In honour of JamesBond Day, why not check out an astonmartin review or two? Take our used DB11 buying guide, for example... 🤵♂️
. It steers better, too. The steering is quick, but not so fast around the straight-ahead that it feels nervous at motorway speeds, and it transmits a pretty well-defined impression of the road straight to the palms of your hands. This supplies you with the confidence to know when the front tyres are either gripping or about to take you wide.
The suspension has adaptive dampers as standard, and these deliver a good spectrum of modes, from softest GT through Sport and Sport +. In its softest setting, the DB11 isn’t as pliant as the S-Class Coupé or Continental GT – you feel a little more shimmy over rippled sections of motorway, and a firmer bump across potholes in town – but it’s perfectly acceptable.
Inside, the driving position is spot-on. There’s plenty of adjustability in the seat and steering wheel, though visibility is limited by those stylish thick pillars. Fit and finish retain the best bits from Aston Martins of old. Soft, hand-stitched leather sits side-by-side with wood or carbonfibre trim highlights, and all that looks like metal in the interior really is metal, including the air vents, for example.