Aston Martin DB12 review. With 680bhp & monster torque, is this the Aston that beats Ferrari?
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- The new Aston Martin DB12 packs 680bhp and has a top speed of 202mph. But is it too powerful to be a true GT?
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Strange how buttons have now become a luxury item
^This.
Ferrari please note!
😂
Not having them is maddening. Bravo Aston Martin.
Yes you took my thoughts to typing - exactly!
Luxury will be actually driving your car in the not so far future 😅😅😅
Looking in the glovebox, the slogan 'Save the Manuals' now has _two_ meanings.
😅🤣
Sobering moment when a new car with useable interior with actual buttons is a huge plus. Shows how many manufacturers have gone the wrong direction lately. What were they thinking?
cost saving for most manufacturers I think
yeap, cost savings by the gazillions; tesla show them that ppl will accept it and, thus, now we have it everywhere.
Screens are cheaper than hardware these days.
@@sarahwood8943When it comes to just the hardware and the screens, the buttons are probably cheaper to manufacture... However if you consider everything that goes in to them from the design, architecture and manufacturing - it is rather simple to pull power and a video signal and plop some software on a screen.
@@CarsofGlasgow No, it's where the market is.
Totally agree about the iPad in the dash being an awful idea, this looks great!
not sure what ferrari was thinking... I think it was cost cutting so they could enjoy more of their industry-best profit margins
then you have to look down to see anything like infotainment or nav...
It's the sole reason I haven't bought a Tesla 3.
@@scott4639have you test driven first? What concerns do you have with the model 3?
Exactly! That is why after 21 Mercedeses I stopped buying them. Ugly, and hard to use.
All hail the Analogue Buttons!!!
Long may they continue!
Now we need a configurable one that switches off all the nonsense we don't want. Make it part of the "ON" button, ideally.
Hey Harry, love the videos.
I work for The Scottish Leather Group , we make and cut the Leather leather for Aston Martin.
We're currently cutting the new 12 shapes and it's fascinating how they differ from the older interiors..
Keep on doing what you do Sir.
My favourite car site on CZcams
@@integralevideoIt's not a secret. The company is well known and when I asked my Bentley salesman, who the leather manufacturer is, he answered "Scottish Leather Group". Never heard about them, but if you visit their website, you'll find out. ✌🏼
I’m vegan …..except for Aston Martins 😅
@@integralevideo 😴😴😴......
@@integralevideo why not? he didn't give away a trade secret or anything.
Could make an interesting video Harry at your works 👍
This is like an antidote to that horrendous BMW i5 for Harry and for us as well. From one of the worst interiors to one of the best.Good to see happy Harry again.
First new supercar in ages that makes me think “I want one”.
First AM in ages that makes me think "I want one".
Same here. Stunning.
And it looks great. Big and flat with all those lines running from the middle of the bonnet outwards making it look fast. No more girly look but with eggs. I would like to see a wing on the back just to make it, a car and not a Bond Taxi.... I like the Camaro body lines..Why not?
Sorry to bombard you - But it amazing to drive, but also the tech has jumped 10 generations.
I got one of these for an hour the other day and it is a bit lairy at 160-180mph with a crosswind. The SINGLE most impressive thing/upgrade over the DB11 is the traction control. At first, I thought this is no faster, if not slower than the DB11. However, the traction control is so good, its limiting the power so well you cannot tell its TC working hard. There's no lumps in TC. Almost as good as a Tesla. When I turned the traction control off it came alive..... Holy moly the thing from 100mph to 180mph is seriously fast. It felt as fast as the Tesla Model S Plaid - To sum it up, its the only rear-wheel drive that you can drive like an all-wheel drive. The traction and stability control and the mechanical grip over the DB11 has jumped 10 generations. So imagine a DB11 as comfortable, but more solid, with a stage 2 remap ---- Ohhh and no pops and bangs......
That's brilliant, thank you for the insight@@ej5376
The interior is a major step up from previous models - nice 👍🏻
100% agree. DB11s interior was just an incoherent wonky dogs dinner. DB12 actually looks appropriate for the cost.
It's what the DB11 and DBS should have always been it's nice to see they've moved on from the ancient Mercedes tech they were using...
