FIRST DRIVE: Aston Martin DB12 - 671bhp Game Changer | Top Gear

[@TopGear]

Do you think Aston Martin can compete with Porsche or Ferrari with their new 'Super Tourer'?

[@kmann4343]

in terms of performance...No

[@Michael_11]

@@kmann4343 but you don't buy any of the "super tourers" for performance, you buy them for the style, design and how they make you feel, i dare say Aston is pretty good at that side, although so are Ferarri but i think both have Porsche easy beat in this regard.

[@Gustavo.Antunes_]

Prob not performance but its WAY more beautiful than any ferrari and any lamborghini aston martin makes the cars elegant and smooth. Their lines are beautiful agressive but clean. I love aston martins but we gotta be honest aston martin has the most beautiful supercars in the world

[@ricaruba]

I dont think they should compete with the 911. Aston Martin is good at their own game… keep doing that!

[@Nemoticon]

@@kmann4343 There's more to a GT than just raw performance... there are a lot more boxes to tick than just paper stats.

[@Hanslauer]

I have always been of the opinion that Aston continues to make the most beautiful cars on the market today, and this is certainly no exception.

[@TopCarsTV]

Meh. Neither DB11, this DB11.5 nor the current DBS Superleggera can match the DB9 and the Vanquish. Those cars were designed with the golden ratio in mind. These newer ones... weren't.

[@Tj33333]

Aston has lost its elegance, they're far too aggressive looking now.

[@TmPGEO923423421]

It's basically the same car 😂

[@1ybr]

​@@TopCarsTV I literally just wrote a comment about it, same thing with lambo and pagani (although I still kinda like the utopia), but that doesn't change the fact they are just realising new body kits and call them "Brand new"

[@reinholdachleitner2069]

The One-77 has to be the best looking and sounding Aston Martin ever made.💯👌🏻

[@WouterZtube]

Wow this car looks like a videogame of itself. Futuristic while old fashioned. Absolutely gorgeous

[@annonymously331]

A huge improvement when it comes to the interior, but sadly no V12

[@ssaini5028]

V12 would make it to front heavy, this DB12 handles better

[@gustavoehler]

@@ssaini5028ferrari 812 joined the chat. No excuses

[@bonifacelukosi9580]

@@gustavoehler £400k price tag joined too.

[@HiddenWen]

And looks more or less the same as the DB11/DBS. Not necessarily a bad thing, but for that money and the new name, it needed to be a bit more updated.

[@mattslip179]

​@@HiddenWenit improves on both. I always belt the DB11 had so much potential, but let down by some soft curves and too much black, which resembles unpainted plastic This is what the DB11 should've looked like, and therefore I'm in love. There's very very few new cars that excite me like this does

[@a8pb21]

Oh, finally the right, high-level interior for an Aston (without that 90s infotainment screen...😅). Definitely on my wish list (maybe in a darker British Racing green, on a future even sportier DB12).

[@tarushdei]

One of the best new supercars to hit the market in the last 10 years. Aston doesn't need to venture far from the status quo for their looks, they never had to, but the new little design elements here are incredible. The sweeping look of those front fender vents are top-tier, and the car looks good from every angle. It seems like they spent a lot of time on handling, rather than updating other things, which is good. It seems the recent Aston GT's have been a mixed-bag overall and now it looks like they've brought racing experience to the table. I love this car, and appreciate the fact is not a hybrid, and doesn't have capacitive buttons everywhere inside. You can't search for a function in a menu when sliding sideways through a mountain hairpin.

[@Sebastian-cd1mo]

Loved Aston Martin design since I was a little kid (actually funky that I as a little kid could make that assessment…🤔) and to me they still are the best looking sports cars out there. 😅

[@blairbrown4812]

@1:20 I submit that Aston Martin had already achieved super tourer status with the DBS and more specifically with its most recent Incarnation the DBS 770.

