Aston Martin DB12 Volante Rental in Los Angeles
This grey Aston Martin DB12 Volante, black interior, is based in Los Angeles, Aston's convertible grand tourer and the only DB12 we run. Grey reads as restrained taste next to louder exotics on the same block. The 671 horsepower V8 pulls with no turbo lag, and the fabric roof folds in 14 seconds for a coast road run along Malibu.
How It Drives
The steering column on the DB12 has no rubber isolation between the wheel and the rack, which Aston removed on purpose to put more of the road back in your hands. Combined with a quick ratio, it means the car answers a small input immediately rather than a beat later. The 671 horsepower V8 pulls from low in the rev range with no discernible turbo lag, so the shove arrives the moment you ask for it rather than building up to it. Take it along Malibu with the roof down and the adaptive dampers stay soft enough for the coast road, then firm up if you push it through a bend on the way back over Mulholland. GT mode is the setting for most of the drive. Sport Plus is for when the road empties out.
How It Photographs
Grey on the DB12 Volante photographs the body's surfacing rather than the paint itself, since the shape relies on a low tonneau and a long bonnet rather than creases or vents. Shot against the water along Malibu or outside a hotel in Beverly Hills, the grey holds its detail in flat daylight better than a darker colour would. The black interior keeps the cabin restrained once the roof is down, so the frame stays about the car rather than the trim. This is the only DB12 we run, so there is no colour comparison to make, only the roof up and the roof down. Roof down, with the low stack behind the seats, is the shot that sells the car.
Why This One
We run one DB12 Volante, and this is it. Grey over black is the restrained specification, the one that reads as taste rather than spectacle even with the roof away, in a way a brighter paint or a busier interior on the same car would not manage. If the day calls for an open top drive along the coast in Los Angeles, with the roof down and the destination being the drive itself, this is the one we keep for exactly that. There is no second DB12 to weigh it against, and grey over black is a genuinely strong single choice for what this car is built to do.
What's On This One
This is the DB12 Volante, the convertible version of Aston's grand tourer, with the twin turbo V8 tuned to 671 horsepower and 590 lb-ft, sent through the rear wheels. Grey paint covers a body with the roof lowered by the K fold fabric top, and the cabin is trimmed in black leather with Aston's own 10.25 inch touchscreen rather than a Mercedes sourced one. Standard equipment includes the electronic rear differential, adaptive dampers and Bowers and Wilkins audio. Four seats on paper, though the rear pair suit luggage more than adults. Swan doors rise as they open, same as every Aston in the fleet.
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