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{{Infobox Automobile|image=|name=Aston Martin DB9|manufacturer=
Aston Martin|parent_company=|production=2003 - present|predecessor=
Aston Martin DB7|layout=[FR layout|body_style=2-door [coupé2-door cabriolet|engine=6.0 L V12 and [manual transmission|wheelbase=274.5 cm (108.1 in)|length=471.0 cm (185.4 in)|width=187.5 cm (73.8 in)|height=127.0 cm (50 in)|designer=
Ian CallumHenrik Fisker
[Aston Martin DBR9Aston Martin DBRS9Aston Martin Rapide
[Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
Bentley Continental GT-->The
Aston Martin DB9 is a grand tourer launched by Aston Martin in 2004.
It is the first new car to be built at Aston's
Gaydon facility. The name "DB" stems from
David Brown (entrepreneur), the owner of Aston Martin for a sizeable part of its history. The DB9, which was designed by
Ian Callum and finished by his successor,
Henrik Fisker, superseded the now-discontinued
Aston Martin DB7 (also by Callum) which started production in 1994.
Overview
The DB9 comes in two variants;
coupe and "Volante" convertible, each producing 450bhp (335kW) coming form a 6l V12 engine taken from its sister car the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish. The Vanquish engine produces 10 bhp (7 kW) more. In fact, this V12 engine is why Aston Martin did not call the car the DB8, which could suggest that it has only eight cylinders. One report states that Aston Martin believed that this car was such a huge leap from the Jaguar XJ-S based DB7 that it named it DB9 instead of DB8, which they thought would indicate a gradual evolution.
As of 2004 production is expected be up to five thousand units a year which is roughly the same as its rivals, in particular the
Ferrari F430 and
Porsche 911 Turbo. This car was designed to ensure Aston Martin's continued survival into 21st century in light of its past financial troubles. Traditionally being a maker of more exclusive automobiles, CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez assures Aston loyalists that production numbers of the new DB9 will be slightly higher than previous models; however, the Aston will still retain only a small statistical percentage of the high-end sports car market.
The car has an
artificial neural network implemented at the hardware level to detect engine misfires. Ford press release
In 2006, Aston Martin introduced a "Sports Pack" for the DB9, which includes increased structural stiffness, lighter 19-inch forged aluminium alloy wheels complete with titanium wheel nuts, 6 mm lower ride height, as well as revised spring and damper rates.
DB9 Volante
The Aston Martin DB9 Volante is the convertible version of the DB9 coupe. It is built by hand in limited numbers and has enhanced styling. It is powered by the same 5.9 liter, DOHC 48 valve
V-12 as the DB9 and is completed with 450bhp (331kW) and a top speed of 186mph (300km/h). Because it is a
convertible it will do 0-60mph in 4.9 seconds, .2 of a second slower than the hard top. The Volante is taller than the hardtop, standing at 51.2 inches compared to 50.1 inches. The transmission options are either the 6 speed manual or the 6 speed TipTronic II automatic.
DB9 LM
To commemorate the company’s recent racing successes, Aston Martin will be revealing the DB9 LM along with the Aston Martin DBS V12 and the
Aston_Martin_V8_Vantage_%282005%29#N400 in the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. The DB9 LM commemorates Aston’s GT1 class victory in the Le Mans 24-hour race in 2007.
Only available as a coupe and with touchtronic transmission, the car features the optional DB9 sports pack as standard. Sarthe Silver paint, smoked chrome mesh grilles and red brake callipers complete the look on the outside, while perforated leather and a numbered plaque adorn the cabin. Two more Astons for Frankfurt show
Motorsport
The car has been adapted for sports car racing by Prodrive. The
Aston Martin DBR9, as it is called, first saw competition at the
12 Hours of Sebring in 2005 and won the LMGT1 category, but was beaten by arch-rivals
Chevrolet Corvette in the 24 Hours of Le Mans GT1 class. Aston Returns to Le Mans, advance news article about DBR9 racing (viewed 18 June, 2006) Aston Martin Racing Results (viewed 18 June, 2006) Victory was finally achieved in
2007 when DBR9, piloted by David Brabham, Rickard Rydell and Darren Turner won first in class and fifth overall at the 24 hour classic 2007 Aston Martin DBR9 Le Mans Winner
To celebrate their win, Aston is releasing a limited edition (only 124 cars) version called the DB9 LM.
