Aston Martin has exposed the new DB11 Volante, a convertible version of its flagship sports car, which will be introduced in the very first quarter of 2018 costing from £159,900.
The convertible shares the exact same bonded aluminium structure that likewise underpins the DB11 coupe; it comes solely with the 503bhp 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 – no V12 Volante will be made available. Power is fed to the rear axle, which features a restricted slip differential, with an eight-speed paddle-shift automatic gearbox.
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Aston Martin has gone with a traditional material roof, which is made up of eight layers, rather than a clever folding metal arrangement. The hood takes 14 seconds to digitally fold behind the rear seats as well as 16 seconds to raise. It can be operated with the ignition key at a standstill in addition to on the move at as much as 31mph.
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Thorough testing procedures were conducted in order to prolong the lifespan of the material roof as well as minimize wear as well as tear. Aston states it conducted over 100,000 cycles in weather condition chambers to simulate 10 years of utilize in the area of a month.
Aston has added strengthening to the Volante to compensate for the removal of the roof – 115kg of addition weight has been added in the process over the coupe. However, Aston likewise specifies that DB11 soft-top is 26kg lighter as well as 5 per cent more stiff than its predecessor, the DB9 Volante.
Performance is somewhat impacted as a result of the added weight; top speed with the roof up stays 187mph, which is the exact same as the V8 coupe, however 0-62mph is a tenth down over the coupe covering the benchmark sprint in 4.1 seconds.
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Standard devices on the soft-top includes leather interior with Alcantara headlining as well as new leather door as well as centre console inserts. heated seats, front as well as rear car parking sensors in addition to a 360-degree surround view car parking camera are likewise fitted.
Room for personalisation as well as choices on the DB11 Volante seems endless, with 70 private choices for DB11 Volante customers. Such choices include seven different variations of the 20-inch wheels, four colours for the brake callipers as well as 11 practical choices such as automatic parking, garage door opener as well as an Aston Martin umbrella with holder.
The DB11 Volante costs from £159,900, which is a £15,000 premium over DB11 V8 coupe as well as £2,000 more than the V12.
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