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This is the hot new Aston Martin DB11 that we've all been waiting for

Aston Martin DB11
Aston Martin DB11

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For more than a decade, the Aston Martin DB9 has been one of the finest GT cars in the world.

Now, Aston has finally introduced a worth successor to the venerable DB9.

There is a DB10, but that's been reserved for James Bond duty.

But one car even 007 can't get his manicured mits on is the new DB11 that was introduced today at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.

For the DB11, Aston design boss Marek Reichman, draws heavily from the striking Bond-only DB10 as well as the company's fire-breathing, multi-million-dollar Vulcan hypercar.

"We aspire to make the most beautiful cars in the world," Aston Martin CEO Dr. Andy Palmer said in a statement.

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"DB11 is the absolute embodiment of what an Aston Martin should be and we have worked tirelessly to ensure that DB11 combines both exceptional design with the latest technology throughout."

The DB11 is a way more than a pretty new body. There are also significant changes under its skin.

Instead of the long-serving, normally aspirated, 6.- liter V-12 found in the DB9 and the Vanquish, the DB11 gets a newly developed 5.2-liter, twin-turbocharged, 600-horsepower V-12 paired to an 8-speed ZF automatic transmission.