Aston Martin DBS / DBS Volante V12 Valved Exhaust System (2007-2012)

The Aston Martin DBS / DBS Volante V12 exhaust (2007 to 2012) in detail.

Before the Superleggera, the 2007 to 2012 DBS carried a naturally aspirated V12: 517 hp, 570 Nm, twelve cylinders that rise silkily at first and then howl at the top of the rev counter. These engines will never be built again, and their value reflects it. Yet the elegant factory exhaust remains tuned for the discretion of a grand tourer.

On a naturally aspirated V12, the exhaust is the modification that changes everything. With the valves open, the valved Rog cat-back releases the high harmonics that the factory system holds back and turns every climb through the revs into an event; with the valves closed, the grand touring refinement is intact. Its successor, the twin-turbo V12 Superleggera, like the DB9, falls under other pages, and your DBS is identified by its serial number, checked before manufacturing.

No welding to install the system: clamps, gaskets and about two hours; the factory valve control stays in place if it exists, and otherwise the Rog remote takes over.

Under the “Manifold” option, the page also sells the front part housing the twelve-cylinder’s catalytic converters; on this non-turbo engine, a combined ECU remap only yields a modest gain, in the order of 3 to 8%, and it is the breathing and the sound that really change. A 2007 to 2012 DBS still driven regularly will keep its emissions control with the 200-cell version; the 100-cell version will depend on the assessment of the car and the rules in your country, and the decat version remains reserved for track use. 304 stainless steel for roundness or titanium to save around 40% of the weight.