The Aston Martin DB11 North American Debut

I had the good fortune of attending the North American premiere of the DB11 at Galpin Aston Martin back on April 6th. I thought of sharing that experience here since I haven't really noticed anybody else dedicate a thread in the automotive section to this pivotal vehicle in Aston Martin's plans for its second century of existence under the recently appointed leadership of Dr. Andy Palmer.

My initial impression, from just viewing the car (clearly not driving), could most succinctly be put like this - strikingly impressive. Yet with that said I have to immediately balance it out with saying what I first felt the moment the first batch of marketing images appeared - I do not find the design more appealing than the latest iterations of either the DB9 GT or the Vanquish 2, both of which were conveniently displayed there as well. In my opinion, as boldly attractive as the 11 is (especially in the sublime orange hue with an all-black roof), there is a timeless elegance about the 9 and the second iteration of the Vanquish that, at least from this single impression, I don't think the 11 possesses. My viewpoint having been stated, here are a few shots I captured including one of the pesky roof-line with those aluminium sides that can, for the time being, only be painted in either gloss black (to match the roof) or bright anodized finish. I'm pretty confident that is going to change shortly into the car's production cycle. Very interested in reading your impressions! Cheers, Filip

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Launch specification options....

By: AuHavrePro : June 2nd, 2016-20:47

For those interested in a bit more detail below are the scans of the launch specification ordering brochure with all of the available options neatly listed. These will naturally grow and develop as production matures. I believe the vast majority of the op...

Very cool, design cues from DB10 Spectre. Any interior photos to share? [nt]

By: Clueless_Collector : June 2nd, 2016-22:42

Hi Raymond,

By: AuHavrePro : June 2nd, 2016-23:03

sadly no interior shots, I was eager to check out the inside as well but since this was the very first car they brought to the US they weren't yet allowing people to spend time inside the vehicle (at least not those who weren't actually placing deposits)....

Thanks for the pictures. It looks quite appealing, I must say.

By: amanico : June 2nd, 2016-21:48

Hope to be able to see one in the real life! Best, Nicolas

It very much is,

By: AuHavrePro : June 2nd, 2016-23:08

I kind of feel disappointed in my own self for not liking it quite as much as I do the DBS and Vanquish 2, but bear in mind that this is only the beginning of their brand new slate of vehicles engineered anew from the ground-up and more impressive variant...

I find it very sensual, actually. [nt]

By: amanico : June 2nd, 2016-23:09

Close to a dream car.

By: dr.kol : June 2nd, 2016-23:55

I spoke recently with a Ferrari sales person (they sell also AM) who has seen the car. Some of his colleagues had an opportunity to test drive and the comments were praising. The new AM should have quite a number of parts from MB and that's naturally good...

Well,

By: AuHavrePro : June 3rd, 2016-00:35

getting to drive it and especially compare it directly with its predecessors would really give you the necessary feeling for whether or not it is a truly better package in total. Your new California looks great by the way, I see them quite a lot here arou...

Ferrari F12 is cool and tempting

By: dr.kol : June 3rd, 2016-03:38

but I'm a "family man" and need 2+2. Furthermore, in Europe a real "super car" can be used only in Germany. In my countries the idea is just to have something nicer than the very standard. Best, Kari

Yes they will start using AMG engines starting with the Vantage V8 in 2017 I believe [nt]

By: Mohannad (aka Riddler) : June 3rd, 2016-02:40

That what they suggested in Ferrari & Aston Martin shop. [nt]

By: dr.kol : June 3rd, 2016-03:05

Yep,

By: AuHavrePro : June 3rd, 2016-12:16

that is the correct information as far as what is coming out from their PR department at the moment....

I like the DB11.

By: JerryW : June 3rd, 2016-22:20

Just not sure about the two tone paint.

That....

By: AuHavrePro : June 3rd, 2016-23:20

sure has been a polarizing thing....

Thanks for the report Filip

By: AnthonyTsai : June 5th, 2016-18:08

I have to see one of these drive by on the road to see if I like the looks of it. Difficult to tell for me right now. Cheers, Anthony

Totally,

By: AuHavrePro : June 5th, 2016-22:58

you have to see the car in person to actually take in the new design. It is considerably more complex than the previous ones which you could get a really good impression of just from looking at candid images. The main reason being is that there are a lot ...

Another interesting photo....

By: AuHavrePro : June 12th, 2016-19:12

of a pre-production DB11 on the showroom floor at the Gaydon HQ.... ...

Agreements...

By: patrick_y : June 14th, 2016-15:08

The DB9 has a beautiful and gorgeous design that will be forever timeless. The DB11, while strikingly beautiful and modern is definitely the cusp of the new Aston Martin design language for their next century of automotive existence (assuming they don't g...

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