@@teabagtowers3823I wonder when the DBX receives its facelift and ultimately this interior whether sales will increase because of it. I personally couldn’t stand the old dated infotainment system and it would genuinely prevent me from buying a car. It’s something you use everyday!
It has perplexed me for years how Jag and Aston made some stunning sports cars with the most uninspired, lazy, poor-quality interiors in the industry. The interior should be luxurious like an S-Class, Bentley, and so on.
Those speed warning chimes boil my blood
The eternal bonging for absolutely everything drives me up the B-pillar. I've not had anything newer than 11 plate and it was getting intolerable a decade ago.
I hope a sticker over the camera or some software hack will get rid of this and the lane departure.
Definitely no newer car purchase for me if you can’t permanently get rid of this rubbish.
One million percent. I sold an Audi way back in 2004 because I could not turn off the stop start properly. Nice enough car other than that. As for this EU nonsense I rather hope it does not come to Asia Pacific region for a long time!
@@smorris12Just wait till you hear about the plan or newly unelected Car Tsar Liz Truss! Unhappy with the limited recent and financialy penal basedTory Tinkerings to the Highway Code, She has decided to do away with it altogether! With one small proviso! You're not going to like it! 😂😂😂😂
When britain voted brexit why are they still dictated to by brussels,?
Analogue for the win, the watch analogy is a great demonstration.
Glad to see Harry likes the new interior because hes going to be seeing it in every Aston Martin he drives for the next 20 years
I can see the chip tuning industry make good money from disabling all those compulsory driver support systems
Are they part of the MOT?
@@stevemawer848if not already, I would guess it will be. I can never afford anything that new, so I won't have to live with silly paved road stuff out in the countryside where I live😊
@@bennylloyd-willner9667having them switched back on for MOT and then off again.
@@stevemawer848 MOT is a visual inspection so they wouldn't know you'd coded the lane assist off.
Amen to that. Wouldn't go near a new car unless I knew I could get rid of this nonsense.
💯 agree I would not buy any new car if that speed warning ⚠️ was made compulsory!
Agree
You will have to go back to the horse then cos its coming sure as day follows night ! Then it will be that you can't drive over the limit, that's coming VERY soon also. It's called CONTROL !
The perfect example of British engineering and styling. Fantastic by Aston, you wouldn't get bored of looking at that in the driveway.
British engineering.... What was the engine, an AMG?
A fabulous return to Aston form! Green with gold wheels and tan leather for me... ❤
Having driven one myself courtesy of Aston Martin Bristol, I thought it was excellent. Fabulous drive, the interior was on point. The power delivery and chassis setup was just perfect.
Perfect for what, exactly?
And it looks amazing , specially in darker blues and red
@@richardconway6425Grand touring…
@richardconway6425 - Driving perhaps?
@@richardconway6425making pizza.
Product-led recovery. Aston absolutely back on track. Great to see them hitting the mark again with this gorgeous brute.
Finally, an admission by someone who knows…….buttons and switches are more convenient to use than an iPad screen. Thank you Harry.👍
Those 2 stones by your driveway always give me anxiety !
Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. I laughed out loud when I momentarily thought about crashing into one them at the beginning of my test drive. A true Homer Simpson moment. Doh!!
Less aerodynamic wind mirrors seem a strange idea. Otherwise I love it. James Bond watch ? Or similar ? 😅
I don't think I have seen Harry quite so super concentrated when driving a car!
Agree 100% on the looks, I especially like the styling at the rear with the "wide hips" look. A small disappointment for me is the use of a Mercedes derived V8 rather than Aston's own V12 but it appears the performance certainly doesn't disappoint! Hip hip hooray for the return of manual knobs and switches, AND a REAL, old fashioned owner's manual!👍Maybe I'm just a grumpy old git but I find thumbing through the manual of a new car or bike, with a cup of tea, really enjoyable.😀
absolutely gorgeous car, as soon as harry stepped in the car he beamed a smile that said it all, DB12 and Ferrari Roma are the two top lookers to come out in the last 18months for me. Ironically the top 3 Harry says would be my dream modern garage, the Roma, DB12, and the Continental GT
The shot of you pulling away from the filming car as you leave the village is awesome. Keep up the good work guys.
