Aston Martin has been relying on its VH (Vertical/Horizontal) platform since 2001, using it in all of its vehicles except the 2012 Aston Martin One-77 and the 2011 Toyota iQ-based 2011 Aston Martin Cygnet city car. That’s about to come to an end in 2016, when the Brits are set to introduce a new, lighter architecture that will include parts engineered by Mercedes’ high-performance AMG division. The new platform will also see Aston Martin vehicles receive the biturbo, 4.0-liter V-8 launched in the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT, which will be supplied to Gaydon based on a partnership with Daimler. The first Aston Martin product to benefit from these new features will be the successor to the current 2013 Aston Martin DB9, which is rumored to arrive in showrooms for the 2017 model year.
Not much is known about the grand tourer set to replace the DB9 as of April 2015. Even the name it will carry is a mystery, although Aston’s recent trademarks for names DB10 through DB14 provides a few hints. With the DB10 moniker having already been used for the bespoke 2015 Aston Martin DB10 car built for the James Bond "Spectre" movie, it’s likely the DB9’s replacement will be launched as the DB11. Making this scenario that much more likely is the fact that Aston Martin has skipped names in the past, jumping from DB7 to DB9 to suggest the massive technological differences between the two. With the new car set to gain a new platform, the Brits could very well do the same thing here and go with the DB11 name.
Updated 07/22/2015: Youtube user cvdzijden was lucky enough to catch the upcoming Aston Martin DB11 testing on the Nurburgring. Check out the video to watch the future supercar flexing its muscles on the ring.
Click past the jump to read more about the 2017 Aston Martin DB9.
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