Aston Martin DBS Volante Convertible revealed ahead of its Geneva unveiling
James Bond’s preferred sports car maker; Aston Martin, has revealed the Aston Martin DBS Volante Convertible ahead of its Geneva debut. The Volante which is marked as the 16th convertible made by the auto maker is powered by a 6.0 liter V12 that is good for 510HP and 570Nm of torque which can propel the sexy roadster to the 100 km/h mark in 4.3 seconds, all the way to a top speed of 307 km/h.
The fabric convertible top which is designed to present a DBS coupe silhouette takes about 14 seconds to operate, and can be performed at speeds of up to 48 km/h. Transmission wise, a 6 speed manual is standard while buyers can opt for the 6 speed ‘Touchtronic 2′ automatic transmission.
The Volante which measures 4721 mm in length, 1905 mm in width and 1280 mm in height with a wheelbase of 2740 mm features High Intensity Discharge (HID) head lights up front and LED tail lights at the back. Stopping power is provided by high performance carbon ceramic brakes, with ventilated carbon ceramic discs, 398 mm diameter with six-piston calipers up front and ventilated carbon ceramic discs, 360 mm diameter with four-piston calipers at the back.
To make it handle as good as it looks, Aston has fitted independent double wishbone incorporating anti-dive geometry, coil springs, anti-roll bar with monotube adaptive dampers up front while the rear features independent double wishbones with anti-squat and anti-lift geometry, coil springs, anti-roll bar, also with monotube adaptive dampers.
Safety features include dual-stage driver and passenger front airbags as well as side airbags, Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) as well as traction control and a roll over protection system.
For spirited driving, there are two driving modes including “Sports” and “Track” modes. “Sports” mode engages a more aggressive gear shift strategy as gear changes feel sharper and more forceful, engine speed matching on downshifts is more aggressive and in full automatic mode, up shifts occur at higher engine speeds while the “Track” mode sets all dampers to their firmest positions.
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This is the most beautiful car that i have seen so far in Topics selection. The colour is perfect! I would love to drive a car like this.
Probably when I win a lottery, I will buy one.:)