Aston Martin's 2023 Sports Cars Will Be Radically Different

Feb. 11, 2022 7:58 PM ET by Sebastian Cenizo Sports Cars / 5 Comments

But the V12 and V8 engines are going nowhere.

Aston Martin recently revealed the DBX707, a high-performance luxury SUV designed to beat the world's best at everything, but as impressive as this new offering is, and as much of a success as the SUV has been for the brand, it's still magnificent sports cars that the British automaker is best known for. Of late, these cars have offered remarkable performance, and there's still more to come, but Aston Martin's chairman, Lawrence Stroll, says that these cars need drastic overhauls. In fact, its most popular models are about to be so heavily redesigned that they will be like "all-new cars," but in what ways? According to Autocar, Stroll says there is much to upgrade.

2017-2022 Aston Martin DB11 Coupe Rear View

2017-2022 Aston Martin DB11 Coupe Front View

In 2023, a number of Aston Martin offerings are being refreshed, with changes coming to the suspension systems, engines, gearboxes, and interiors. This is a big deal, as anyone who has fiddled with a recent Aston will attest, because the British brand had an agreement with Mercedes-Benz to only use infotainment technology in new Aston Martins that had already been used in Mercedes products for three years. As a result, "new" Aston Martin models were being sold with obsolete tech. "Finally, Aston Martin gets touchscreens," said Stroll. At long last, the old COMAND-based infotainment system with its frustrating trackpad will be a thing of the past. "How can you have an Aston Martin that sells for £150,000 (over $203,000) with three-year-old technology? It is a silly thing the previous management agreed to," said Stroll.

2018-2022 Aston Martin Vantage Front View Driving

2018-2022 Aston Martin Vantage Front Angle View

2018-2022 Aston Martin Vantage Rear View Driving

This is intended to help the British marque to achieve its goal of selling 4,000 front-engined sports cars per year, but a new infotainment system isn't enough.

Stroll elaborates: "You'll be very impressed with the all-new 'front-engines' next year. There's no similarity at all to the current cars," before noting that there will be "some carryover" at the rear of the refreshed models. The Vantage, the DBS, and the DB11 will be updated to be "what those cars should have always felt like." Critically, the 5.2-liter V12 will live on and the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8s sourced from Mercedes-AMG will be updated in line with AMG's current setups. We'll learn more when reveals of the new cars happen towards the end of this year, but it's not yet clear whether all three new models will be launched simultaneously.