Aston Martin DBS Superleggera: The Grand Tourer That Refuses to Compromise
There is a narrow category of car that earns the title of flagship without qualification. The Aston Martin DBS Superleggera holds that position in the modern Aston lineup — a super-GT built around one of the greatest V12 engines in production and wrapped in a carbon-fibre body that earned the Superleggera name honestly. At Vegas Auto Gallery, cars in this class are why we built the gallery.
The V12 at the Heart of Everything
Aston Martin’s 5.2-litre twin-turbocharged V12 produces around 715 horsepower in factory specification — a figure that makes the DBS Superleggera genuinely rapid in a way that surprises people who expect a grand tourer to prioritize comfort over pace. It does both. The eight-speed automatic sends power to the rear axle through a torque tube, and the result is a car that can cross a continent without fatigue and still embarrass sports cars when called upon.
This example on the video goes further. The build documented here is chasing something well beyond the already-formidable factory output — a build that takes the V12 platform and pushes toward territory that only the most dedicated performance builders explore. We won’t overstate what that engine produces on any given day; what the video captures is a car under serious development, and the V12 soundtrack tells its own story.
Superleggera: The Name Has Meaning
Superleggera is Italian for “super-light.” Aston Martin earned the right to use it by constructing the DBS body almost entirely from carbon fibre — bonnet, front bumper, side sills, rear bumper, tailgate, and roof. The visual result is a shape that manages to be dramatic and purposeful at once, with quad exhaust tips that are not decorative.
- 5.2-litre twin-turbocharged V12, approximately 715 horsepower factory
- Carbon-fibre body construction throughout
- Rear-wheel drive, eight-speed automatic
- One of the great modern V12 grand tourers by any measure
The DBS in Context
The DBS traces a lineage through some of Aston Martin’s most celebrated road cars. It has always represented the top of the range, and the Superleggera generation defines that position with engineering rather than merely aesthetics. Clients who have driven both the V12 Vantage S and the DBS consistently describe them as complementary — the Vantage rawer and more demanding, the DBS capable of everything the Vantage does while adding genuine long-distance poise.
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A 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12, a carbon-fibre body, and a lineage that stretches back through the greatest Aston Martin road cars — the DBS Superleggera is exactly what a flagship should be.