For six decades, owning a car with the winged Aston Martin badge has been shorthand for one thing: you’ve arrived, preferably in a dinner jacket. Sean Connery made the DB5 a cultural icon in 1964, Pierce Brosnan turned invisible in a Vanquish…
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Yahoo Autos Barrett-Jackson has added one of the loudest farewells Aston Martin ever built to its January 2027 Scottsdale docket: a 2023 V12 Vantage finished in Lime Essence, wearing door-sill plaque No. 227 of 333, showing just 6,998 miles and crossing the block with no reserve.
The DB12 carries the most famous initials in British sports cars, a line that runs back through the DB5 of James Bond fame to the postwar cars built under David Brown. Revealed in 2023 as the successor to the DB11, it is a front-engined grand tourer with a long hood and a short tail, and Aston Martin calls it the world's first super tourer, a phrase meant to suggest that it is faster and sharper than a typical luxurious GT.
Under the hood is a twin-turbocharged V8 sourced from Mercedes-AMG and tuned by Aston Martin, delivering far more power than the DB11's V8 and enough to put it in Ferrari territory. The chassis was stiffened, the suspension retuned and an electronic rear differential added, and reviewers widely praised the DB12 for feeling more agile and engaging than its predecessor. The biggest change came inside, where Aston finally replaced aging Mercedes-sourced electronics with a modern infotainment system of its own.
The Volante convertible followed the coupe, and an S version with more power and sharper responses has appeared, along with special one-offs, including cars painted in historic racing colors for celebrations at Pebble Beach. Its rivals include the Bentley Continental GT, Ferrari Roma and its successors, the Mercedes-AMG SL, Porsche 911 Turbo S and the Maserati GranTurismo, along with Aston's own V12 Vanquish above it. Each offers its own blend of comfort and speed, but none wears a more storied badge.
The DB12 sits at the center of Aston Martin's lineup and of its financial recovery, so its reception and sales matter beyond the enthusiast press. The coverage collected here follows reviews and comparison tests, Volante and S versions, special editions and one-off commissions, collaborations with luxury brands, and the history of the DB line, from the earliest postwar cars to the DB5 and the DB11. For many fans, it is the car that best expresses what a modern Aston Martin should be.
Aston Martin's 'super tourer', a twin-turbo V8 coupe and Volante that replaced the DB11 with sharper handling, a modern cabin and real Ferrari-fighting pace.
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