“All the DB series have been Grand Tourers in their respective way,” enthused Motor magazine, “but the DB6 is a Very Grand Tourer.”
Obviously derived from the DB5, the DB6 launched in October 1965 was built on a longer wheelbase with a slightly higher roofline, giving extra head and leg room in both front and rear seats. That, remarked Motor, “makes an Aston Martin available to the far wider four-seater market, and the new design is superior in every way to the previous model.”
Main external difference was the ‘sawn-off’ Kammeffect tail with its prominent lip spoiler that wind-tunnel tests had shown to give a significant – over 30 per cent – reduction in lift at the rear wheels. A more subtle difference was the end of the ‘Superleggera’ construction, apart from a small area around the radiator intake; in any case, Touring of Milan ceased business in 1967, and the supply of ‘Superleggera’ badges naturally dried up.
Obviously derived from the DB5, the DB6 launched in October 1965 was built on a longer wheelbase with a slightly higher roofline, giving extra head and leg room in both front and rear seats. That, remarked Motor, “makes an Aston Martin available to the far wider four-seater market, and the new design is superior in every way to the previous model.”
Main external difference was the ‘sawn-off’ Kammeffect tail with its prominent lip spoiler that wind-tunnel tests had shown to give a significant – over 30 per cent – reduction in lift at the rear wheels. A more subtle difference was the end of the ‘Superleggera’ construction, apart from a small area around the radiator intake; in any case, Touring of Milan ceased business in 1967, and the supply of ‘Superleggera’ badges naturally dried up.
