What do you get when you take the already-plenty-awesome Aston Martin DB9 and mix in a few key ingredients from the racing spec Aston Martin DB9R?  You get this beauty right here, the Aston Martin DBS.  The Aston Martin engineers took the classic DB9 styling and infused it with functional aggressiveness based on what they had learned from the DB9R.  And what makeover would be complete without a healthy upgrade in horsepower?

The Aston Martin DBS has a reworked version of the DB9s 6.0L V12.  A bump in compression and reworked intake design, along with several other upgrades, means the engine is now good for 510hp, up from 450hp in the DB9.  Zero to sixty time is down more than half a second to 4.1 seconds and top speed is up to 191 mph.

A healthy dose of carbon fiber helps to keep weight down and includes several body panels.  The new carbon fiber hood has a more aggressive bulge and scoops to help feed cool air to that hungry V12 below.  An updated six-speed transmission and new carbon ceramic brakes finish off the DBS like icing on the cake.

Prices aren’t confirmed yet, but estimates are pointing north of $250,000 to get one of these beauties in your driveway.