Aston Martin has released a teaser video of its forthcoming flagship – thought to be called Vanquish – confirming it’ll utilise a V12 engine. We’re yet to see official images of the new car, but previous spy shots have given us plenty of clues as to how the upcoming car will look.
There had been rumours the range-topping Aston Martin would see its engine downsized to a V8 – possibly a variation of the DB12’s powertrain. Now, though, the brand has confirmed the car will use a twin-turbo 5.2-litre V12, thoroughly redesigned with strengthened cylinder block and conrods, redesigned cylinder heads incorporating reprofiled camshafts, plus new intake, new exhaust ports, repositioned spark plugs and new higher flowrate fuel injectors. All of this helps to deliver a “higher speed, class leading performance and efficiency gains”, according to Aston.
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