Aston Martin DBS - Bonds new wheels at Le Mans

Aston Martin DBS - Bonds new wheels at Le Mans

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shadytree

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8,291 posts

256 months

Monday 19th June 2006
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The new Aston Martin DBS was at the Aston Hospitality at Le Mans this last weekend.

Here are a few pics.





Massive 20" Wheels with new Carbon ceramic brakes.














Basically it's a DB9 on steroids

Ollie Tebbutt

160 posts

221 months

Monday 19th June 2006
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That has got to be the best looking car ever. If Aston don;t make it, I will go crazy

anonymous-user

61 months

Tuesday 20th June 2006
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Ollie Tebbutt said:
That has got to be the best looking car ever. If Aston don;t make it, I will go crazy


They are making it in limited numbers! I personally don't like it... if I want a more muscular looking car I'd have the AMV8!

Podie

46,645 posts

282 months

Tuesday 20th June 2006
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Nice pics Shady.

Clear rear lights look awful...

krusty

2,473 posts

256 months

Tuesday 20th June 2006
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But the exhaust look awsome... Like jet afterburners....

v12Aston

193 posts

242 months

Tuesday 20th June 2006
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Did you have a good time Shady? - Sadly, I had to miss it this year.

BUND

2,624 posts

228 months

Tuesday 20th June 2006
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I understand it may be around the 140k mark. Will this be a collectors item straight away?

williamp

19,564 posts

280 months

Tuesday 20th June 2006
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They have only made 2- for filming, and a few other shells which will be used for stunts, etc.

they said they were not sure if they will make it, but it was very high quality- not film standard, but proper DB9 standard, so i think (hope?) they will. But remove the helmet pods and fire extniguisher!

shadytree

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8,291 posts

256 months

Tuesday 20th June 2006
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Sadly they come with Racing bucket seats and my 'arris is just a little to shall we say, LARGE for a snug fit

petrol_noggin

3,046 posts

227 months

Tuesday 20th June 2006
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Right, time for my controversial post as usual then, I hate the interior colours and gearstick, doesn't look classy at all, and the instrument knobs seem to be chrome coloured as well, although I am used to a mahogany interior. The front Im growing to accept, but the exhausts have been sold in TMC and Halfords as "turbo style back pipes" for around 8 years, and look disgusting, the lights are acceptable in certain colours but imagine them on a red or blue car, very "nova".

I won't mention the chrome dividers on the brake lights (I presume they're chrome otherwise they're terribly paint matched), or the front arches which look like abcesses as I couldnt accurately describe them without using a negative "adult" word.





Edited by petrol_noggin on Tuesday 20th June 20:12

krusty

2,473 posts

256 months

Wednesday 21st June 2006
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Err... So you don't like it then?? Maybe they should add Heavy tint to the Windows as well ..... Make it more 'Drug Dealer' esk.... :lol:

COL87

166 posts

222 months

Wednesday 21st June 2006
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The rear lights are not very nice and the interior colour is a bit bland, other than that i like it but i would prefer the DB9 sports pack thing