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Russian Owner Commissions Edo to turn his Aston Martin DB9 into a DBS

Before the One-77 and V12 Vantage came along, the Aston Martin DBS was the king of the hill. Just ask James Bond: the DBS is the same supercar 007 has driven in the past two movies. But the DBS wasn't designed from scratch. It was based upon the DB9, Aston's staple V12 grand tourer.

After owning one such DB9 for five years, an owner in Russia wanted to upgrade to the DBS. But rather than taking his GT into the local Aston dealer for a trade-in, he commissioned Edo Competition to carry out its own conversion. The venerable tuning house installed the factory-sourced body panels, customized the interior and upgraded both the brakes and engine, the latter boosted from 470 horsepower stock beyond the DBS's 510 all the way up to 550. The big question, though, is whether the conversion ended up costing the owner more than trading in for a DBS straight from the factory.

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B&O Takes the Aston Martin DBS Cabron Black Edition on U.S. Tour

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Destined for exclusivity, many of us might not normally have the opportunity to behold the Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black edition. Based on the top-of-the-line GT that serves as James Bond's ride of choice, the Carbon Black edition features a unique black paint process designed to deflect the light at different angles, plus lightweight carbon-Kevlar seats draped in black leather with silver stitching, piano black trim, special wheels and more.

The Carbon Black edition also comes equipped with a 13-speaker, 1000-watt premium audio system from Bang & Olufsen. Now the Scandinavian audio firm is taking a pair of DBS Carbons on a coast-to-coast tour of the United States, hitting New York, LA, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Washington and Miami along the way. So if you want to check it out and live near one of these major metropolitan centers, call your local Aston dealer to find out when you can stop by.

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Bond-Worthy Watch for a Bond-Worthy Car

by Erin Mays (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Luxury Cars & Autos, Celebrity Shopping

Why fantasize about being James Bond when you can get a few steps closer to being 007? Aston Martin is offering a limited-edition Jaeger LeCoultre with the purchase of Bond's newest ride, the Aston Martin DBS.

At $332,000, one would think they would throw in the watch for free, but not so much. The watch is available only to purchasers of the DBS for a pretty $35,000, and is truly Bond-worthy at that -- not only does the watch look good, it also unlocks and starts the car. That will at least get you a second date, eh?

At the moment, buyers can choose between grade 5 titanium and rose-gold, but Jaeger's Jerome Lambert hints that a higher-end watch may be on its way.

[Source: Cleveland Leader]

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Aston Martin DBS Hits the Streets at Concours D'Elegance

by Erin Mays (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

You saw it first piloted by Daniel Craig in the new Bond flick, Casino Royale. The 2008 Aston Martin DBS falls smack dab in the middle of the lineup between the DB9 and the racer DBR9, also upscale from the Vanquish coupe and roadster models. The car, which starts at a hefty $250,000 U.S. (estimated), boasts a 6.0L V-12 engine spitting out a whopping 510 hp and 420 lb.-ft. of torque, launching it to 62 mph in 4.3 seconds and to a top speed of 191 mph.

Pricing will be confirmed in September around the time of the Frankfurt Motor show, with the first deliveries of the cars occuring in early 2008. Check for official specs from Aston Martin after the jump.

[Source: Motor Trend]

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James Bond's Aston Martin DBS Revealed

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Last time we heard about James Bond's new car all we had was a sketch. Now Sybarites reveals that British magazine CAR has the first peek at Agent 007's latest ride. It's hard to tell from just the one shot what this baby really looks like but so far it seems less British built-for-speed and more American muscle, perhaps more suited to the new blond and buff Bond. Maybe I'll like it more when guns are popping out the headlights (or whatever other bells and whistles they will have on it in the movie).

[Thanks, Dave]

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De Bethune DBS Moonphase Watch

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

The DBS watch from Swiss company De Bethune is probably the most elegant moonphase watch I have ever seen. The platinum watch (45 x 42.5 mm) has a hand-winding mechanical movement. It shows the hours, minutes and its coolest feature is the revolving moon function. The watch has blued steel hands and there is a 192-hour power reserve on the caseback. The watch has a crocodile strap and is also available in white gold.

[via Europastar]

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