FLAGSHIP of the Aston Martin range and successor to the Vanquish, the DBS was touted as a thoroughbred performance machine, with claimed statistics like 0-100km/h acceleration in 4.3 seconds and a 302km/h top speed, the 380kW/570Nm 48-valve 5.9-litre V12-powered DBS (almost 20kW higher than that of the DB9) was right up there with the quickest super cars.