Bond's Ride: Aston Martin DBS Debuts

Competes with: Maserati Gran Turismo, Ferrari 599 GTB
Looks like: An Aston
Drivetrain: 510-hp, 6.0-liter V-12 with six-speed manual; rear-wheel drive
Hits dealerships: Early 2008

It’s Friday and we’re dressed casually, tying up everything that needs doing before heading home for the weekend. It’s the time of week where you can afford to spend a few minutes checking out a car as gloriously over-the-top as the all-new Aston Martin DBS.

You might recognize the DBS from the movie “Casino Royale” where a blond Bond staved off a heart attack using a gadget in the glove box. This DBS, however, is no movie prop — this is a production version set to go on sale in early 2008. It hits 62 mph in a scant 4.3 seconds and has a top speed of 191 mph, plus it’s damn sexy.

We don’t have prices yet — they’ll be revealed next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show — but we do have some more images below.

Aston Martin Debuts Two New Cars with Zero Details

If a car debuts at a private function with no specifications, price, production schedule or any other relatively vital information, do we blog about it? Well, of course we do. Last week, Aston Martin showed the new DBS coupe and previously unseen V8 Vantage Roadster to a group of 300 VIPs.

Forbes was there and has published large photo galleries of both models. The DBS will star in the upcoming James Bond film “Casino Royale.” While the model on display was made for the movie — gun-holster glove box and all — the DBS will go into regular production along with the striking V8 Vantage Roadster. We just don’t know when, or for how much, or with how much horsepower …

[New Aston Martin DBS Bond Car and V8 Vantage Roadster Unveiled, Forbes.com via Jalopnik]