Nice to see buttons - they work, have always worked and are not stupidly annoying. You are quite right about the integrated screen - much better than a glued on i-pad.
good sunday everyone!
"it's nuts!". That's all you need to know folks. Thanks Harry.
Aston Martin have a range of cars that shout at me and I want.... What a glorious set of cars they produce especially the DBX. Great review Harry.
The epitome of British design and engineering. You wouldn't grow tired of staring at that in the driveway, fantastic work by Aston.
Harry, every Sunday I get to go to lunch at work looking forward to an excellent video on this channel, and it makes the Sunday work day so much more enjoyable. Thanks for all you do.
Looks very similar to the DB11 a neighbor had eight years ago, usually accompanied by an Aston service vehicle breathing life back into it.
Drop dead gorgeous db12 🤩 thanks for the excellent review and camera work!
I Love that center console Harry and the integration with the screen , WOOW it looks ace
I think the car is colour sensitive... I walked past the Aston Martin Park Lane show room yesterday afternoon. They had two DB12's in the showroom, one in all black and one in deep green (I'm sure there is a special name for this green.. ). The dark green looked fantastic while the all black just didn't do the design, curves and stance justice. I feel the same as this silver and black option. And there are better interior finishes options. But they are great cars...
Silver colored aluminum rims would make the car even more stunning
Really looking forward to your review on the new Vantage. Love this channel.
The interior is beautiful, i love that they didn‘t stick a big screen above the dash.. the outside is gorgeous! Only thing i am a bit worried of is, when the bonnet was open, it looks like everytime they have to do something on the engine, you almost have to disassemble half of the engine..? But maybe i wrong there.. thanks for the video!
That's what a butler is for
Look at that that quick look in the mirror for the rozzers at 20:13, classic Metcalfe!
Superb review Harry. Love the emotion and passion that you put into your car reviews.
That is the perfect color to show the design
Looks like a huge improvement to the DB11. Beautiful car
There's a cincept which has been used in jet fighters for decades, called HOTAS, hands on throttle and stick; many differently shaped and sized buttons which the pilot, once used to the cockpit can operate by feel and muscle memory, thus keeping his eyes outside the cockpit and thus stay alive by not being distracted, eyes-down. Obviously, when driving a car, one isnt trying to feed a missile up the enemy's tailpipe, or avoid incoming fire, but a saftey element still applies imho. Im not a fan of touchscreens in cars either, especially given the potholed state of uk roads.. your finger bounces around the screen! If youre just flicking a switch or turning a knob then your digits have less chance of slipping off and your eyes are still looking at the road ahead (once familiar with the layout). Cracking video as always, Harry. Thank you sir!
A vision of beauty, and the interior is so classy, with the integrated infotainment screen.
Had a 2023 vantage for a day last year and it was so bitty inside with a small stick up iPad etc., thanks for sharing Harry
The name's Metcalfe, Harry Metcalfe. 😂
Guinness, poured, not opened.
He takes his fav dring how?
Is it a magic trick, @@Kefuddle?
Pouring without opening?
@@bennylloyd-willner9667 As in, on draught , not out of a can !! , i assume ????????? 🤔🤣
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As Jeremy Clarkson said "you feel like sitting in laptop", thanks lord, not like that in here. Harry I absolut agree, important buttons we can touch again, that is world class!
Another great video. Thoroughly enjoyed that, thanks Harry.
Waited with baited breath for your review Harry, and you don't ever disappoint. Many thanks!
At 5:11 its great to watch Harry's genuine delight of the interior. Great looking car from Aston Martin, also love the colour on this one. The only thing that I would have made it perfect is if it had a V12, but that AMG V8 is an awesome treat nonetheless. Awesome review as ever.
Mirrors feel like a Polestar 2 thing, nice!
Love the looks. That vent from the top of the front wheel is 👌🏻
Love the videos Harry keep them coming 😊
Loved it mate. Your uploads are Sunday night show for us Indian viewers.
DBS replacement is confirmed
Have never seen Harry as excited about a car! Great to see, this is what Aston's should do, make you grin like a kid at Christmas!
Thoroughly enjoyed the vid., was eagerly awaiting your take on this classic British ride.
