Aston Martin with a Mercedes V8 inside

The DB11 is now available with an AMG-sourced V8. Simon Davis headed off to Spain to put the eye-catching new GT through its paces.

Aston Martin with a Mercedes V8 inside

To dismiss the DB11 V8 as an entry-level version of Aston Martin’s latest grand tourer wouldn’t be entirely fair. Sure, with a retail price of £144,900 (no prices for Ireland) it’s cheaper than its V12-powered stablemate, but according to Aston this is an entirely different beast.

While the full-fat DB11 V12 was designed for crossing continents in supreme comfort at a significant rate of knots, Aston Martin claims the V8 model is the one to go for if you’re a keen driver.

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