5 Votes

Boost it!

Aston Martin DBS by EDO

turbox submitted on 3/6/2010 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:37:44 AM

6 user comments | Category: New Cars | Source: | SOURCE: emotorauto.com

Tag Links: Aston , Martin , DBS , EDO

EDO Competition released the 2010 Aston Martin DBS upgrade performance package.



A luxury sports car The Aston Martin DBS, upgraded by edo competition – a truly luxurious sports car.

The 12-cylinder flagship from Aston Martin already produces 517 horsepower and boasts a top speed of more than 300 km/h (186 mph). Improving on those numbers while underlining the elegance and beautiful design of this British knockout and strengthening its sporting credentials was the goal declared by edo competition.

The power output was tackled first. It was agreed that 517 hp and 570 Nm (420 ft-lb) are not quite enough. The engine control unit was modified via software recalibration. Thanks to a new high performance exhaust system, special catalytic converters and high flow air filters, power output was increased to an impressive 550 hp and 600 Nm (442 ft-lb). This is enough power to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.1 seconds and continue on to a top speed of 320 km/h (199 mph). As a matter of principle all modifications performed by edo competition are calibrated and verified on a dynamometer. This way the true power output can be documented.



Read Article

Aston Martin DBS by EDO

About the Author

turbox

— turbox (View Profile)


User Comments

Inline6

Aston Martin to me is the British Ferrari, and as such it should have the power to match. That 6.0 liter V12 needs to be making at least 650 HP. And the Vantage V8 needs to not focus on being a 911 competitor but a 911 Turbo and Ferrari 458 competitor. It has a 4.7 liter engine, the Ferrari a 4.5 liter. And the Aston is way heavier. Lose weight, up he HP, and keep the sexiness for the Vantage v8 should be the recipe. For the DBS to keep up with the front engine GT/sports cars from Maranello they need to match HP and sexiness. Do this and Aston will be raking in the dough.

— Inline6 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/6/2010 11:40:27 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Agent63

Bentley GT Coupe and the DBS are closer as competition than anything. The other closest rival would be the S-Class coupe (CL-Class). Out of these three, the DBS is the most sporty. It's more of a GT car than a true sports car like a Porsche, Ferrari, McLaren 0or Lamborghini so you can't exactly compare.

Aston is by far the most sexiest brand in the automotive industry in terms of class, performance and styling. 4.1 seconds is slow to you guys? it's not slow at all. Heck, even 5 seconds is still fast. Sometimes it's not about the numbers but the experience. I've reached 3.4 seconds with ease in my new 911 turbo and compare it to my 'slower' 4.7 R8 but realistically it's equally as fun to drive.

Great job by EDO to enhance some numbers. An awesome car.

— Agent63 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/7/2010 12:07:58 PM | | Votes: 1   

lexusrox123

That is beautiful...

— lexusrox123 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/6/2010 12:24:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Lamborghini_vs_Ferrari_Racer

Inline6 I understand your point but you have to remember the British Ferrari is McLaren and not Aston...this is FACT as they can tackle Ferraris and overtake them. Which Ferrari kept the fastest car in the world record for almost 2 decades? Lets not bring F1 in, we are talking about roadcars. Aston's are more majestic tourers and things of beauty than outright speed monsters eve though they are not slow by any means. I for one cannot wait for the over 700bhp DBX which should give the Ferrari GTO a run for the money and look better at it! Of course, the Ferrari will kill it but then will you drive a Ferrari wearing the finest suit in the world? I sat in one like that once and will not do it again...

— Lamborghini_vs_Ferrari_Racer (View Profile)

Posted on 3/6/2010 4:34:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Inline6

No, you need to learn your history. Since the days of Carroll Shelby winning the Le Mans vs Ferraris, Aston Martin has been pitched as the British Ferrari, even one of the cars had the Kamm back like the 250 GTO and the Shelby Daytona. Aston in the 60s was James Bond's ride and was synonymous for style and sexiness, just like Ferrari. The DB6 was like a Ferrari 250 GT, and the DB7 of the 90's was like the 550/575 gtbs. Now the DB9 maches up with the Ferrari 599 nicely, in terms of style and the front engine layout.

Mclaren is a specialist firm that makes high performance vehicles that compete with Ferrari. The Mclaren Mercedes was a front engine luxury GT, that Mclaren wasn't please with fecause it was too heavy and Mercedes insisted that it be front engined and look like the show car. Therefor compromising Mclaren.

— Inline6 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/6/2010 5:58:35 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Agent63

So you're saying the SLR and variants are heavy and slow? Have you seen the McLaren SLR 722 before? it can out pace a Murcielago SV.

— Agent63 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/7/2010 12:10:42 PM | | Votes: 1   

Add your Comments

Images hosted in your AgentSpace can now be posted in the comments section using the following syntax (case matters): [img]IMAGE URL[/img]
Example: [img]http://agent001.myautospies.com/images/sample.jpg[/img]