2017 Aston Martin DB11

The Aston Martin DB11 summed up in about three minutes - The Hooniverse

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Aston Martin reports record first-half profit

The company's revenues have increased by 94% in the first half of this year, with the DB11 largely credited for the turnaround

The Aston Martin DB11 has helped the firm almost double its revenues in the first half of the year, as it seeks to recover from six years of losses.

In the first half of 2017, revenues reached £410.4 million, compared with £211.8m in the same period last year - an increase of 94%.

In the past 12 months, revenues exceeded £750m for the first time in the company’s history.

Aston Martin boss Andy Palmer said the performance “reflects rising demand for the new DB11 model, as well as for special-edition vehicles and the ongoing benefits from our transformation plan”.

Chief financial officer Mark Wilson added: “The strength of our first-half results prove our strategy is on track. We are increasing our baseline guidance for underlying earnings [EBITDA] of £175m on revenues of £830m in 2017.”

In the first half of the year, pre-tax profits were £21.1m, reversing a £82.3m pre-tax loss in the same period in 2016.

Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose to £93.0m, up from £19.4m in the first half of 2016.

The big difference between pre-tax profits of £21.1m and EBITDA of £93.0m is due to "heavy investment in engineering and facilities," an Aston Martin spokesman told Autocar.

Based on Wilson’s full-year prediction of earnings of £175m, Aston Martin forecasts a slightly slower second half of the year.

Aston Martin's wholesale units - the number of cars sold to dealers - jumped 67% to 2,439 vehicles in the first half of 2017, thanks to rising orders in the UK, Europe, the Americas and China, said Aston Martin.

The average selling price per model, excluding special editions, rose 25% to £149,000, driven by the DB11 and customers opting for more options across the line-up.

Alongside the success of the DB11, Aston Martin said there has been “continued strong sales of the V12-powered Vanquish S and Vantage S models coinciding with sell-out success for special-edition vehicles such as the Vanquish Zagato Coupé”.

Aston Martin is heavily investing in its manufacturing facility in St Athan. Building work is already under way, where assembly of the upcoming DBX SUV model is due to start in 2019, creating up to 750 new jobs in South Wales.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/aston-martin-reports-record-first-half-profit
 
Here’s how many cars Aston Martin sold in H1 2017

Aston Martin has reported a 67% increase in sales in the first half of 2017.

Aston Martin has reported “sharply improved” financial results in the first half of 2017 amid rising global demand for its sports cars.

For the first six months of the year, the Gaydon-based company reported pre-tax profits of £21,1-million (about R355-million) – as opposed to a loss of £82,3-million (almost R1,4-billion) in the same period of 2016 – on revenues that increased to £410,4-million (around R6.9-billion).

So, how many cars were sold in the first half of 2017? Well, Aston Martin says global wholesale volumes rose by 67% to 2 439 vehicles.

Interestingly, the average selling price per model (excluding special editions) rose 25% to £149 000 (about R2,5-million), something the brand says was “principally driven” by the DB11 and a higher option take rate across the range.

“Aston Martin is accelerating financially with our third successive quarter of pre-tax profit. Our improving performance reflects rising demand for our new DB11 model, as well as for special edition vehicles and the ongoing benefits from our Second Century transformation plan,” said Andy Palmer, Aston Martin president and chief executive officer.

http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/heres-how-many-cars-aston-martin-sold-in-h1-2017/
 
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Is The New Aston Martin DB11 V8 Better Than A 5-Star Hotel? - Car Throttle

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Aston Martin DB11 V8 2017 review

Should I buy one?

At the end of a long drive, you’re left in no doubt that this car feels much truer to Aston’s long-standing tradition of building sporting grand touring coupés and proper driver’s cars than its more expensive and powerful cousin. The DB11 V12 retains its place, of course – and as a more isolating, gentle-riding, luxurious distance machine, it’s great at what it does.

But for proof of the V8’s stature, look no further than Aston’s plan to transfer most of the V8’s suspension and steering changes onto the V12 as part of next year’s model-year revision.

