2017 Aston Martin DB11 First Drive Review
Vložit
- čas přidán 3. 08. 2016
- For the full editorial review, visit vvuzz.com/index.php/2016/08/04...
While pundits will say we’ve been getting much of the same - variations on a theme, if you will, from Aston Martin for the last decade - this DB11 marks a new era for the company.
As Aston CEO Andy Palmer is wont to say as of late, the DB11 is the first new car under the company’s Second Century plan. And, if I’m honest, this car fits that notion to a T. Simply put, the DB11 is light years ahead of anything in the current lineup.
It takes everything good about Aston Martins - design, craftsmanship, performance - and dials it up to eleven. Yes, I just wrote that, but it’s true. If DB9 were the jumping off point, then yes, this DB has jumped ahead two full stops.
It’s much more than I expected and only a sports car maker like Aston Martin could pull off the kind of clever engineering found throughout the DB11.
The DB11 is intended to be a gentleman’s grand tourer and as such, any aerodynamic treatments are subtle, at least visually. What they lack in a brash appearance, they make up for in their clever design.
Subscribe NOW to Brian Makse's Channel: czcams.com/users/subscription_...
Support our video series at / brianmakse (check out the cool rewards!)
Check out Brian's stories at makse.com
Find more of Brian on the web:
Follow Brian: / brianmakse
Like Brian: / makseattack
Add Brian: Plus.Google.com/+BrianMakse
To me, cars aren't just transportation, they're meant to be fun and on my channel you're going to see cars that I like to drive.
/ brianmakse
Don't forget to subscribe to keep updated, we have lots of great car videos on the way. Be sure to like this video and comment on what you think is meh and what's ok.
Music © 2016 Russell Soares (russellsoares.com), used with permission, all rights reserved. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Gorgeous from every angle
Of all the DB11 reviews that have come out now, yours tops it all!
+MrAtomchicken cheers! Glad you liked it, Mr. Chicken!
It was the DB9 that made me fall in love with Aston so that car will always have a little fridge in the cool wall that is my heart. That said the DB11, from all I've seen so far, is more than a worthy successor to what I believe to be the perfect car.
Like he said though, I wish they'd kept the crystal key.
I wish they just evolved the DB9 like Porsche evolves the 911 to always look modern and beautiful. The DB11 just looks too shouty. If I want a shouty car I will buy a Ferrari or Lamborghini.
Fantastic review of a fantastic car! Well done
Cheers! Thanks, Charlie!
Charlie Chetwood not so fantastic, cheaply made interior, very bad handling especially in the wet. Terrible visibility, fake inside engine noise, no glove box, drones on long journeys.
Got a DB9 and thought I was clear I didn’t want a DB11. Till I saw this!
I still yearn for a DB9 GT.
that Aston looks the business big time, but I wish they had kept the crystal key design as Brian said.
yeah maybe they will re-intro it in custom variants
Let's hope so, I hope to drive one in my dreams with Maria sharapova in the passenger seat
Most underrated Chanel on CZcams
That's for sure. Tell your friends!
The mystery of that one of the best car channels on CZcams has less than 15k subs..... Anyway, keep up the great work guys!
+chrsweden thanks! Tell your friends! One clue is that we don't buy views.
Great review, well done brother. Keep up the good work, i thoroughly enjoyed the ride with you. Great amazing car, soon i'll be able to afford one.
The design on the db 11 is amazing. Aston got to be the best lookin cars around. Just love them. Thanks for the review.
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.
Are you working with some pro team?
your presentation is top notch.
Bravo! bravo!
+awis kwan nah, mate, it's just us in the credits. We had some help from the Aston crew for this one.
Thanks for the video, Brian! Great, as always. Such a gorgeous car...
+Ben Krapf Thanks, Ben! Really appreciate it. Be sure to share with your friends!
Thank you Brian for driving my favourite car.
The pleasure was all mine. Thanks for watching!
Excellent.. the best I have seen to date.
Beautiful film quality.
Well done yerselves.
WF
One of the better DB11 reviews out there. Good job.
Thanks! The DB11 made my job easy.
Excellent review!
+Khari99 Thanks! Tell your friends!
Wonderful review...and as for the car...oh my goodness, isn't that just gorgeous!!
Thanks, Martin. It sure is. Sitting here, I can't believe I was able to not only test it, but give it a good hustle on those roads in Tuscany. And what a car. Gorgeous, fast, and finished with the finest materials. I hope that this review conveyed it.
Love your vids Bian,you deserve way more subscribers and views!
Thank you! Tell your friends, that's the only way we can grow this channel!
Brian, you're the man! Always the best reviews!
+Chi Hsia thanks!
It's gorgeous,,, but I think the DB9 is still the most beautiful car ever alongside the E-type
Aston Martin reborn, at last!
Brian, awesome review, awesome car
+Martin69362 thanks! Can't wait to drive one again soon.
Great great review man
that interior looks fantastic like damn Aston, really making some insane products now . and 1:55 shot was really nice tied with 9:04
The blokes at Aston helped us out with those.
