OK, we need to figure this out. DBS is something like 300-400lbs lighter, has same or more HP, more torque. How can it lose? Is the V10 that underrated? I know my stock V10 dynoe'd at 427 WHP. I wonder what a DBS puts down at the wheels.
Not really, as I already have an M5 as a beast, and the Lotus for the nimble track toy......the Aston is a sophisticated machine....it would round out my trio
I think its mostly due to the slushbox.. but it is a heavy car still. Have you seen the 5th gear test on the DBS, Tiff Needell prefered it to the 599 GTB.. And was himself suprised at that..
Probably so, but an automatic shouldn't be slower (or if it is, not seconds slower).
Maybe the DBS had a bad start (higher gear)?
EDIT: At 0:15 - 0:17 you can hear an over-rev. Maybe it hit the limiter or changed before redline? It's obvious that the DBS had a higher speed than the M5 after 50 KM/h.
In all fairness, the M5 isn't stock, but I can't say I'm surprised still. On a track it would be a different story, but Aston Martin is pretty conservative with their tuning and their cars run very rich...the 4.3l Vantage can see over 60 hp gain from chip, cats, and filter. And they respond well to boost...my car gained 227 hp at the wheels from a supercharger kit running at 7 psi, along with 200 cell cats and a tune.
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