Jonny Lieberman takes Aston’s upgraded
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00:00 (car engine revving)
00:03 (upbeat music)
00:05 Hi there.
00:16 I am driving the all new 2019 Aston Martin DB11 AMR.
00:21 The DB11 is dead, long live the DB11 AMR.
00:28 And what I mean by that is,
00:29 they stopped making it.
00:30 (car engine revving)
00:33 It's kind of fun driving this one, the AMR,
00:40 because it's like everything that I didn't like
00:43 about the original DB11, they fixed.
00:45 So power, they made it 630 horsepower,
00:49 and that very nicely differentiates it from the V8,
00:53 so it's 127 horsepower difference.
00:55 They made it handle much better.
00:58 The rear end is world stiffer, different bushings.
01:01 It just feels more planted,
01:02 and it's just a much better driving car.
01:05 We're going at parade pace right now.
01:08 I'm not actually racing around the Nurburgring
01:11 as I kind of would like to be.
01:13 And yeah, you know, the AMR is,
01:16 well, feels at home here in green hell.
01:20 (car engine revving)
01:27 They've also done some exterior changes.
01:30 They kind of blacked out the taillights,
01:31 blacked out the headlights a little bit,
01:34 sharpened up some of the bodywork.
01:36 It's funny how old the old DB11 looks.
01:39 So this parade I'm in right now is 30-some Aston Martins,
01:42 including a Vulcan.
01:44 It's just blowing my mind.
01:45 I'm having a hard time doing this behind the wheel
01:47 'cause I keep staring at my dream car up there,
01:50 800 horsepower, seven liter, naturally aspirated V12.
01:53 Anyways, so there's, right behind us,
01:56 there's an older DB11 and it just, it just looks ancient.
02:01 It's only like 18 months old or something,
02:03 but compared to the upgrades they've made
02:05 to this new AMR version, you know,
02:08 this new car just even looks even better.
02:11 And it looks even better than what I thought
02:12 was one of the most beautiful GTs out there.
02:14 So, you know, hats off to Meric Reichman
02:17 and the design team there at Aston.
02:20 It's a big step up, not only from the DB11,
02:23 but it's a big step up from the DB11 V8.
02:26 So good job, Aston Martin, and keep 'em coming.
02:30 Thanks for watching this episode of Behind the Wheel.
02:34 See you next time.
02:35 (upbeat music)
02:38 (car engine roaring)
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