The DB11 V8 arrived for the 2018 model year as a lighter, more affordable alternative to the launch V12 coupe, swapping the in-house V12 for a Mercedes-AMG-sourced 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, retuned by Aston Martin for its own power figures rather than carried over from an AMG application. Aston Martin bumped the V8's output again partway through the model run, around the 2021 model year.
Losing the V12's extra cylinders and displacement cut 254 lb (115 kg) versus the V12 coupe, and the savings come almost entirely off the nose — the V8's weight distribution shifts from the V12's nose-heavy 51/49 split to a more rearward-biased 49/51. Aston Martin positioned the V8 as the more agile-feeling DB11 as a result, not simply the cheaper one.
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No. Aston Martin publishes its own power rating for the DB11 application, distinct from whatever a Mercedes-AMG model using the same underlying block is rated at — don't assume an AMG spec sheet applies here.
A later one. Verify power via the specific build date or spec sheet on a used example rather than assuming from the model year alone, since the changeover isn't always cleanly reflected in listings.
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