Two things to get out of the way here before we get into the meat of the Aston Martin DB12 review. One: yes, the DB12 is ‘just’ an update of the DB11, but having spent a day driving it in all manner of conditions, it’s clear that it warrants a new name. Don’t be fooled by the restrained styling changes.
Two: you’ll have to forgive Aston Martin’s enthusiasm for the new car in coining a very cheesy catchphrase for it - "Grand is not enough. This is the world’s first Super Tourer”. It’s intended to convey the wide breadth of capability this car has. So yes, it is a GT car (i.e. Grand Tourer) designed to
cover large distances in style and at speed, but the tagline suggests there’s even more to the DB12, perhaps even approaching supercar capabilities.
