It is going to take a while before the new Aston Martin DB11 is ready for the press and the endless test drive reviews it will be subjected to. But to give us a taste of what the new car is like, Evo Magazine sent their boy Jethro Bovingdon to the test track to have a go in a pre-production test mule.

So this is not the main dish. This sort of an appetizer to get us hungry for the Aston Martin DB11 which is currently cooking in the oven as the engineers prepare the garnish.

Aston Martin DB11 Highlights:

• All-alloy quad overhead cam, 48 valve, 5.2l bi-turbo, V12 with stop/start cylinder de-activation
• Front mid-mounted engine, rear-wheel drive
• Fully catalysed stainless steel exhaust system with cross pipes
• Electrically controlled exhaust
• Maximum power: 447kW (600 bhp / 608 PS) at 6500 rpm
• Maximum torque: 700 Nm (516 lb ft) from 1500 rpm
• Acceleration: 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in 3.9 seconds
• Maximum Speed: 200 mph (322 km/h)
• Rear mid-mounted eight-speed automatic gearbox with electronic shift-by-wire control system
• Alloy torque tube with carbon fibre propeller shaft
• Limited-slip differential
• Extruded bonded aluminium body structure including Hot Form Quenched (HFQ) aluminium
• All aluminium door structures
• LED headlamps with integrated daytime running, side lights and cornering lights
• LED light blade tail-lamps
• Deployable spoiler with Aston Martin Aeroblade™ system
• One-piece clamshell with cinching latches
• Curlicue aero feature in front wing