The “bong” sound we hear happens every time an oncoming car passes by. It’s as if it senses the gap between cars is going to be small and warns the driver to keep to the outer edge of the road. Perhaps there’s an option to turn that off buried somewhere in the menus. Great review as always, and a fantastic, real alternative to a Ferrari or top of the range 911.
Brilliant as always Harry … i am really looking forward to Vantage one on 15 feb … i think its more my car and its my birthday on 26th Feb. … i absolutely love your content … i do love the Roma though … can’t decide , heavens so much choice 😂
Harry, thank you for the D B 12 video. Fantastic review as always. Also, your review on electric vehicles and why you have bought a three litre Diesel good choice !!
I watch all your videos and enjoy them immensely but I must say you were particularly animated in this video. You were exuberant in your manner of the sensations you experienced whilst driving this vehicle and it showed.
OUTSTANDING.
Loved this. More please Harry!
Now that’s the proper Aston that I’ve been looking for ages.It’s got the coach-built looks.Impeccable V8 with a twist of engineering thanks to the guys at Affalterbach.For the first time after such a long time it got the poise and the visceral experience only a Ferrari could give to us,car enthusiasts.
Only slightest drawbacks I can think of with the new design is now we’ve lost the clamshell opening bonnet and gear selector indicators located on the dash.
Totally agree with your comments but would add the width on UK roads could be a problem. Otherwise stunning!
I've been waiting for this one.
Last AM I hankered after was the DB9 DBS, this hasn't changed my mind.
Nice review, Harry!
Love the looks and rumble. Loved them even more before DB10.
Funny how cars have grown as a 21'' wheel does not seem huge on it.
Can't recall You having owned any Aston previously, how so?
Greetings from Estonia.
Greatest reviewer in the game
And the P R N D buttons have gone!
About time
Great video - thank you! And, it is absolutely glorious looking!!
Beautiful car! Glad to see you having fun.
That beep might be a warning of traffic heading your way???? My c63s does it. An auditable warning when close to cars. Great looking car. So glad the interior has been refreshed and they are keeping hard button set up. It was one attraction for me on the Merc as love tech but want buttons when driving. Thanks again.
Yes, had the same thought. It seemed to coincide with passing traffic.
Best centre console of *any* contemporary car? Yes!
Would’ve very much liked to see your dB meter reading. Why the omission?
Hope to see you review the new Maserati GranTurismo soon, please.
I agree, the designers might have been inspired by the first-generation Buick Riviera from the 1960's, another good interior center console design.
A long overdue return to form from Astons by the looks of it. I'm looking forward to the new Vantage too now. Great video Harry and genuinely nice to see high praise heaped on the DB12.
Top review Harry, Aston are getting it all correct inc the interior controls, Well done.
Fantastic video's as always, but can we have a what watch your wearing segment Harry ?
Yes noticed his wearing a Batman
Looks like a GMT Master
@@justinevans1894 couldn’t tell from shot you could well be right . Not his usual sub…
Thank god! Aston Martin should be rightly praised for bucking the brain dead trend that is the slab of lazy and dangerous touchscreen. Nice to see effort and intelligence that’s gone into a proper interior.
Great video Harry !!
Simply Awesome!
Well done Aitch !
Like the look of this way more than the DB11.
Couple of points…. WHY has a UK designed vehicle have to comply with EU regulations WHEN WE ARE NOT A MEMBER OF THE EU…. Cars sold in the UK SHOULD NOT have to comply with EU, cars sold within the EU is another matter….?? As for the car, FANTASTIC…..
Ask Boris. He agreed UK would continue to adopt all EU car regs post Brexit.
@@harrysgarage proves how little faith these leaders have in its own country…… globalist dossers….
sounds like it goes like the clappers Harry thanks for the review, Aston Martin you've done it again what a great looking GT.
Stunning looking forward to the update of the Vantage
I love the fact there are real press buttons - takes me back to my Morris Marina, that had real buttons too...
I also had a Morris Marina and I still have the owner's manual, which I am now studying.
To be exact, it had 4 switches, one for the lights, one for the single-speed windscreen wipers, one for the heater fan and one for the quote: "Combined headlamp, high-low beam, headlamp flasher, direction indicator, and horn-push, switch"
What more could you want in a car?
I owned a 1.8 TC. It had an analogue speedo and rev counter. Proper car.
