The 2007 Aston Martin DBS
The 2007 Aston Martin DBS is the top of the line offering by the company. It was a new model introduced in 2007 as Aston Martin looked to reinvent themselves after several years of poor sales. The change that they made was to increase the focus on performance rather than on just style and comfort. The result is a car that combines comfort and performance better than almost any other car on the market.
The Aston Martin DBS of course has a large very powerful engine. A V12 is almost a requirement these days for a super car and the DBS has a six liter V12 that produces a little bit over five hundred horsepower. All of this power is attached to a very lightweight frame that is made mostly of carbon fiber. The result is a car that is very fast in a straight line. The Aston Martin accelerates very quickly and it can reach a top speed of more than three hundred kilometers per hour.
While top end speed and acceleration have always been a given in super cars this has not always been the case when it comes to handling. This is something that Aston Martin has really worked to improve. The main improvements were to make the frame more rigid and redistribute the weight so that most of it is between the wheelbase. This has made the car more responsive and has improved handling. Things like traction control and stability control also help in this regard. While the handling has certainly gotten better on the DBS it still doesn't handle like a top end sports car. This is because it isn't a sports car, it is a touring car. Therefore the suspension is softer than you would find in a sports car and that does have an impact on handling.
The other area where the Aston Martin DBS differs from other super cars is when it comes to interior appointments. A lot of super cars are made strictly for high performance driving and leave a lot to be desired in terms of comfort, or even practicality. This is not the case with the DBS it has all the features that you would expect to find on a top end touring car. This makes it much more comfortable, not to mention practical than other super cars.
The 2007 Aston Martin DBS is worthy of the title of super car. There are of course some differences between it and other cars in the class, however most people would consider that to be a good thing. The DBS finds an excellent compromise between performance and comfort. This is much appreciated by the people who find the focus on performance by other super cars to be a bit of turnoff. If you are spending that kind of money on a car it is nice to have one that you can drive in comfort.