On balance, if I were buying a 12-cylinder DB11, I think I might wait until 2018 to do it. But, on this evidence, I might not actually buy a V12 at all.

Aston Martin DB11 V8

Where Barcelona, Spain; On sale Now; Price £144,900; Engine V8, 3982cc, twin-turbocharged petrol; Power 503bhp at 6000rpm; Torque 513lb ft at 2000-5000rpm; Gearbox 8-spd automatic, rear-mounted; Kerbweight 1760kg; Top speed 187mph; 0-62mph 4.0sec; Fuel economy 28.5mpg; CO2 rating 230g/km; Rivals Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes-AMG S63 Coupé

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/aston-martin/db11/first-drives/aston-martin-db11-v8-2017-review

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I saw one last week in Sandton.

It really looks like an UFO at first sight, plain weird. But it also definitely looks like an Aston !
 
How Aston ‘removed’ the DB11 V8’s AMG character…

The Aston Martin DB11 can be specified with Mercedes-AMG V8 power...

The new base version of the Aston Martin DB11 is powered by a 4,0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine, courtesy of the folks over at Mercedes-AMG. In fact, it’s the first model to gain an Affalterbach-built engine after the British automaker struck a deal with the German brand.

But the Gaydon-based automaker says it put plenty of effort into making the V8 model – which is positioned below the 5,2-litre twin-turbocharged V12 variant – sound a whole lot less like an AMG and more like a proper Aston.

“Most petrol-heads will probably hear an AMG coming before they see an AMG coming,” Simon Croft, senior manager of global launch strategy at Aston Martin, told AutoGuide.

“But it has an engine character sound that isn’t in line with what an Aston Martin V8 would be.”

So, how did Aston Martin change the sound of the eight-cylinder unit, which produces 375 kW and 675 N.m? Well, Croft told the publication that the brand’s engineers fettled various intake and exhaust elements, but left the cylinder block well alone.

“So, if you look at a sonograph of an [AMG] engine, you see it generates its main noise very low down in the frequencies; it’s a bass-heavy engine. That is not an Aston characteristic that is in tune with us and our brand,” said Croft.

“We need to move that dominant sound up into the frequency range,” he added, explaining that this resulted in a wail rather than an AMG growl.

“Changing the way the air goes in, changing the way the exhaust gasses and the sound is coming out, changing the engine management system, changing the throttle progression — those enable us to give it an Aston character rather than the AMG character,” he explained.

Listen to the V8-powered DB11 in the video below and judge for yourself…

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http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/how-aston-removed-the-db11-v8s-amg-character/
 
Aston Martin DB11 V8 2017 UK review

Should I buy one?

Surely a five-star car? Well, not quite. Blame refinement at speed, which suffers from tyre roar and the curiously loud rustle of air passing over the base of A-pillar. Interior fit isn’t good enough, either, even if the abundance of leather is supremely soft to the touch. The Mercedes-AMG S63 Coupé surpasses the Aston on both counts, though you’ll forfeit driver involvement.

If you’re set on a DB11, the AMG-engined car is the one to have, and a hugely desirable – and yes, improved – product. That’s until Aston Martin applies all these changes to the V12 car next year, at least. When that happens, we shall have a real conundrum on our hands.

Aston Martin DB11 V8

Where Cotswolds On sale Now Price £144,900 Engine 3982cc, V8, twin-turbocharged, petrol Power 503bhp at 6000rpm Torque 513lb ft at 2000-5000rpm Gearbox 8-spd automatic Kerbweight 1760kg Top speed 187mph 0-62mph 4.0sec Fuel economy 28.5mpg CO2 230g/km Rivals Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes-AMG S63 Coupé

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-revie...st-drives/aston-martin-db11-v8-2017-uk-review

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Aston Martin ‘fed up’ hearing its cars all look alike

Aston Martin’s chief creative officer says he is “fed up” with people saying that all of the Gaydon-based automaker’s products look alike.

“I guess I am just fed up with all the comments that all the cars look the same,” Marek Reichman told CarAdvice.

“You have to understand that within the company, we were relatively constrained in that prior period. To do things like the One-77 or Vantage Zagato was a breath of fresh air for me because they were all brand-new, you know,” he added, before pointing to the differences between the DB11 and the new Vantage.