Haha I know what you mean. Levers for main air vents, I had a 1.8, I thought that engine was bullet proof!
How did you avoid falling pianos?
@@ChrisFEJackson Mr Jackson, good evening sir!!!, the Marina was a far superior car to anything modern, like you know, modern Jags and stuff! ;-) Hope you're well mate !
Benchmark review Harry, yet again. Many thanks. Encouraging that Aston Martin have designed the controls really well; no bloody iPad!
I watched this on my work phone so I apologise if it looks like I haven’t watched this from this address. Another Harry gem
Who'd of thought......revolutionary buttons!
Agree 100% though, hate the telsa/ipad nonsense
The DB11 design language is aging very well. It was a very smart move to make such a big change over the DB9 because they'll get more years out of the design. A bit like when i go to the barber and get my hair cut a little shorter than id prefer.
Another great road test Harry, thank you. I have to agree with you about the DB12 style, it is simply stunning.
I like the faded bezel on the GMT. Good job Harry!
I like it as a car but is it really an Aston?
Stiff padding in the seats, hard suspension, too much power, not enough sound, overly aggressive styling - its as though a German heard about an Aston on the phone and made it based on that call.
Its good that the interior is nice and I can only applaud them for giving us real controls for the stuff we need but this just doesn't come across as an Aston. This really seems a lot like a trim level on a Mercedes.
Calling it a super GT is fine but if its only super and not really a GT then its just another over the top sports car.
I think you need to do a long trip in one to see how much of a GT is really is.
The speed limit warning is a real concern for anyone considering a new car.
I read about the new Mazda 3 being delivered to unsuspecting buyers with the speed limit warning that couldn’t be switched off. Not sure how accurate the story was but unfortunately it’s coming.
Regulators have to justify their existence.
Well you should know before buying - most I heard of you can switch off - even program a "Hot button" is most common. Diidn´t hear this story. But software can always be changed.
Brussels will want someone walking in front of a car with a red flag next ! 😊
@@pageant1fd yes there was an ancient British law about it?
Easily resolved....Don't drive above the national speed limit then....🙄
We need some good long trips to Europe mate, it has been a long time! Great video by the way, that Aston looks gorgeous ❤
I proper love your car reviews!
"There are some mad people in Brussels "! Well said Harry .
DB12 got the Vantage chassis setup from the firewall forward and the new Mercedes network topology, hence some of the new tech.
Having driven one I hated the exterior mirrors the mirror moving as an entire housing I just found annoying, gear selector felt utterly cheap, my knee rubbed on part of the central tunnel and the Mercedes steering wheel has gone very thick unlike the previous one.
It drove well though, gearbox is still the 8HP75 so it does limit ultimate torque unlike the DBSS. Harry also forgot to mention that Aston put the ediff from the Vantage on the DB12 to give it greater dynamics.
A lovely thing overall, but a few points would stop any purchase (mostly the knee issue).
Software updates are still very much a thing with the DB12 with some of the issues.
You seem to have more intimate knowledge than most, do you know if a V12 variant is coming?
@Evan-McM just a very lucky current AM customer that got a test drive some time back and had time to chat.
I know AM in general would need to do a lot for the AE31 5.2 litre to be euro 7 complaint so I would say the days are numbered and unlikely
Brilliant. Makes me want to buy another Aston. Well done.
Lovely video you look like you're loving every minute of it. I really enjoy you take on the love of cars 🚖
A lot of road noise for something so sleek...........the biggest improvement by far is the warranty!
If that lane assist and speed awareness thing can't be turned off with the next gen cars, then what the hell will be the point of owning a car like this, porsche - or anything mildly hot. If that does come to pass, then like you I'll not be buying a car past this years build. In the future you might see a lot more 20 and 30 year old cars being kept on the road by hook or by crook, because driving with those things on will be a misery. I imagine there might be a cottage industry with people selling plug in boxes or software updates to deal with it in the future maybe.
Solid door Harry!! Great interior, resilient to constant use
WOW! I didn't even know there was a DB12. Too answer your question, not too much power. Love it!
Yes, those interior dynamics & erganomics are far better than we have seen from Aston for a while.👍🏻 However in the UK we should not any more be forced to follow EU regs on cars sold here. Great vid Harry! 😃