Who makes the world's best GT car? New Aston Martin DB12 meets Ferrari Roma and Maserati GranTurismo

Опубликовано 18 января 2024, 17:00

The Aston Martin DB12 is a gorgeous new grand tourer and Aston Martin thinks it's sufficiently special that it even call it a Super Tourer - the world's first, it says.

Well. In that case, it feels only right that we should wheel out a couple of other GT cars to meet it. One is the Ferrari Roma, Ferrari's entry-level car that feels anything but an entry-level car, and the other is the Maserati GranTurismo, a car so GT-ish that the clue is, quite literally, in the name.

Question is, then, what are they like, inside and out, and to drive? Join Matt Prior as he finds out.

Shot and edited by Shreyans Chordia.

The vital statistics for this trio are in the video but if you'd like them in nugget form here they are:

Aston Martin DB12
price: £185,055
Engine: V8, 3982cc, twin-turbocharged
Power: 671bhp at 6000rpm
Torque: 590lb ft at 2750-6000rpm
Transmission: 8-spd automatic, rear-wheel drive
0-62mph: 3.6sec
Top speed: 202mph

Ferrari Roma
Price: £182,675
Engine: V8, 3855cc, twin-turbocharged
Power: 612bhp at 5750-7500rpm
Torque: 561lb ft at 3000-5750rpm
Transmission: 8-spd dual-clutch automatic, RWD
0-62mph: 3.4sec
Top speed: 199mph

Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo
Price: £161,250
Engine: V6, 2992cc, twin-turbocharged
Power: 543bhp at 6500rpm
Torque: 479lb ft at 3000rpm
Transmission: 8-spd automatic, 4WD
0-62mph: 3.5sec
Top speed: 199mph

00:00 Introduction
01:12 Aston Martin DB12 interior
04:20 Maserati GranTurismo interior
06:17 Ferrari Roma interior
08:15 Aston Martin DB12 driving impressions
14:12 Maserati GranTurismo driving impressions
18:22 Ferrari Roma driving impressions
21:15 Conclusion