Greeting viewers. Thank you so much for tuning in.
I have been having quite a British afternoon.
You see, I am in Mumbai, I've just finished my high tea, there's a whiff of Bond music
in the air and all of this for the exclusive media preview of the Aston Martin DB11.
Now I have to say, I'm really excited to have been invited for the exclusive media preview
of this car and it something that I just wanted to share with you.
Now DB stands for David Brown.
He was one of the owners of the Aston Martin brand in the 50's and it was under his leadership
that he conceived the idea of the ultimate grand touring car.
The DB11 replaces the DB9 but it borrows more styling cues from the DB10.
And you might recognize that from the Bond movie, Spectre.
Now at first glance, the design is still unmistakably an Aston.
But there are a few subtle design changes.
The iconic front grille is now wider, to facilitate better airflow.
And it has an interesting clamshell bonnet that opens this way.
Now what that means is that there are no seams that cover the engine bonnet.
So it is effectively a seamless design.
The year is 2016 and not even Aston Martin is omitted from those tougher emission norms.
And as a result, that iconic 6 Liter V12 engine has unfortunately been axed.
But in it's place we now get a 5.2 Liter V12 engine that produces 600 BHP and a whopping 700 Nm of torque.
The engine is mated to an 8-Speed Automatic ZF unit and that can propel the car from
standstill to a 100 Km/H in about 3.9 seconds.
Now this engine is hand-built by a chap named Barry and Barry if you're watching,
this engine sounds absolutely divine.
The engine has a feature called Intelligent Bank System.
Now what that does, is the engine can shut off multiple banks of cylinders to ensure maximum fuel efficiency.
The whole car is designed with what Aston call the Aeroblade philosophy.
Now what that means is, the entire car channels air in a particular way to generate downforce
on it's own without the need of a rear spoiler.
In the event that the car needs a little bit of a boost, an active rear spoiler pops out
from the back, that gives the car a little bit more of an extra aerodynamic boost if needed.
But apart from that it looks absolutely stunning.
Now Diamler AG, which is the parent company of Mercedes Benz procured 5% stake in Aston Martin
in 2013 and this is the first car to come out of that relationship.
And that is very visible on the inside because there are couple of Mercedes parts you can see.
The interactive wheel that Mercedes have, the pop-out screen, couple of knobs and switches
screams Mercedes Benz.
Being inside is such a beautiful place to be.
The stitching on the seats itself is so unique, to the perforations on the roof.
You're completely enveloped inside.
It's not like any other grand tourers where there is more of a linear design to the cabin.
So here, you're cocooned in your own space and sitting behind the steering wheel really has
a sense of drama to it.
One thing that I find very interesting is, if you want access to this cubbyhole right
here, instead of opening it manually, you have this very interesting switch that opens
this way.
The overall design of the cabin is completely refreshed, it is a lot more cleaner than the DB 9.
There's a lot less going on, there are a lot less buttons and the car sort of takes care
of most of the things for you.
They have completely ditched the analogue instrumentation, but instead of that, Aston Martin
have gone modern and you now get completely digital information cluster.
Since the year 2000, in the last 15 years, Aston Martin have only produced around 31000
examples of their cars.
That is as many cars Maruti Suzuki sells every 10 days.
Now you can be part of this exclusive club, to purchase this piece of automotive art for
the price of 4.27 Crore Ex-Showroom New Delhi.
But I think it's completely worth it.
Well, thank you so much for watching this quick little media preview of the Aston Martin DB11.
What did you think about the car?
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