Whilst the engine remained the same as that fitted to the DB5 the bodywork, particularly at the rear, changed significantly. With the experience gained from the 'Project' racing cars the DB6 was built with a built in spoiler, or 'Kamm' tail as it should be called, which provides more stability at high speed.

As with the DB5 an optional 'Vantage' was available with a quoted output of 325 bhp. At the same time as the DB6 saloon was introduced a convertible, called the Volante (now called the short chassis Volante), also became available. This was based on the shorter DB5 chassis but otherwise followed many of the styling features of the DB6. A year later the DB6 Volante became available complete with the Kamm tail of the saloon.

In 1969, a Mark 2 version of the DB6 appeared (see above) which cleverly shared some parts from the DBS, which had entered production. These cars are easily identified by their flared wheel arches needed to cover the slightly wider DBS type tyres. Some of the cars were built with AE Brico electronic fuel injection although their unreliability makes original cars quite rare.

By late 1970, when production finally stopped, an impressive 1750 DB6s, both saloons and Volantes, had been built making it the most successful of the line that began with the DB4 in 1958.