The Aston Martin DB11 V8 will celebrate
its third anniversary this year and the company is aiming to keep things fresh
by offering a new Shadow Edition. Boasting “dark and brooding” styling, the
Shadow Edition features a handful of unique accents including gloss black
bonnet blades, black chrome badges and 20-inch alloy wheels with a gloss black
finish. Also, customers can order a package which
adds additional gloss black accents to the upper glasshouse. Aston Martin says
this “comprehensively” matches the Shadow Edition theme.
Interior updates are more modest as buyers
will find a sport steering wheel wrapped in Obsidian Black leather and Pure
Black Alcantara upholstery. Elsewhere, there are black anodized Shadow Edition
sill plates.
While the changes are pretty minor, Aston
Martin’s Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer, Marek Reichman,
said “We have carefully selected the Shadow Edition design elements to subtly
yet noticeably alter the DB11’s appearance – moving it further towards a more
assertive and purposeful GT style.”
Like the standard model, the Shadow
Edition has a Mercedes-AMG sourced twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine that produces
503 hp and 695 Nm of torque. It is connected to
an eight-speed automatic transmission which sends power to the rear wheels via
limited-slip differential. This setup enables the coupe to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 4.0 seconds, before hitting a top speed of 301
km/h.
Production will be limited to 300 units
and the 2021 DB11 V8 Shadow Edition will be available in Coupe and Volante body
styles. The model is currently available to order and U.S. pricing starts at US$ 222,600. Further north, Canadians will have to pay US$ 256,900.