The Virage, introduced at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show is a model designed to fit in the range between the DB9 and the DBS; an elegant and opulent luxury GT sportscar. Although obviously a development of the DB9, almost all of the body panels are brand new and the car sits both lower and wider than the DB9. The Bi-xenon headlamps with LED side lights / indicators are the same as used on the Rapide and the new grille has been inspired by the one used on the One-77 where the five horizontal vanes have an aerofoil profile. The side strakes are the longest ever used on a production Aston and run above the grille aperture for the first time. A new innovation in windscreen wipers has been made with the Virage which uses a 'beam blade' wiper design, incorporating Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades. Not only is it claimed to work better than conventional wipers, they also look neater too.  At the rear, the body coloured diffuser is almost as wide as the car.

The interior follows that of the DB9 and DBS, complete with the wonderful glass buttons but has a new contrasting pinstripe welt throughout the cabin. The Virage can be spec'ed with either regular 2+2 seating or 2+0 which uses the AM lightweight carbon fibre and Kevlar seats. AM have made special note of the complete new SatNav system from Garmin using a larger 6.5 inch screen replacing the previously used Volvo unit. It is expected that this will also be made available on all the other models in the range before too long. Particular attention has been given to making the Virage more refined than the DB9, especially drawing on experience with the Rapide. One of the ways this has been achieved are  with additional sound insulation on the front and rear bulkheads. Another is a revised version of the adaptive damping system tuned for a GT rather than a sportscar

The V12 engine, still with a displacement of 5935 cm2  but with an output of 490 bhp (neatly between the 470 bhp of the DB9 and 510 bhp of the DBS) is mated to the familiar Touchtronic 2 transmission. Part of the reason for the increase in power has been the use of a new inlet manifold, distinguished by being painted in black. There is no manual transmission option on the Virage. The brakes are based on those already used on the DBS with cross drilled Carbon Ceramic Matrix discs.