Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante

The nearest comparison for the Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante in the catalogue is the small group of turbocharged V12 cars, a set of just 11 out of 600. That position is the key to understanding this car: it is not defined only by its 715 bhp, but by how unusual its combination of engine layout, aspiration and drivetrain is within a collection of 600 choices.

The DBS Superleggera Volante pairs a turbocharged 5.2 litre V12 with rear wheel drive, a pairing shared by 68 cars in the catalogue when looking at V12 and RWD combinations. Its 900 Nm of torque and 340 km/h top speed place it firmly near the upper end of the collection, ranking 67th for maximum speed. Its 0 to 100 km/h time of 3.6 seconds is fast enough to be quicker than 383 cars in the catalogue, while its power rank of 85 places it in the top 14 per cent for bhp.

Those numbers give the Volante a particular character among the 600 cars. It is a supercar with a front-to-back sense of traditional performance ingredients, built around a large displacement V12, turbocharged power delivery and rear wheel drive. The result is a specification that stands apart from many modern performance cars in the catalogue, where different combinations of engines and drivetrains create a much broader landscape.

The price position reinforces the kind of machine this is. With a used price of £200,000, it ranks 174th for cost, placing it above 426 cars in the collection. At £280 per bhp, the DBS Superleggera Volante sits as a considered purchase where the appeal is not measured only in acceleration figures, but in the complete balance of its specification. Aston Martin’s presence in the catalogue includes 28 cars, within a wider group of 160 UK cars, giving this Volante a clear place in a national automotive story without needing to rely on numbers alone.

For the collector choosing a DBS Superleggera Volante, the attraction is the rare alignment of a convertible two seater body, V12 power, turbocharged performance and rear wheel drive in one car. It suits the enthusiast building a garage around distinctive engineering choices and wants a supercar whose identity comes from the details that separate it from the surrounding 599. This is the car for someone who wants a dramatic centrepiece with a specification that remains unusual even when viewed against an entire dream collection.