Want to catch a glimpse of the new Aston Martin DB11? For that and so many other reasons, Pebble Beach will be the place to be this week.
Aston’s latest marks its official North American debut at Monterey Car Week, which opens today on California’s Central Coast. It will give those in attendance to see where the company is going with the debut of its first new car in decades to be built on an all-new chassis and with a completely new engine.
The DB11 is powered by a 5.2-liter twin-turbo V12, designed by Mercedes-AMG but built by Aston Martin at its own engine plant in Cologne, Germany – a carryover from its time under the Ford umbrella. With 600 horsepower and 516 lb-ft on command, the DB11 will rocket to 60 in under four seconds. It replaces the long-serving DB9 that was introduced way back in 2003 powered by Aston’s ubiquitous 6.0-liter naturally aspirated V12.
The new DB11 won’t be the only Aston on display, though. The automaker has erected a pop-up showroom called Aston Martin On Ocean. Located in downtown Carmel, it will also display James Bond’s DB10 from Spectre, a classic DB5, and the full range the company currently offers in the United States – including the Vanquish, Rapide S, V8 Vantage GTS and V12 Vantage S.
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