28/06/2008 10:08. Blessed with a footballers-only price ticket, the extraordinary new DBS comes growling into the Aston Martin luxury sports car range above the DB9. In other words, it's the next one up from James Bond's. Don't look so sure of yourself now, do you, Daniel Craig, in your fancy trunks?

So, let's whack the key in the ignition and get off, shall we? Well, no, let's not, in fact, because for starters it's not a key. It's what Aston Martin is inviting us to join them in calling a "stainless steel and sapphire Emotion Control Unit" - a miniature but weighty glass briquette that slides into a slot on the dashboard, which in turn glows throbbingly red when the engine is ready to fire.

Forgive me, but do you suppose any of this is about sex? I wouldn't like to speculate. Do note, however, that,... // guardian.co.uk