2010 Aston Martin DBS Volante - Car and Driver (blog)
Aston Martin has been rather busy lately, finessing a big V-12 into the Vantage coupe, preparing for the launch of the highly anticipated Rapide four-door, and going all-out to create the $1. 7 million, 700-hp One-77 supercar. ) Add the new 2010 DBS Volante (Aston-speak for convertible) to the pile. Few would say the DBS coupe needs any help in the looks department. Aston designed the DBS from the onset with open-air motoring in mind, and with the top up, the Volante keeps the coupe’s sleek profile mostly intact. By eschewing a trendy retractable hardtop, the ragtop keeps the weight gain to a minimum and preserves much of the DBS’s limited trunk space. A top speed near 190 mph and an expected 0-to-60 sprint in a shade over four seconds are on par with the DBS coupe’s performance numbers. Yet for all its haste and high-speed composure, the DBS Volante is best savored at cruising speeds, with the bark of the exhaust as background music. Although the four-place Volante attempts to accommodate more passengers than in the two-seat DBS coupe (rear seats are optional in that car but uninhabitable due to the sloping rear window), nonexistent legroom and the standard wind deflector make... Source: www.caranddriver.com
