In April 1961, Aston Martin made several revisions to the DB4 including changing the rear cathedral rear lights that were sourced from a Humber Hawk to new units that had three individual lenses per side.

The Series III car was only made until September of the same year until the Series IV was introduced with an egg-crate grill and slimmer hood scoop.

type	Series Production Car
built at	England
coachbuilder	Carrozzeria Touring
price $	$ 9,770
price £/td>	£3,976
engine	Inline-6
position	Front Longitudinal
aspiration	Natural
block material	All Aluminum
valvetrain	DOHC
fuel feed	SU Carburettors
displacement	3670 cc / 224.0 in³
bore	91.95 mm / 3.62 in
stroke	91.9 mm / 3.62 in
compression	8.25:1
engine designer	Tadek Marek
power	179.0 kw / 240 bhp @ 5500 rpm
specific output	65.4 bhp per litre
bhp/weight	183.49 bhp per tonne
torque	332.2 nm / 245.0 ft lbs @ 4000 rpm
body / frame	Aluminum Panels over Box-Section Steel & Tubular Steel Chassis
driven wheels	RWD
wheel type	Wire Wheels
front brakes	Dunlop Discs
rear brakes	Dunlop Discs
front wheels	F 40.6 x 15.2 cm / 16.0 x 6.0 in
rear wheels	R 40.6 x 15.2 cm / 16.0 x 6.0 in
steering	Rack & Pinion
f suspension	A-Arms w/Coil Springs, Anti-Roll Bar
r suspension	Rigid Axle w/Watt Linkage, Coil Springs, Dampers
curb weight	1308 kg / 2884 lbs
wheelbase	2489 mm / 98.0 in
front track	1372 mm / 54.0 in
rear track	1359 mm / 53.5 in
length	4489 mm / 176.7 in
width	1676 mm / 66.0 in
height	1321 mm / 52.0 in
transmission	4-Speed Manual or 3-Speed Auto
gear ratios	2.49:1, 1.74:1, 1.25:1, 1.00:1
final drive	3.54:1
top speed	~225.6 kph / 140.2 mph
0 – 60 mph	~8.5 seconds
0 – 100 mph	~18.3 seconds
0 – 1/4 mile	~16.1 seconds
combined fuel econ eu	16.0 L/100 km or 14.70 mpg