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Video: Aston Martin DBS Touchtronic vs BMW M5 Touring with ESS ECU

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#1 ·
Video: Aston Martin DBS Touchtronic vs BMW M5 Touring with ESS ECU

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#4 ·
Really disappointing from the DBS
 
#5 ·
WOW , not even close , this DBS FAILED !!
 
#12 ·
I ran one a while ago, it did so poorly I thought the driver didn't know what he was doing, I guess it was the car and not him!

Very sad to see this level of performance being acceptable by AM for the DBS.

 
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#14 ·
thats sad!
 
#20 ·
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
 
#15 ·
i always hoped some mag would do a comparo between an M6 and the Dbs, always thought it would be a good match up.
 
#31 · (Edited)
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.
 
#32 ·
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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