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 Aston Martin DB9, which will arrive in showrooms for the 2017 model year.
Not much is known about the grand tourer set to replace the DB9. Even the name it will carry was a mystery until now, with Aston Martin placing trademarks for names DB10 through DB14. With the DB10 moniker having already been used for the bespoke 2015 Aston Martin DB10 car built for the James Bond "Spectre" movie, I had a hunch the new coupe will be named DB11, but it’s only now that Aston confirmed it.
Updated 09/16/2015: Aston Martin officially confirmed that the DB9 successor will be called "DB11." The model will be unveiled sometime in 2016 and was described as "the first major product of the company’s bold Second Century Plan."
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