This doesn’t really help, but I have a good friend who has, and really loves, his V12 DB11. It also looks the dogs danglies...
I don't own either of these, but did drive both versions when invited to an Aston day a couple of months ago. Dynamically and logically the V8 is the one to have - faster, lighter, more sporty, and cheaper. The only reason one might go for the V12 is for the pure romance of having a hand built V12 Aston engine instead of a German AMG job. But that might well be reason enough.
One more thing though. When I drove away in my GTS MC-Shift, the Maser sounded better than either AM.
I don't own either of these, but did drive both versions when invited to an Aston day a couple of months ago. Dynamically and logically the V8 is the one to have - faster, lighter, more sporty, and cheaper. The only reason one might go for the V12 is for the pure romance of having a hand built V12 Aston engine instead of a German AMG job. But that might well be reason enough.
One more thing though. When I drove away in my GTS MC-Shift, the Maser sounded better than either AM.
Her indoors mentioned Astons the other day when we were passing Gaydon
She said, why would anyone buy a Merc with a plastic body made in Warwickshire when for nearly the same money you could buy a Lamborghini Huracan Performante!
I just smiled
Dave
They were thinking of the the One-77. But I didn’t like that much, either!
The Vanquish could well be a good option to consider as apart from anything else most, if not all of the depreciation will taken place already.
As for the DB11 being the ugly duckling of AM, beauty is in the eye of the beholder........... well that what people say to me when they meet my wife
Not much sounds as good as a Maserati but how was it to drive......Sound is just one part of the experience.
My next car will most likely be a V12 Vantage S, to indulge my inner hooligan. With a tweaked exhaust the noise is a riot. It’s pretty bloody good with the standard exhaust, come to think of it.