The DBS is a passenger car from Aston Martin, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a William Towns-penned 2 door coupé body style.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 4 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 282 bhp (286 PS/210 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 390 N·m (288 lb·ft/39.8 kgm) at 3850 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Aston Martin DBS weighs a claimed 1588 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed stated is 227 km/h or 141 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | William Towns | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2611 mm | 102.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 4585 mm | 180.5 inches | |
| Width | 1829 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1328 mm | 52.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1588 kg | 3501 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 95.5 litres | 21 [25.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Aston Martin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3996 cc (243.851 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96 × 92 mm
3.78 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
286 PS (282 bhp) (210 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
390 Nm (288 ft·lb) (39.8 kgm) at 3850 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
52.6 kW/litre 71.6 ps/litre 70.6 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
97.6 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 SU HD 8 carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1226.4 kPa (177.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 666 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 227 km/h (141 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 180.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 132.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 177.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.55 kg/kW 12.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.TA.WL.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 8.15 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.15 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 274 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2826 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 34837 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Aston Martin DBS added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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