Click the image above for a gallery of high-res shots of the Aston Matrtin DBS Volante.
Somewhere in the Swedish boonies there's a stunning burgundy mule testing its wares in the snow: the Aston Martin DBS convertible. Differing from its hardtopped sibling in only its roofline and side window profile, rear seat passengers will need all the champagne they can swill to forget about how little headroom they have. The roofless version of Bond's chariot will get to 100 KPH in just over four seconds, and will run you something like $300,000 in the States, and probably the same amount in euros.
UPDATE: Daylight pictures added to gallery.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ligor @ Jan 21st 2008 12:12PM
you know,
that fromt overhang makes it look like a FWD car, which it's not, but I woder why they don't shorten that end a bit. i bet the car would not look as soft as it does now, it'd have much more muscular lines with a shortened front overhang.
AutoXN @ Jan 21st 2008 12:19PM
Then it would be a V8 Vantage.
Zane @ Jan 21st 2008 1:09PM
Only Aston and Ferrari can get away with an overhang that large.
James @ Jan 21st 2008 1:34PM
James Bond used the regular one in Casino Royale and they say he will use one in Bond 22 so I guess he may go for the convertible.
http://www.sybarites.org/2006/05/04/jamess-bonds-aston-martin-dbs-exterior-interior-photos/
Pat @ Jan 21st 2008 12:21PM
I can't help wonder how that think can even drive in snow using those tires
Benfolio @ Jan 21st 2008 1:10PM
Since it's in Sweden I'm sure it's shod with some nice Nokian Hakkapeliittas!
bob sakamano @ Jan 21st 2008 12:21PM
whats an aston "matrtin"
??
MemphisNET @ Jan 21st 2008 12:33PM
Never a drop-top fan (bald... nobody needs to see that) but very slick.
steve @ Jan 21st 2008 12:46PM
nice...500 hp of rear wheel drive goodness on snowy road.
I think big showy cars suck badly, but i have read that thing is reasonably lightweight and gets ok mpg
Zane @ Jan 21st 2008 1:10PM
If it's the DBS' sister, what is it doing with red tail lenses?
Ben H. @ Jan 21st 2008 1:38PM
'verts and winters with snow do not mix.
clevershark @ Jan 21st 2008 3:16PM
I'm surprised that AM didn't go ahead and buy folding hard-top technology from, say, Volvo... I know it makes the car heavier, but a soft-top has to eat significantly into the car's top speed figures.
Johnny @ Jan 21st 2008 7:59PM
Overkill, nice!
chad.dawkins @ Jan 21st 2008 9:13PM
I think Aston Martin is trying to goad me into robbing a bank.
mk @ Jan 22nd 2008 12:02AM
Mr. Ramsey....
"Differing from its hardtopped sibling in only its roofline and side window profile, rear seat passengers will need all the champagne they can swill to forget about how little headroom they have."
Am I missing something, or are you? I thought the DBS was a two-seater only.
DB9 Volante is a 4-seater, and this is not a DB9 in that sense.
You guys have to realize... The front overhang on this car LOOKS longer because the hood and grille are at the very front. Most other cars have a bumper in front of the hood shut line.
AND this car has a V12 with it's center of gravity behind the front axle line (the front of the block is not necessarily behind the axle line, and the engine is as long or longer than an I6.
It also has a crush zone, and a monster of a radiator in front of that, with room between the radiator and the engine block enough for the air in the radiator to escape through the hood vents and under the chassis.
The red tails are probably trying to make it inconspicuous, like a DB9 Volante, to avoid unwanted snooping, which obviously was not all that effective. Clear tails would tip more people off who are looking to be tipped off.
ronnie @ Jan 22nd 2008 3:16AM
Aston Martin is really awesome . . . and it keeps on doing a good job.
http://cars.ozfreeonline.com
Graham @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:30AM
Waiting list for DBS in the UK now stretches to mid 2009 at the best, so by the time this is launched, you probably won'y get one until 2011 I guess.
www.firststarmobile.co.uk