2023 Aston Martin DB12 Volante

Grand Tourer · 4.0L Twin-Turbo V8 · RWD

86/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a grand tourer is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	4.0L Twin-Turbo V8
Horsepower	671 hp
Torque	590 lb-ft
0–60 mph	3.5 sec
Top speed	202 mph
Drivetrain	RWD
Seats	4
Combined MPG	19 mpg (16 city / 23 hwy)
Range	370 miles
MSRP	$265,562
Body style	Grand Tourer

The verdict

What's good

Open-top at speed is quieter than most hardtop GTs thanks to acoustic windbreak
Hand-built interior quality in leather and aluminium feels genuinely bespoke
Rear end communicates balance and slip angle with more precision than most AWD rivals
Roof-down visibility gives a panoramic driving experience unique in the GT class

What's not

Aston Martin's reliability history gives pause for long-ownership planning
Dealer and service infrastructure remains thin in North America outside major metros
Rear luggage space with the roof down shrinks to carry-on level only
Insurance premiums sit among the highest in the grand tourer segment

The engine

4.0L Twin-Turbo V8

Aston's 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 trades the old naturally-aspirated bellow for savage, hot-vee turbocharged thrust — re-tuned with bespoke intake, exhaust and software to sound and feel unmistakably Aston.

Sourced from Mercedes-AMG in Affalterbach as part of a technical partnership, then re-engineered by Aston Martin to suit the lighter, more agile character of cars like the Vantage and DB12.

The block comes from AMG but Aston fits its own intake, exhaust and calibration to change its voice.
The same basic engine powers the Mercedes-AMG GT, tuned very differently.

See the rest in AutoVault

The six sub-scores behind the 86 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
All 3 trims with pricing
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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