Aston Martin DBS hands on

By Rory Reid on 26 August 2009

Half a million dollars can buy you many things: a two-bedroom unit in Sydney or 250,000 cheeseburgers. Alternatively, you could buy yourself an Aston Martin DBS (before on-road costs, insurance and other trifles) and live the fast life with martinis, women and international intrigue.

Panic stations

We'd seen this car countless times in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, so when taking delivery, we thought we knew what to expect: we'd slide coolly into the driver's seat, do eight burnouts and cruise noisily into the distance, with women flinging themselves onto our bonnet at every intersection. But nothing could prepare us for the moment the DBS rolled off its transport vehicle onto our street and a be-suited Aston Martin representative put the keys in our hands. We had a little crisis.

(Credit: Aston Martin)

Topics: aston martin, dbs, james bond, 007, db9, emotion control unit, credit, cnet, martin, car

Related Articles

Comments (5)

  • Jase commented on 31/08/2009 17:14 Report abuse

    Absolutely... There is no way in hell that you could tempt me into the Ferrari ove a DBS.

  • Derek Fung commented on 27/08/2009 21:20 Report abuse

    List price for a DBS is just shy of $500,000, before on-roads, insurance and the like.

    I'd get the DBS just to be different.

  • Annonymous commented on 27/08/2009 16:56 Report abuse

    What's the price tag for the DBS in Aus?

    Between the Ferrari 458 and the DBS, what would you guys choose?

  • Derek Fung commented on 26/08/2009 17:37 Report abuse

    Hi Jase, fear not. We will have a review video up in the very near future. As they say, watch this space!

  • Jase commented on 26/08/2009 17:09 Report abuse

    One question... how did you scam Astin Martin into lending you a press fleet DBS? Nice work. Shame about the ligth on review, but awesome blagging.

Post your own comment

You must read and type the 6 chars within 0..9 and A..F

You must read and type the 6 chars within 0..9 & A..F

Submit

Enter your personal information to the left, or sign in with your Facebook account by clicking the button below.

Connect

The Explain Series

Must read