“It’s like the handcuffs came off with Andy [Palmer, the brand’s CEO] and our new business plan, and I am able to put all that energy into the core. So, for me it’s like ‘hallelujah’, we can finally show what we are really capable of doing.”

Reichman told the Australian publication that while “each product has its customer” and therefore its own “look feel and drive”, they’re each still centred on the concept of beauty.

“It’s all around beauty still, but different variations of beauty. So if I think about DB11: that’s going to Savile Row, getting a suit made, or going to a kendo class and learning to use a sword and being very ceremonial about your experience.

“Vantage is about kicking some butt, it’s about driving, it’s about enjoying the driving feel, it’s more agile, it’s more stripped down. It doesn’t have all the intricacies of the DB11 in terms of aerodynamics because we’ve put it all the aero into the body … it doesn’t need all the aero aids,” he explained.

http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/aston-martin-fed-up-hearing-its-cars-all-look-alike/
 
Here’s how much the Aston Martin DB11 V8 costs

The V8-powered version of the Aston Martin DB11 coupé has officially arrived in South Africa, positioned below the full-fat 5,2-litre V12 model.

Drawing its urge from a 4,0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine courtesy of the folks over at Mercedes-AMG, this DB11 variant boasts 375 kW and 675 N.m, directed to the rear wheels via an eight-speed automatic transmission.

The British automaker says that’s enough to propel the DB11 V8 from zero to 100 km/h in a claimed 4,0 seconds (just one-tenth of a second off the 447 kW/700 N.m V12’s claimed 3,9-second sprint), before it tops out at 300 km/h.

So, the price? Well, the Aston Martin DB11 V8 coupé starts from R3 750 000, which makes it some R350 000 less expensive than the V12. No word yet on local availability of the recently revealed DB11 Volante.

The Gaydon-based brand says its engineering team has “tailored” the Mercedes-AMG-sourced V8 engine for its application in the DB11, with “bespoke air intake, exhaust and wet sump lubrication systems”. Electronic calibration of the V8, meanwhile, included creating new ECU software and reprogramming the engine and throttle mapping to “ensure it possesses the all-important feel and sound for which Aston Martins are renowned”.

Visually, the V8-powered model is set apart from its V12 big brother by way of unique alloy wheels, dark headlamp bezels and a pair of bonnet vents (instead of the quartet featured on the V12). These vents come in a choice of black or titanium-finish mesh, again different from that fitted to the twelve-cylinder variant.

http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/heres-how-much-the-aston-martin-db11-v8-costs/
 
Aston Martin DB11 recalled due to Daimler steering column issue

3973 owners are being contacted for free ‘remedial’ work; the job is said to take less than two hours

Aston Martin is recalling 3973 DB11s in order to fix a potential issue with their steering column upper that could cause unintended firing of the airbag.

The affected part, a clock spring in the steering column that can break, is supplied by Daimler thanks to the company’s tech tie-up with Aston Martin.

If the spring breaks, it can trigger an airbag warning and illuminate the airbag warning light. If certain wiring components are not earthed sufficiently, this could cause the driver’s airbag to deploy from an electrostatic charge.

It has been fitted to DB11s produced between November 2015 and December 2017.

No incidents relating to the issue have been reported, but an Aston Martin spokesman told Autocar that the brand it is carrying out “precautionary” work as part of its “commitment to safety and customer satisfaction”.

They said the remedial work takes approximately 1.8 hours (108 minutes) to complete and is being “carried out with no charge to the customer by their local Aston Martin dealer”.

Aston Martin was first made aware of the issue by Daimler back in October 2017, when it launched an investigation and found that some of its DB11 models could be affected.

Daimler recalled 400,000 Mercedes-Benz cars last year for the same issue. A-Class, B-Class, C-Class, E-Class, CLA, GLA and GLC models built between November 2011 and July 2017 were affected. The GLK, predecessor to the GLC, was also affected, but this model was never sold in the UK.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/...11-recalled-due-daimler-steering-column-issue
 
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