The risk of trying to be all things to all driving situations, and bringing along the tech required to deliver that, is that purity can be overshadowed by complexity. Then there’s the paradox that, the closer you get to perfection, the less personality you can end up with. The DB12 needs to be good, but it also needs to feel like an Aston Martin in the process.
I needn’t have worried. The DB12’s engineers have been busy, undoubtedly, but out on the coiling roads of Southern France, where Aston Martin invited SlashGear to test its newest model, it’s the power curve and the transmission where their efforts are most obvious. Hit the gas and there’s a very short — but noticeable — pause, an anticipation-whetting mustering of horses and twist, before the sleek coupe hurtles you forward gleefully.
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Aston Martin could’ve made its massaged gearbox shift with imperceivable syrup. Instead, it intentionally cranked up the aggression — “shift as an event,” the car’s engineering chief describes it — and the result is a clear, mechanical stab that punctuates aggressive driving. Yes, it’s eminently possible to glance down and realize you’re comfortably exceeding the speed limit without realizing, but even if I’d prefer a little more V8 and exhaust noise at times, the DB12 does an excellent job of reminding you that you’re driving fast.
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