epic hypercar!
I assume the vehicle is the same color as this keepsake?

Thank you. I'm excited! All deposit holders get the same color sculpture, so that was not an option for us....especially since the car is not available for speccing yet. It was a nice gesture nonetheless from Aston Martin.

[Theodore2]

Originally Posted by RM7

I didn't hear much of it and I doubt you ever would with a car unless it's malfunctioning, but it seemed to be a much higher pitch/faster start. I remember when we got the high performance starters installed on piston aircraft, it was such a huge difference from the old lumbering slow starters. The high pitched wine was similar and they simply kicked out WAY more starting force/turned faster. So it may just be a starter that kicks out a lot more amps...which may be needed to turn 12 cylinders?

I think you are right, sounds familiar:

[murderspice]

Originally Posted by Eternalthinker

Thank you. I'm excited! All deposit holders get the same color sculpture, so that was not an option for us....especially since the car is not available for speccing yet. It was a nice gesture nonetheless from Aston Martin.

Jesus, that garage. Not to be impolite, but what the hell do you do for a living?

[Eternalthinker]

Originally Posted by murderspice

Jesus, that garage. Not to be impolite, but what the hell do you do for a living?

Built businesses from the ground up. Lot of work, some luck, and lots of discipline.