[@obhatti]

Without the V12 they really could have called it the DB8 :P

[@akshaysankarshana2405]

I know, it was missing in the DB range, anyway.

[@TheSandipDev]

I am happy the styling hasnt changed. These cars already the most beautiful thing on four wheels

[@philhayhoe1]

Absolutely fabulous car and really impressive cinematography too. I know we've all got used to this standard but this review really showcases the car very well.

[@treyquattro]

very nicely presented. It looks like the most interesting Aston for quite some time, and a lot of the reason is the grille which harks powerfully back to the DB5 era.

[@jasonknight5863]

Such a beautiful car. Even more pretty than the DB11. I am disappointed that the DB”12” doesn’t have a V12 out front though. But compared to the AMG and M’s new 6 cylinder and laughable 4’s in the AMG Mercedes. I guess I should be happy this has at least a v8. Aston could do something differently though and put the first 14 cylinder in this though or better yet a V16!!! That would make it the most crazy and one to have in the world of super cars.

[@TheBTG88]

And make it way too heavy and handle poorly.

[@Jeff.78]

And it's not even a supercar. That said, I prefer a grand tourer over something a bit more unpredictable, but, there's always something special about the 911.

[@MTreddevil12]

How the hell would a 14 cylinder work lol.

[@jasonknight5863]

@@MTreddevil12 I’m not an engineer that’s for them to figure out. Bugatti were going to put a V16 in there Veyron so I’m sure it’s possible to do something or do a V12 up front then the 4cyl out back for better weight distribution. The Prius crowd would cry no doubt 😁😂🤣

[@MTreddevil12]

@jasonknight5863 a v14 would be incredibly long and unbalanced. It would shake itself apart.

[@luxehotelreviews]

It looks like a Vanquish x DB11 hybrid which is gorgeous! And finally a nicer interior!

[@ChrisDorgan]

Wish they had made the rear end a little more aggressive to stand it apart from the DB11. Maybe just dial exhausts would have done it. I hope they’ve sorted the noise out too, recent v8 Astons haven’t sounded too great due to the OPF’s. An AM needs that bite and bark, along with the beauty of them it then doesn’t matter if they’re not the quickest cars haha. This is great step up. A shame they didn’t put the v12 in it. I sense there will be a special edition at some point though, maybe. Love that spec too.

[@quacktac]

The loss of the v12 is a tragedy.

[@zeus2292]

What a beautiful piece of machinery, would be a dream to own and drive.

[@johnhafner1001]

Any dream can come true, but it doesnt sound like you believe in this one.

[@zeus2292]

@@johnhafner1001 well put, its not an option for a 16 year old a the moment though lmao

[@johnhafner1001]

@@zeus2292 In that case you are right. But keep having those big dreams and work on them and one day they will come true.

[@18ashfaqahsan2]

DB12 looks beautiful. Excellent work in showcasing it for us.

[@williamrodri88]

Curious to see what they do with the DBS 🤯

[@ENGBriseB]

I hope that they upgrade the interior of the DBS very soon. And the handling would be be great. And a Cosworth V12 engine in the DBS would be very nice too.

[@reinholdachleitner2069]

Absolutely beautiful car and looks very similar to the One-77.

[@vitorzinho10]

If I would see it in the streets I would think that the car was already on sale for some years

[@rideroll9609]

I was thinking the same

[@waynemarlow8157]

Looks nothing like a one 77...that's in a different league to this design.

[@mohamedkhatib4114]

Jeremy clarckson would’ve done it epic

[@3ducs]

Not mentioned on any of the comparisons is the ancient Jaguar F-Type, which is nearing the end of it's run. But a 580HP all wheel drive coupe or convertible is nothing to sneeze at and can be had new for half the Aston's price.

[@quacktac]

It's amazing how overlooked the F-Type is.

