{"id":333110,"date":"2020-09-21T19:44:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T19:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=333110"},"modified":"2024-02-06T18:28:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T18:28:57","slug":"2018-aston-martin-db11-v8-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2018-aston-martin-db11-v8-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: 2018 Aston Martin DB11 V8: Is it worth it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to a corporate tie-up with shareholder Daimler, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/chris-harris-reviews-the-aston-martin-db11\/\">Aston Martin DB11<\/a> can now be had with a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine made by Mercedes-AMG.<\/p>\n<p>The slightly cheaper alternative to the DB11 V12 produces 503bhp and costs \u00a313,000 less than its sibling in the UK, but it&#8217;s also been developed to appeal to more sporting tastes than the twelve-cylinder model, having stiffer suspension settings, stiffer mountings, retuned steering &#8211; and weighing 115kg less than its sister model.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Martin claims that only a tenth of a second separates the V8 from the V12 on 0-62mph acceleration, and also says the new &#8216;budget\/economy&#8217; version is still good for 187mph. Matt Saunders got our first taste of it on the road, and took a view on the age-old &#8216;less is more&#8217; dilemma.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to a corporate tie-up with shareholder Daimler, the Aston Martin DB11 can now be had with a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine made by Mercedes-AMG. The slightly cheaper alternative to the DB11 V12 produces 503bhp and costs \u00a313,000 less than its sibling in the UK, but it&#8217;s also been developed to appeal to more sporting tastes than the twelve-cylinder model, having stiffer suspension settings, stiffer mountings, retuned steering &#8211; and weighing 115kg less than its sister model. 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