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Filed under: Convertibles , Supercars , Aston Martin , Special/Limited Editions Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Aston Martin DBS Aston Martin has a whole slew of new flagships on the way. The One-77 supercar has yet to be fully revealed, the Rapide four-door is in the pipeline, and the V12 Vantage is undergoing testing . But before any of those hit the market, Aston Martin is preparing to unveil a convertible variant of its current top-of-the-line model, the DBS. However reports suggest that the niche automaker is still undecided as to what name the drop-top Bond-mobile will carry. Traditionally convertible Astons - four-seaters, particularly - have carried the Volante nameplate, as the DB9 currently wears, while the open-top version of the two-seat V8 Vantage carries the sportier Roadster nameplate. The DBS is based on the DB9 but does away with the rear seats (unless the customer asks nicely ), leaving it somewhere in the middle, and leaving Richards, Bez and company scratching...
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Filed under: Spy Photos , Convertibles , Coupes , Sports/GTs , Aston Martin Click the image above for a gallery of high-res shots of the Aston Matrtin DBS Volante. Somewhere in the Swedish boonies there's a stunning burgundy mule testing its wares in the snow: the Aston Martin DBS convertible. Differing from its hardtopped sibling in only its roofline and side window profile, rear seat passengers will need all the champagne they can swill to forget about how little headroom they have. The roofless version of Bond's chariot will get to 100 KPH in just over four seconds, and will run you something like $300,000 in the States, and probably the same amount in euros. UPDATE: Daylight pictures added to gallery. Gallery: Aston Martin DBS Volante - spy shots Permalink | Email this | Comments
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