A new version of the DB11, yes. It uses a V8 engine, effectively making it a cheaper, downsized, more environmentally friendly alternative to the full-fat V12.
Its engine is four litres in size, which in some markets makes it considerably lighter on tax than the 5.2-litre V12. In the UK, the benefits aren’t as crucial, but its £144,900 price tag is still a chunky £13,000 cheaper than the V12’s.
But there’s more to it than money saving: it’s brought a tweak to the DB11’s character, too.
Why lower cost on a vehicle that is not mass produced and why change a great engine on a care that is a classification of its own? I wonder the reasons behind it all.
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