Hoovey689

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Report: Aston Martin mulling return to straight-six engines?

Aston Martin boss Dr. Ulrich Bez let the cat out of the bag this week, revealing that the automaker is seriously contemplating bringing back the straight-six engine. Up through the most recent DB7, Aston's silky inline-sixes defined the brand.

According to Bez, if Aston decides to go back to its old standby, the engine would likely be a 2.5-liter unit sporting direct injection and a turbocharger. Dr. Bez's thoughts have turned to engines since Aston's universal VH platform won't need updating for a few more years. According to Bez, getting a six-pot in the current architecture won't be an issue, since V12s already slide in nicely.

We wouldn't look for a six-cylinder Aston for at least another five years, but the idea of a turbocharged, six-cylinder Vantage-style baby Aston does pique our interest.

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/25/r...t-six-engines/

Och

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Meh, when it comes to Aston, a straight six is literally half the engine. V12 please.

LexFather

I think the original DB7 has an I-6 right?

Jewcano

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^To me that car is 100X more classy than the stuff that's being released nowadays. (With the exception of those rims :barf. Modern cars are too "EDGY" You have only a few brands that do curves in their body-styles anymore, everything else is straight lines, and sadly imo, Aston has fallen into that hole as well.