Great vid Brian. I would be lying if I said I wasn't 10000% jealous!
Thanks for watching, glad you liked it, but don't be jelly!
wouldn't change your review in anyway well done. I really like the direction aston is now going in. They have there own amr performance division too
+Allen Saunders thanks! We've got another Aston review coming soon. You're right, they've got some great things happening.
Absolutely beautiful car!
That sound was just crazy good.
A very comprehensive review. Well done. What are you wearing on your right wrist?
Thanks! That's a paracord bracelet from Naimakka.
sounds sick the engine ... Great car and review !!
Thanks!
Great review. I look forward to driving the one I've just ordered on behalf of my boss.
+Ian Robinson it's mega! Thanks for watching!
Wow!! Beautiful car! Great review!
Thanks! And thanks for watching!
I want one! Hope they add the dogleg 7spd stick as a future option. Thanks for the great work 😊
Kevin Burrell it is an option
what a gorgeous car
That colour :) also a conventional manual would be the dream!!
Excellent :) Bet we want to see the back turning lights working please :\
Great Video as ever. Best one on the DB11
+Chris Thomas We keep hearing that. Hopefully that translates to views and subs. Thanks for watching!
That thing is a monster 🔥
Beautiful car looks very lovely....❤️
Love from India.
Glad you liked it!
Brian, as always brilliant review and still hate you for being this lucky to drive all the latest cars... i know i'm asking a bit too much, but could you possibly add a bit more beauty shots..:P after all it's an Aston..you know just cant get enough of this beautiful car. Good job guys, have a good one.
Thanks, Nikki. There's a good chance we'll have a go with one for an extended period of time, kinda like what we did with the DB9 GT. There's still so much to tell about the DB11 and this one was nearly ten minutes long. I'd need another ten to do a thorough job.
Yeah, please do a thorough review as you normally do. I believe that you and your team are capable of bringing really high quality car reviews (car porn!!). Looking forward to your other reviews and first drive impressions.
Maybe in November. It depends if a press car is available and if I can book some time off to film it. Brian was solo this trip so he had to maximize what he could do on his own mixed with some OEM provided B-roll.
Is it?? whoa, that was one helluva work from Brian then. And Nick i saw your work on facebook. One word. MIND BOGGLING!! your shots are just amazing. I'm really looking forward to see a detailed review as both you and Brian confirmed. Keep up the good work!!
Haha thanks. Its been a while since I have shot one with Brian. The 675LT review was the last one I had a big hand in. I would like to do a proper film on the DB11 just like the one I shot of the DB9 last fall. The stars kind of need to align for those higher production 4K videos to happen. Basically we need an overlap of car availability, my time off work and an excuse to be in Cali.
Beautiful
Thank you Brian
+daseteam thanks for watching this one. What did ya think?
should've made the db10 a production car, could've been iconic.
Stunning. Although, I'm not sure I can say I like the tail lights as much as the DB9's.
what a car ! wonder how the DB 11 compares with the MB S coupe AMG 65
This car is beautiful
Great review. What is the color please?
Thanks. Can't recall, that was ten months ago at least. Standard DB11 colour for sure.
I'll misses my gear stick !.
this car must owned for me .
Elranoaz yeh I can't believe you can still get it in stick
Great review. Thanks. Would you buy one?
+Mark Holloway without hesitation.
Brian which car you rather take home Contenintal GT Speed or the DB11 ? which car you feel it's better screwed and put together with more solid feel ??
Well, that's a loaded question. The DB11 is literally screwed and bonded together. That's how they assemble the aluminum platform. It's been a while since I've driven either of them. My heart is with the Aston, based on design, performance and exclusivity.
It lost a little something the way the screen seemed bolted onto the center dash. But pictures sometimes can't give you the true feeling when sitting up close and personal.
Brian does the car have a button to raise that spoiler manually? Do you prefer the new gauges or the old DB9 gauges? I have to admit I loved the old counterclockwise tach.
I personally like the DB9 interior design more than the new DB11's!
It doesn't have an obvious button, though I'm sure there's a setting somewhere to raise it in order to clean it. Otherwise, it raises at 100 km/h in GT and 50 km/h in Sport and Sport + modes.
I did make a comment to the folks at Aston that I miss the old tach. I'd like to see that continue.
I still love my D B S 9
Cool
Great review... except that I do wish to register one disagreement: You mention cylinder deactivation to improve emissions and fuel consumption but conclude with "but we don't care about that" (or something along those lines). I, for one, really *do* care about that. We often rail against restrictions that seem to be designed to rob us of fun and pleasure, yet companies like Aston Martin continue to make cars that are more powerful, more capable, and faster than ever. If they can do that while improving efficiency and reducing emissions *and* doing so imperceptibly, why wouldn't we embrace that?! Otherwise, keep up the great work, Brian. =)
nah nah I can't hear you!
