DBS Won't Scare The 'Bejesus' Out Of You Like A Ferrari F12, Aston Says

Speaking at a preview event for the DBS Superleggera, Aston Martin's Matt Becker explained that the super GT will have a very different attitude to the Ferrari it was benchmarked against
DBS Won't Scare The 'Bejesus' Out Of You Like A Ferrari F12, Aston Says

Aston Martin’s new DBS Superleggera packs some particularly frightening performance figures. In case you missed the reveal, allow us to fill you in: it’ll do 0-62mph in 3.4 seconds, 0-100mph in 6.4 seconds and top out at 211mph.

The - admittedly quicker - Ferrari 812 seems like the most obvious rival, and indeed the DBS was benchmarked against the Superfast’s predecessor: the F12. But don’t go thinking this fact combined with those strong stats mean the DBS SL is going to be a similarly boisterous beast that’s tricky to tame.

DBS Won't Scare The 'Bejesus' Out Of You Like A Ferrari F12, Aston Says

Speaking at a preview event for the car, Aston Martin Chief Engineer Matt Becker (above) didn’t sound particularly enamoured with the way Ferrari’s super GT drove. He said:

“When I arrived at Aston three years ago we had an F12 on our benchmark fleet, a black one, which genuinely scared the bejesus out of everyone. The F12 for me has an amazing engine and transmission, but in terms of the chassis I felt like one end was from one car and the rear was from another car. It didn’t feel like the car was together.

“Everybody who drove it said [it had] ‘fantastic performance but I can’t drive it because I’m actually scared of it.’”

The DBS should be far less intimidating to drive than the bonkers F12
The DBS should be far less intimidating to drive than the bonkers F12

“People were nervous about it because the steering ratio is incredibly fast but it was like the rear axle couldn’t manage that level of response,” he added. The DBS, on the other hand, will be very different in its attitude. “What we’ve developed in this car is something that’s incredibly fast but something that feels almost Vantage-like with its size and responses,” he explained, adding, “The performance figures look very scary, but actually it’s a car you can drive through all different levels of abilities.”

We’ll be finding out how that pans out IRL when we drive the car for the first time next month.

Comments

Anonymous

Aston Martin DBS SL -
For the faint of heart

06/27/2018 - 09:51 |
44 | 3
☆★THEBOOSTEDBRIT★☆

06/27/2018 - 10:30 |
33 | 1
Robert Gracie

It will be a Gentleman when it scares you, at least it will give you a warning light on the dashboard saying “I am about to scare you please brace yourself” and after you have braced yourself it will say “Thank you now here is the scary moment, Sir”

06/27/2018 - 10:44 |
80 | 0

“, Sir.”

06/27/2018 - 20:04 |
22 | 0

Get ready, 007

06/29/2018 - 03:38 |
1 | 0
CannedRex24

I mean I guess that’s a good thing

Think about it, most Aston Owners are gonna be people who want a sports car with daily usability
And what’s the point if your brand new daily driver scares the utter bejesus out of you?
Yet you still have that speed and thrill from driving it fast and loudly.

Good move from Aston

06/27/2018 - 10:44 |
20 | 1
CannedRex24

Also Matt Becker?

I feel like any person named Matt, probably has a job in the Auto Industry

06/27/2018 - 10:45 |
14 | 1

Good news for me then

06/27/2018 - 15:12 |
5 | 0
5:19.55

Why are they lying? It’ll just have the amg gtr traction control management, that’s all

06/27/2018 - 12:57 |
4 | 0
MitchellC

Bejesus

06/27/2018 - 13:34 |
9 | 0

bee columbus bee gandhi beejesus

06/28/2018 - 01:44 |
1 | 0
Anonymous

Ferrari: phew, no more competition for now

06/27/2018 - 13:51 |
2 | 2
Anonymous

I don’t really care how it drives when it looks that good.

06/27/2018 - 14:29 |
3 | 0
Dante Verna

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I agree, but do we know what motor’s going to be in it?

06/27/2018 - 16:18 |
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My Name is Joel

Isn’t having the bejesus scared out of us one of the primary reasons many people purchase super cars in the first place?

06/27/2018 - 14:58 |
6 | 0

Supercar is a very loose term

Those are mostly track focused super cars

But you have the occasional Super GT car that’s TECHNICALLY a supercar

06/29/2018 - 02:17 |
0 | 0

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