[@3ducs]

@@quacktac They are the same class of car, amazing technology. I recently bought a 2016 low milage 3.0 S coupe, manual transmission. All the leather, analogue gauges, 20s, big brakes etc, $50,000. No, it's not as fast but how many people go over 100mph, much less 200? Do we drive the Col de whatever every day and spend our evenings on Monaco? Well, I do, in my dreams, but the rest of the time I live in reality.

[@quacktac]

@@3ducs I had a 2014 R, there is nothing better for even twice what I paid for mine.

[@3ducs]

@@quacktac Now that Jaguar has announced that the 2024 model year will be the last for ICE engines getting a car like an F-Type is more important. Even Mazda is hinting that they will be going towards an EV Miata, which just kills the car. I'm old, I am glad I will never have to get an EV.

[@u102768]

@@3ducs You are dreaming if you thing a 3 litre F Type is in the same class as a DB12. I have a 5 litre S/C Jag and a V12 Aston and I can assure you there is a difference!

[@ENGBriseB]

Absolutely Stunning looking car. Better looking than the Ferrari Roma.

[@waynemarlow8157]

Roma is much prettier!

[@MARCO-rq2ph]

Yet people still buy roma🎉😂

[@ENGBriseB]

Aston Martin DB12 isn't in the dealership until late September 2023.

[@elexalex]

Mmh

[@akshaysankarshana2405]

Roma honestly isn't that high a bar to beat in terms of beauty. All I needed from them was to make it look better than that DB11, and they have.

[@vba-zw5vp]

Such a cool car. I also like colour and sound! Cool video 👍

[@reaxions]

Thank God for the return of buttons and knobs!!! I'm so friggin' sick of trying to do anything/everything through a screen on my cars!

[@someone.............]

There was no DB8 in the past because Aston Martin afraid that their customers will associate that their flagship model is using a mere V8 instead of the usual V12. Fast forward to 2023, and their DB12 is using a twin-turbo V8.. what an irony 😅

[@molydood]

great comment

[@florianwolf9380]

It definitely is a great-looking car, sounds all right, and seems to handle very well. It's neither a Porsche, nor a Ferrari - but it doesn't have to be, as Aston Martin is coming into its own. I would buy it, even just to look at and sit in it (I'm legally blind and therefor can't have a license - oh well....).

[@LordHolley]

I love the car but I am quite surprised that they named it DB12, but didn't put a 12 cylinder motor in it... That's a little bit of a sacrilege, I say.

[@Fastvoice]

As if the DB11 had 11 cylinders or the DB5 hat five ... 🤣

[@rossyu2411]

@@Fastvoice But they skipped DB8 cuz they didn't want to mislead the market with 8 cylinders

[@MrMuz99]

​@@rossyu2411- Wasn't that the Vantage version? Or was that not really counted as a 'DB8'?

[@Fastvoice]

@@MrMuz99 It was called V8 Vantage, not DB8 Vantage. They really skipped the DB8 for whatever reason.

[@MrMuz99]

@Fastvoice - Not quite what I said, but hey. I'm not sure why they skipped doing 8 in the DB series.

[@emsam872]

Hey top gear great video nice car hope Fred is doing well can’t wait for top gear to return have a great day first

[@lostgleammedia]

Dude, that's one of the greatest looking cars ever made

[@cbotten106]

Nobody ever checks out the boot or the rear in-cabin storage on this model. 🤣 A game changer was what Aston needed on this one, tbh. Most reviewers seem to concur with your assessment though: Aston's upped their game here.

[@user-sg8eh4qj4c]

I loved this stunning car. Luxury and power.

[@NUFC82]

Absolutely stunning car, makes me proud to be British!

[@Jeff.78]

Pride is meant for accomplishments you've reached in life, not where your mother gave birth. Happy Independence Day🥳 ✌️😎🇺🇲

[@wingcommanderdaltonwalton67]

@@Jeff.78No! When you are actually British it is ok to be proud of fellow countrymen and their achievements! Are you not proud of Trump?🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@NUFC82]

@@Alan-zg3rq The company is British you numbskull. Also just because a car has an engine from a different manufacturer doesn't mean its not that brand anymore. its like saying that the mclaren F1 isn't a mclaren because it had a bmw engine! tons of manufacturers use engines from other manufacturers you tit!

