A stunning replacement for the iconic but long-serving Aston Martin DB9 has finally been revealed. It's called the Aston Martin DB11, and it's available to order now priced from £154,900. With fresh contemporary styling, a new 600bhp twin-turbo V12 designed in-house, and a revised body structure that's stiffer and offers more room for the driver and rear seat passengers, the new Aston 2+2 grand tourer surely ticks all the boxes for Aston's myriad fans. • Aston Martin DB11: first drive As our picture gallery shows, the new DB11 was unveiled at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, after months of speculation and spy shots. Auto Express was given the lowdown on the car at the brand’s headquarters in Gaydon, Warks, shortly before th car's public debut. The DB11 is Aston’s most significant model since the outgoing DB9 debuted in 2003. It’s the most powerful, most efficient and “most dynamically gifted” DB model in the company’s history, and will arrive in showrooms this year. 29 From the front it’s instantly recognisable, but shows the brand is moving in a new design direction after a decade of similarly styled models. This differentiation was so important during the design process that product development director Ian Minards told us: “Even [CEO] Andy Palmer’s mum had to be able to distinguish between each car.”

• Aston Martin DB10 review The bold grille stretches across the nose, with brand new LED headlights setting the tone for future models. A clamshell bonnet removes any unwanted shutlines, giving the front end a clean and classy finish. 29 At the rear, the sculpted tail-lights sit neatly in the bodywork, with a diffuser and dual exhausts completing the upmarket look. Aston refused to put badges on the outside of the car, bar a pair of small V12 signatures on the front wings. The low, sleek shape isn’t all show and no go, though. Clever aero technology ensures this Aston slips through the air like nothing before it. Front-end lift is reduced by the gill-like ‘Curlicue’ on the wing, releasing high-pressure air from the wheelarch and directing it down the side of the car. It’s caught and pushed past the B-pillar through what Aston calls an ‘Aeroblade’ in the bodywork, sending it under the bootlid and out the back, and removing the need for a rear wing. 29 But just as important as all this fancy aero is what lurks beneath the bonnet. While purists will mourn the demise of Aston’s naturally aspirated V12, the twin-turbo version is expected to offer the same thrills but with added flexibility and a sizeable boost in fuel economy.