Open-top Volante gets a fabric soft-top and comes exclusively with an AMG-sourced 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8.
Is this official yet?
Yes it is, after being teased by the British exotic car marque for nearly a year. The much-awaited Volante becomes the second model in Aston Martin’s DB11 range featuring an open-top body.
The DB11 Volante gets an eight-layered fabric soft-top available in three colours including red, black or grey. It can open in 14sec and close in 16sec, and the process can be done at speeds of up to 50kph.
Aston Martin claims that the DB11 Volante has a lighter yet stiffer structure than the outgoing DB9 Volante. As well, boot space is 20% more than in its predecessor.
It only gets the V8?
For the moment, Aston Martin has announced only one engine option for the DB11 Volante. It’s the AMG-sourced 510hp 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 that has just appeared in the Coupe model recently.
Since the DB11 Volante is some 100kg heavier, at 1,870kg, than its coupe sibling, its 0-100kph time is 0.1sec slower, at 4.1sec.
The 608hp 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 that can be additionally found in the coupe isn’t available for the DB11 Volante yet.
Hmm, that should make the Portofino a faster car then…
That’s right. The Ferrari Portofino, featuring a retractable hard-top and 600hp 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8, goes from 0-100kph in 3.5sec. Unlike the Aston’s eight-speed torque-converter automatic, the Ferrari comes with a seven-speed dual-clutch auto.
Both the DB11 Volante and Portofino have yet to be launched in Thailand. Expect both of them to cost some 25 million baht when they are available for delivery early next year.
