Aston Martin DBS Touchtronic, the inevitable ...

Decidedly, the new owners of the brand Aston Martin have easy trigger when it comes to making important decisions and nobody will complain. Thus, the alluring Aston Martin DBS comes barely be introduced to the global automotive work, already present a new series of options that will attract a new clientele, especially well Target.

Recall that the latter has been first offered last year only with a six-speed manual gearbox, while fans of this type of racing car equipped with a sequential box with paddle shifters, are becoming more numerous. Besides its main rivals Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini already offer this excellent alternative to many of their models. Especially since this constructor uses this technology in its V8 Vantage and DB9 ranges.

The Touchtronic 2 system manufacturer Columbia is based on the technology of the OEM ZF already used in the DB9, review and especially rebalanced to adapt to the new situation of the boat flagship brand. This new six-speed sequential gearbox is commissioned through a control knob has four positions (P, R, N, D), or manually be activated by paddles behind the wheel selection allowances lying. And that's not all, since it was planned using a second button, which allows you to place the engine in Sport mode, while giving it more tone.

According to the data of the manufacturer, the gleaming DBS Touchtronic can readily reach 100 km / h in only 4.3 seconds, the equivalent data for the manual gearbox has six speeds. The engine remains the 6.0-liter V12 with a power of 510 horses.

DBS 2009 edition, with supplement also offers a new audio Bang & Olufsen BeoSound claw system, specially designed for the latter. This system with a capacity of 1000 watts is distributed among the 10 speakers included in this set of very high quality.

Finally, it is now possible to install two extra seats in the back, while minimizing even more rare storage space.