Will exotic brands like Aston Martin, Bentley and McLaren go electric? Well, eventually - and perhaps only partially.. Six figures worth of sinewy sheet metal from a high-end British brand that rarely misses a beat when it comes to style and luxury cachet.
But even if that pairing had never happened, the DB12 and other Astons would still have appeal as stand-out super machines that sound as good as they look. The 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 - co-developed with Mercedes-AMG - makes all the right noises as it delivers its 671 horsepower. All the better to hear with the top down on a nice sunny day. Of course, there's the $265,000 base price, but these cars have never been inexpensive.
But how will vehicles like this do moving forward? The way cars are powered is changing, and will continue to change in the years and decades ahead. And those changes will apply to these high-end, high-powered cars as well. "For as long as we're allowed to make ICE cars, we'll make them. I think there will always be demand, even if it's small," said executive chairman Lawrence Stroll earlier this year speaking to the British automotive publication Autocar.