Aston Martin DBS Volante (scroll down to read more)
The DBS Volante is an undeniably elegant car. Aston Martin’s 16th convertible in 95 years is a 2+2 featuring two occasional rear seats. The soft-top option reduces weight by as much as 90 kilos and is as safe as a retractable hard roof thanks to an insular layer.

Design director Marek Reichman points to one crucial line on the surface of the DBS Volante which runs from the front of the bonnet, across the window graphic and onto the rear to form one continuous line.

‘It’s a very elegant flowing line,’ he muses, noting that in rear view it actually accentuates the hips, shoulder and the width of the car without making it look flat. It gives the car ‘a lot of tension’ he says, comparing it to a runner’s physique where ‘there is power’.

There is something very structured about the car’s muscularity which the designer says is very much part of the DBS formal language. ‘If it’s too masculine then it doesn’t always have the right element of beauty,’ he notes.

The car comes equipped with Bang & Olufsen’s BeoSound DBS sound system with 13 speakers as standard. ‘The sound quality is unbelievable with the top open or closed,’ the designer promises.

Aston Martin DBS Volante, £169,000 tbc, available from June 2009

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