2008 | Aston Martin DBS

• Storm Black with Obsidian interior

• Six-speed manual gearbox

• Huge specification includes carbon ceramic brakes

• Only 44,000 miles from new

The Marek Reichman-designed Aston Martin DBS is already one of the best-looking cars of its era, and the example being offered for sale here is superbly presented in Storm Black with Obsidian interior.

It also features a six-speed ZF manual gearbox that further enhances its muscular ‘old school’ appeal, and while early DBSs were all ‘2+0’ two-seaters, this car has the more versatile ‘2+2’layout with two small rear seats. 

The DBS was supplied new by Aston Martin main dealer Stratstone of Wilmslow on 18 October 2008, and returned there in March 2010 for its first service at 2496 miles. It was soldto its second owner that month, and was then used extensively for the next few years. 

Between 2011 and 2013, it was serviced annually by the Murray Motor Company, a main dealer in Edinburgh. It was then looked after by independent specialist Bamford Rose from 2014 until 2016, by which time it had covered 39,347 miles.

The DBS has been used only sparingly since then, but has always been fastidiously maintained along the way. Its comprehensive service record notes that it went to Aston Martin Cambridge in 2017, then Aston Martin Bristol in 2018 and 2019, and McGurk Performance Cars in September 2022. 

It has now covered just over 44,000 miles and its immense specification ranges from the510bhp V12 engine and carbon ceramic brakes to a beautifully crafted cabin. The long list of standard equipment includes a Bang & Olufsen sound system and automatic climate control, while the Alcantara-trimmed steering wheel and carbon fibre door panels lend a sporting edge.

Beautiful, fast and luxurious, it perfectly demonstrates why the Aston Martin DBS remains an exceptional choice of Grand Tourer.