[@wingcommanderdaltonwalton67]

@@Alan-zg3rq boo hoo,how’s your lada?

[@wingcommanderdaltonwalton67]

@@Alan-zg3rq relax son,I like Astons,you like Ladas,no big deal.

[@maximilianhofmeister]

This is just such a beauty. I hope I’ll able to afford one of these in the future

[@felixbamford3998]

I still can't believe that I saw this actual DB12 in Monaco last week!

[@jundi85]

Thts a beautifully made Aston, no doubt will have its niche buyers

[@Natespeare]

The most elegant supercar that i have ever seen, 2024 amg gt also has this feel to it but this car is something else

[@spk125]

That great v8 engine from Mercedes-Amg pretty cool 😎👏🏼

[@georgeoliver8300]

1 cargo ship emits the same amount of carbon emissions as 50 MILLION cars. But yeah the db12 having a v8 not a v12 is totally gonna save the planet

[@eugenux]

no one understands this, unfortunately. The 17 largest cargo ships in the world pollute more than all cars currently in usage.. but yeah, let's go electric onto the cars. Not saying that having a city without diesel fumes is not a good thing... but what has one thing to do with the other?!

[@robmowe8090]

Looks cooler than the Ferrari or the Porsche. Love that colour too!

[@cmc6040]

Lovely bus, but i miss the v12 in an Aston

[@vijeeshm7317]

Great Presentation ................ Thank you

[@andreapaglia4255]

Finally an Aston Martin with a nice looking interior! Well done. I prefer this on a Roma.

[@kentbeitel9966]

The embargo must have expired, I have so many DB 12 videos popping up on my feed. What a beautiful car! 👌🔥

[@farishanafiah8461]

2:30 It's crazy that we can get 670 bhp from a 4L V8 engine. Not that long ago, you need 6.5L and V12 to create the same amount of power (and yes, I'm talking about Lamborghini Murcielago SV).

[@molydood]

i don't think you can really compare NA and turbo engines though

[@KarelBeelaertsvanBlokland]

AM12 needs the Gordon Murray high-revving V12 engine made by Cosworth! A Super Tourer is a high-speed Highway stormer but most journalists keep on filming these cars on twisty roads..

[@chefcc90]

It is better looking than the DB11, not sure if I like it over the DB9 though. Interior is much better too

[@Stenbox]

"Carries speed cleanly" Pigeon: "That's my coo"

[@rogerpayne5336]

So any car that wasn't designed from the get -go as a Supercar but has Supercar aspirations : performance , emotion , etc , is now a Super : Super GT , Super suv , Super Coupe ?! Interesting !....As for the DB12 ? LOVE IT : front , interior , new hmi....If only Aston had redesigned the rear , then it would be a game changer for me......Still , great effort from Aston Martin 9/10

[@alexworm1707]

Almost perfect design, if only they'd maintained the clam shell bonnet, it would be perfect. I really dont like that seam before the grill.

[@nvelocody5584]

Another glorious creation from Aston Martin 🥳🔥🌹❤️

[@kronsclips]

Kind of ironic that the DB12 doesnt have a V12, but I love it nevertheless.

[@andersistbesser]

Which camera is used for this video? Quality and color grading are very nice

[@mosankoane4938]

3.6 sec is a bit slow! Doesn't the 707 suv sprint faster than that ?

[@oskarskalski2982]

RWD vs AWD.

[@georgimihalkov4781]

"We've created a new class of car by making our DB11 sportier and giving it a new interior!"...It looks great, but Porsche and BMW would call that a facelift.

