Gallery: Review: 2017 Aston Martin DB11

  • Aston Martin DB11 Launch. Siena Italy. July 2016.Photo Drew Gibson
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    The 2017 DB11 sees Aston Martin returning to form and finally stepping into the 21st century.
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    Its performance and refinements surpass the DB9 by such a wide margin, it feels wrong to mention the two cars in the same sentence.
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    The DB11, a $211,995 grand tourer suited to crossing vast distances at obscene speeds, updates the company’s vaunted design language while retaining the brand’s signature cues.
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    The cabin is no less beautiful, with delightful details like perforated brogues on the seats and doors, crushed carbon-fiber details in the center stack and door trim.
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    Aston finally ditched its Byzantine infotainment system and, making use of its technical partnership with Daimler, appropriated the Germans' multimedia system.
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    The DB11 embraces modernity without looking back, going for broke with a redefined mission to poach well-heeled buyers who might otherwise fall for stalwarts like Bentley, Ferrari, Porsche, and Rolls-Royce.
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