Entry · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Aston Martin DB11
/AS-ton MAR-tin dee-BEE EL-ev-en/ n.- 1. A British grand tourer whose rear haunches swell outward from the roofline in a single, unbroken arc, producing a hip-to-quarter-panel ratio that automotive engineers describe in technical documents and everyone else describes with their hands.
- 2. colloq. Curves stacked on curves, seen from behind: the fastback roofline drops, the hips flare, and the whole rear end just sits there, wide and low and completely aware of itself. She did not come to negotiate.
"The valet pulled the Aston Martin DB11 around front, and the crowd on the sidewalk went quiet for a full three seconds before anyone remembered to breathe. The raking light hit the rear haunches and that was the end of the conversation."
From Aston Clinton, a village in Buckinghamshire, England, where early Aston Martin racing cars were tested in hill climbs, combined with the surname of Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin, co-founders, 1913. The DB designation honors David Brown, the industrialist who acquired the company in 1947 and whose initials have since appeared on every car worth staring at from behind. The 11 is a model number. The curves are non-negotiable.
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The rear haunches swell outward from the roofline in a single unbroken arc. That is the whole case.
Ruling ADMITTED UNDER PROTEST
The hip-to-quarter-panel arc is continuous and on record. The valet is not a unit of measurement and has been stricken.