THE BRITISH BOMBER

The DBS Superleggera, the British response to the Ferrari 812 Superfast, is Aston Martin’s fastest road car, thanks to a carbon-fiber cloak, F1-inspired aerodynamics, and a bruising 5.2-liter V12 engine putting out 725 horsepower. Sounds like overkill, but they managed to make that power manageable via torque-vectoring tech, ideal weight distribution, and a smart, responsive gearbox. From $304,995; astonmartin.com