[@jo05dk]

I don't love the MercAston cars generally, with the DBX as the sort of excemption. I mostly like the DBX. I don't particular like the looks of the DB12(8), but unlike the DB11 i don't dislike it, and that makes a difference. Even bigger: The interior doesn't particularly speak to me, but i outright hate the interior of the DB11, so that's a huge upgrade imho. Of the three mentioned cars, the Roma, the 911 Turbo and this, for the first time since the DB9, i'd take the MercAston. Let's see, but i feel they're onto to something with this car.

[@amgguy4319]

It's great looking.

[@Alan41363]

It needs dry-sump lubrication and transaxle DCT

[@bermudadrain921]

why on top gear all new cars are game changers? can’t you come up with any other title? we all know there will be no game changer ever, because other manufacturers couldn’t care less about aston’s new model and how good it is, same thing with the ferrari suv, etc. things will stay the same: ferrari and lambo won’t suddenly stop making hybrids just because aston doesn’t and appeared to have made a decent car. and lambo will still be making uruses their way, because it is good value to attatch a lambo badge to a touareg, not because ferrari’s suv is a great machine

[@inanis_exe]

Murreys v12 also would be a good fit here

[@KEVINFERRELL-x2g]

Until Aston Martin decides to get out of the dark ages and use a dual clutch transmission, they will always be substandard. In the DB 12 was, up until this point, my favorite car in the world. The turbo S - dual clutch. Ferrari Roma - dual clutch. For the price that Aston Martin is charging, unforgivable.

[@Magicformula777]

Love the New DB12. Do we actually have real world price for the car??

[@michelsalsi435]

Lawrence earning his Bond supervillain role with hard work & dedication

[@francescorucano6813]

What a opening 🔥

[@joshknutson16]

it looks sooooo good

[@johnjConnellan]

Nice, however do you ever try family friendly cars that are not suv?

[@PhilippSeeger]

It does look fantastic

[@dnice362]

The Roma is a mess, could careless about it. Aston is absolutely beautiful so this or the 911 turbo s

[@mrc2662]

Sorry but that’s a ludicrous statement. If there’s one critique of the Roma shape it’s that it’s too Aston-derived. So if that’s also a mess, well your argument doesn’t stack up.

[@dnice362]

@@mrc2662 it’s an ugly Aston Martin and the interior is a mess.

[@mrc2662]

@@dnice362 said no-one else, ever.

[@andrew0138]

​@@dnice362 an ugly aston martin is an oximoron hahaha. There is no such thing, and if it remotely resembles an aston it is simoly stunning. The interior is also great looking in my opinion, but lack of physical buttons make it VERY hard to use

[@dnice362]

@@andrew0138 agree

[@dkfournier6975]

Body styling notwithstanding (which does look great), this looks like it's caught up with the Mercedes S63 Coupe (C217) - which it shares basically the same engine and doubt the chasis/suspension is any better.

[@eugenux]

all the reviews that popped up today, from either US, UK or EU presenters/journalists/youtu.bers, said otherwise... but, yeah, you probably know better. 😉

[@dkfournier6975]

@@eugenux aside from the pedestrian level of reply, care to point out where any compared that specific mercedes?

[@austinzizzi1142]

Front end is stunning back end leaves a bit to be desired still but haven’t seen one in person

[@menash23]

One of the best looking car ever made

[@naturalstupidity]

For a company that doesn't have the deep-pocket backing of VW Group, I think the "better DB11" compromise was the correct choice, considering they're set to revamp their entire line (plus new additions) within the next couple of years.

[@peterdelf]

That's a very beautiful car

[@stephenmartin2737]

This is a stunning looking car but for me the old dbs v12 is the most beautiful aston ever even by today's standards, its what Jeremy Clarkson described back in the day as " bite the back of your hand beautiful "

[@garys8415]

Absolute art.⚓️ Park one in your driveway today.

[@Jeff.78]

Not for those of us blessed with the gift of sight🙃

[@akshaysankarshana2405]

​@@Jeff.78Exactly.

