You may notice a recurring theme here on The Sporting Life, and that theme is “Aston Martin is the Balls” (and for a trip down memory lane click here). Aston’s newest contribution to the best looking vehicles on the planet is the DB9S, where the “S” stands for “SCHNIKES!!!”

Cue the specs:

The car is powered by the standard Aston model’s 450bhp 6.0-litre V12 powerplant, linked to the six-speed manual transmission from the DB9 GT. The performance improvements are achieved by changes to the aerodynamics and suspension.

Lightweight door and boot panels are also expected to be used, helping to shave vital tenths of a second off the standard version’s 0-60mph sprint time of five seconds. At an impressive 186mph, the newcomer’s top speed will remain the same as that of the car on which it’s based. Inside, the cabin is tipped to get a makeover in order to make the best of the revised, more driver-focused chassis.

I think the newest Bond drove this car briefly before flipping it about a thousand times, just so he could save a girl. Rookie mistake in my book. Bottom line, as long as Aston keeps making them, we’ll keep posting about them.

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