I literally rate 10/11
So they removed the coolest 2 things that were in the previous gen: the "shove your crystal key in" slot, and the opposite-moving RPM/speed indicator.
I got to say that so far it's good, but these two things removed are questionable at best.
lol that's what i said
Ultrakillerism they can be fix by taking it to Q Aston's customs division but yeh it is annoying they are not standard no more
I wish you'd have said a bit more about the steering. Current-gen Astons are really the last bastion for the analog driver, and the move to electrically assisted steering feels like a harbinger of bad news for the rest of the lineup as its replacements are phased in over the next couple of years.
Was it tactile? How was the feedback? I had the good fortune of driving a 15 V8V GT and the car felt positively alive, it was an incredible dance partner, has any of that been retained??
+hgbsmart there's not much to say, which is why I didn't get into it. Pressed for time at launch events like this and we try to cover the important bits.
Steering is fantastic. Feels much like the DB9, actually. There's a small measure more feel with the V8V (just drove a 2017) but it's a different car, GT vs sports car. Regardless, feel and feedback and excellent in DB11.
+Brian Makse Glad to hear!! Thanks for the response. Keep up the great work, your DB9 video was absolutely excellent
Is there an optional manual transmission available?
+Xx Fate Maker xX not at the moment, but it's not necessary.
i like it
Amazing car but i don't think they will create something as classy as the DBS. Like if you think they should bring it back.
Fucking look at that thing
I'll wait for the coming Vanquish replacement flagship.
What is the exterior colour
+Jesse Yoannidis Arden Green.
Discount Matt Farah?
2:52 how did you open that hood
Very carefully!
The more I learn of this car, the damper I get
I thought the bonet was gonna shake off at 2.53
db11 is beautiful
Will it come with a manual?
Not likely. The current and upcoming Vantage will.
+Brian Makse
Thanks for the answer.
AM claimed a few weeks ago that they want to be the last sports car makers who is offering manuals for his sports cars. Since the DB11 is clearly a GT for long distance cruising a manual would probably make no sense.
Exactly. They're committed to manual transmissions and, you're right, I don't think it would suit the DB11.
Is this quantum silver?
Ive never understood how Aston continues to create V12's but they're so underpowered
+Clayton Cortina have you driven a DB11?
+Brian Makse i mean no disrespect to the company, but from what Ive seen with the likes of other V12's it just seems odd they keep the power down. I mean a NA V12 from an Aventador makes 700 horsepower but this new twin turbo cant make past 600
+Clayton Cortina you didn't answer my question.
+Brian Makse no. But im sure its plenty fast as you have said in your review. I just bugged with its power compared to the competition
+Clayton Cortina how is an Aventador competition to a DB11?
at the moment astons add turbos on v12 they lost me ....
+whiskey fan are you returning all the cars you've bought?
The rear end looks wrong what a shame.
alexander thyrrestrup yeh I wasn't sure as well at 1st but it grew on me
If you are looking for a new hire, let me know ;)
+Andrew Brooks we're always looking for interns
I don't like the new design. It's not ugly, but it isn't the timeless, free-flowing and classic car that the DB should be. The front is ok, the back has too much going on around the rear lights and the vents over the front wheels are ugly with the wheel-arch cut out..
I feel the same way :(
true, an Aston Martin shouldn't be looking all futuristic or modern.. it should be classy
Have you seen one in real life? I think it looks very nice, much better than their other cars (which aren't necessarily bad-looking to begin with) over the last decade.
I'm from Norway where you have to pay for the DB11 twice just in taxes which makes it extremly rare to see a car like that(we're talking 280 000£-370 000£) so no I havn't seen one. But I have seen an Vanquish and an Vantage and I tought they looked exactly as in videos - stunning :)
Blubblego Yikes, that's very expensive indeed. I'm just thinking that this car seems, to me, to be one of those cars you have to see for yourself, in real life, before making judgments on the looks.
2:58 Why do they keep putting light colours on top of the dashboard? They should be black by law. Look at the reflections, he can barely see out!
So many Mercedes parts in the interior.
i take a vanquish any day.
The wheel arch cut out ruins the car for me. Period.
Good review but a little too positive. I am watching an Aston Martin advertisement.
You can't buy a new DB11 any longer, so what point are you trying to make?
Must be nice to have a few bucks.
The fuck cares about engineering, LOOK AT IT O.o
He is very, very, very, very.........
It cannot be as good as you say can it? Aston Martin have always made cool cars but have they lost the plot with this disegn?
Are you making statements or asking questions?
making questions. Hence the question marks. Question marks on brakes, behaviour in the wet, consumption and the already dated info system.
That was one of the most boring, monotone reviews I've watched in a long time.
I enjoyed it all ay through.
You didn't expect to see Gymkhana: Aston Martin version, did you? The review perfectly fits the spirit of the car.
please drive slower--then you can really put us to sleep faster. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
That was one of the most boring, monotone reviews I've watched in a long time.
+David Secker so boring that you had to comment twice! Thanks for watching!