The Aston Martin DB12 is a 2-door coupé / 2-door convertible from Aston Martin, built from 2023, in the decade the industry is turning electric. Under the bonnet: 4.0 L AE23 twin-turbo V8. Marek Reichman (head of design) drew it.
Where it came from
The Aston Martin DB12 is a grand touring car produced by the British car manufacturer Aston Martin. The car was unveiled in May 2023 as a replacement for the DB11.
Under the skin
Power comes from 4.0 L AE23 twin-turbo V8. It weighs 1685 kg. It shifts through a 8-speed ZF 8HP75 automatic. The layout matters: the engine sits behind the driver and ahead of the rear axle, which puts the mass in the middle of the car and is why mid-engined cars change direction the way they do. The wheelbase is 2805 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Aston Martin DB11; assembly was at Gaydon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Tesla Cybertruck, the Nissan Z, the Kia EV6 — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Aston Martin catalogue sit the Aston Martin Mark II and the Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3.