More power, a new interior, and a revised chassis turn the DB up to 12.
The DB12 is a big car, and it feels plenty wide when you're threading it along the narrow streets of the Côte d'Azur. Fortunately, the steering, which has been revised for greater precision both on- and off-center, makes placing this car easy. It's the same quickness as before—2.4 turns lock to lock—and the ratio is fixed, which aids predictability. The level of power assist varies with speed and drive mode, but not wildly so.
The biggest mechanical change from DB11 to 12 is under the hood. The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 again hails from AMG but is much brawnier than the DB11's. Larger turbochargers, revised cam profiles, and a higher compression ratio push output to 671 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque, an additional 143 horses and 77 pound-feet. The new V-8 also tops the previously available V-12's 630 horses and 516 pound-feet.
The DB12 again uses a ZF eight-speed rear-mounted transaxle, and the ratios are the same as before. The final-drive ratio is 13 percent shorter, however, to aid in-gear acceleration, so calls for more midrange thrust often can be answered without downshifting. Aston has moved the large shift paddles from the column to the steering wheel, but you won't have much need for them, so intuitive is this gearbox.
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