[@fullsenderman8291]

I would have the valor instead but i really like it

[@mayotheivendran9391]

Will they do a DBS

[@jarekpolak1423]

Finally Aston Martin fixed a few major issues - the interior tech, and the engine power. The interior tech was terrible up until this DB12, who wants to pay big bucks to get sub-par tech. Same with the engine, why pay big bucks for a beautiful car when the power is the same as a bmw m550 which used is 40k euro. now finally not only is it special, but its significantly better than cars which are 1/4 the price.

[@InternetEntity]

Forgive me, but isn't the hard-driving Aston supposed to be the DBS?

[@anesennaidoo5279]

M1 fanatics going bananas - I am here to remind my car fan friends that the E46 M3 S54 was compared to the 996 Porsche GT3 and Ferrari 360 Modena! It has ITBs that rang your eardrums and looks incredible. BMW M Cars are now just “Good”. Once upon a time they were the best, Godsake.

[@choward5430]

Tough call between this and a 911 Turbo S

[@avmelidor]

Spot on

[@delbroox]

Great job from Aston, they're finally getting there and the world is liking it.

[@YourMajestyTheKing]

Can't wait for Aston Martin rise from it's ashes and deliver with true effort.

[@TheGloryHole16]

I would choose this over any ‘loud Ferrari’ in fact.. it’s perfect 👌

[@mariusmiller3982]

In terms of "minor facelift" DB12 can never beat 911

[@Ali_003]

What a beauty. Brits should be proud!

[@rakeshnellekeri8661]

If it is a world's first super tourer then what exactly is Ferrari 812 superfast or even Porsche 911 Turbo?

[@KevindusT360]

Exactly. People will say an Aston is not all about performance but when you make claims like that people are going to compare it to more capable performance GTs.

[@rakeshnellekeri8661]

@@KevindusT360 Koenigsegg never marketed their Regera as world's first Hyper GT

[@TopCarsTV]

DBS Superleggera from Wish

[@MaxNeal-tl9bd]

Just say it’s more AMG than ever before! 🤷‍♀️🙄🤨

[@DrDanMD]

Nice daily driver

[@Games_and_Music]

Mechanic: "Okay, i've welded the extra bit that we forgot on the previous chassis." CEO: "Good, it adds more support right?" Mechanic: "Yeah, a bit, it's not like it makes a lot of difference but.. " CEO: "How much do you think it adds in terms of percentages?" Mechanic: "Oh, i don't know, maybe something like uhm, 4... maybe 5%?" CEO: "What's that you say, 7%? Great, let's put that in the brochure, we need everything we can get to sweeten that $250.000 pricetag." btw, love the colors on it though, that metallic green with the mustard interior tones are beautiful.

[@clubsobri]

Beautiful car!

[@Stenbox]

I'm a Porsche fan, but for daily drive or a long cross-continent roadtrip I'd drive this over a Turbo S

[@Oleh-k9t]

Aston martin is only changing the game in their world where there are no other brands like ferrari, lamborghini, porsche

[@johnm1008]

So is the Speedtail a hyper tourer then?

[@jmfangio286]

That is a beautiful car by any standards. You are looking at evolution, like Porsche do, like Mercedes do, like Lamborghini do, and like Jaguar will go back to if they have any sense.

[@jojosaves]

" Once over 3000 rpm, it delivers. No Lag"......needing to spool over 3000, is literally what lag is. That said, I want it.

[@timothymutuma]

Thumbs 👍🏾 up for the Clearance.

[@ll-uq4cr]

This car just need a V12. When you spend 300000€ it is not acceptable to share the same engine of 100000€ Mercedes. For the rest it is perfect : timeless and beautiful style with luxury interior. Porsche 911T is not a competitor, it is 4wd 6L engine. Only Bentley and Maserati are similar.maybe Portofino/Roma can be competitors. In this green it is simply a dream car