With Aston Martin's new Vanquish replacing the DBS, it was only a matter of time before we saw the DBS Volante's replacement. And these spy shots from Northern Sweden reveal a prototype of "The Most Beautiful Supercar of the Year" in soft-top form practically undisguised. Save for its retractable fabric roof that stores away in the space between passengers and trunk, the Vanquish Volante will be identical to its coupe counterpart sharing the same naturally-aspirated 6.0-liter V12 that sends 565 hp to the rear wheels via a six-speed Touchtronic 2 automatic transmission.

Given how production ready the test mule looks, with the shape of the rear spoiler the only area being concealed, we fully anticipate the Vanquish Volante to be at the Aston Martin stand at next month's Geneva Motor Show.