Top Gear
On BBC's
Top Gear (current format), presenter
Jeremy Clarkson raced an Aston DB9 against a
TGV from Surrey to
Monte Carlo, with the DB9 winning by a few minutes. During the race, Clarkson proclaimed the DB9 to be "motoring perfection". This comment was topped when a new section had to be added to 'The Cool Wall', which rates the respectability of cars from 'Seriously Uncool' to 'Sub-Zero'. A fridge was added for the DB9 as it was thought to be cooler than any other car on the wall. Since then the DB9 has been joined in the "fridge" by the Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2005), and it remains there even though it was purchased, in the meantime, by Clarkson (Cool Wall rules state that cars owned by any of the show's presenters are deemed Uncool). Despite not being present on the Power Lap board, it had been driven to a lap time of 1:27.1—exactly the same time as the
Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, which costs nearly £60,000 more and puts out 60 horsepower (45 kW) more. Clarkson remarked that the DB9 was the better buy because it is equally fast as the Vanquish, costs less, and has a much-improved gearbox. In the '2006 Supercars' special edition of Top Gear magazine, it was a contestant for car of the year.
Cultural References
The
Aston Martin DB9 is a vehicle featured in a number of racing video games including
The character
Gabrielle Solis played by
Eva Longoria drives a DB9 Volante on the television show Desperate Housewives.The character Eric Murphy played by Kevin Connolly drives a DB9 Volante on the television show
Entourage (TV series). In her music video for Easy, singer/songwriter Paula DeAnda drives the exact same car Gabrielle Solis of
Desperate Housewives drives.The German painter and designer Ralf Metzenmacher created two modern still life paintings of DB9. Ralf Metzenmacher: still life paintings of DB9
References
External links
- Aston Martin DB9 - official Aston Martin webpage
- TopGear video: DB9 vs Train
- Aston Martin DB9 vs. Ferrari F430 vs. Ford GT vs. Lamborghini Gallardo vs. Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG vs. Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet - Comparison Tests
{{Infobox Automobile|image=|name=Aston Martin DB9|manufacturer=
Aston Martin|parent_company=|production=2003 - present|predecessor=Aston Martin DB7|layout=[FR layout|body_style=2-door [coupé
2-door cabriolet|engine=6.0 L V12 and [manual transmission|wheelbase=274.5 cm (108.1 in)|length=471.0 cm (185.4 in)|width=187.5 cm (73.8 in)|height=127.0 cm (50 in)|designer=Ian Callum
Henrik Fisker
[Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin DBRS9Aston Martin Rapide
[Ferrari 612 ScagliettiBentley Continental GT-->The
Aston Martin DB9 is a
grand tourer launched by Aston Martin in 2004.
It is the first new car to be built at Aston's
Gaydon facility. The name "DB" stems from
David Brown (entrepreneur), the owner of Aston Martin for a sizeable part of its history. The DB9, which was designed by
Ian Callum and finished by his successor,
Henrik Fisker, superseded the now-discontinued
Aston Martin DB7 (also by Callum) which started production in 1994.
Overview
The DB9 comes in two variants; coupe and "Volante"
convertible, each producing 450bhp (335kW) coming form a 6l
V12 engine taken from its sister car the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish. The Vanquish engine produces 10 bhp (7 kW) more. In fact, this
V12 engine is why Aston Martin did not call the car the DB8, which could suggest that it has only eight cylinders. One report states that Aston Martin believed that this car was such a huge leap from the Jaguar XJ-S based DB7 that it named it DB9 instead of DB8, which they thought would indicate a gradual evolution. As of 2004 production is expected be up to five thousand units a year which is roughly the same as its rivals, in particular the
Ferrari F430 and
Porsche 911 Turbo. This car was designed to ensure Aston Martin's continued survival into 21st century in light of its past financial troubles. Traditionally being a maker of more exclusive automobiles, CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez assures Aston loyalists that production numbers of the new DB9 will be slightly higher than previous models; however, the Aston will still retain only a small statistical percentage of the high-end sports car market.
The car has an
artificial neural network implemented at the hardware level to detect engine misfires. Ford press release
In 2006, Aston Martin introduced a "Sports Pack" for the DB9, which includes increased structural stiffness, lighter 19-inch forged aluminium alloy wheels complete with titanium wheel nuts, 6 mm lower ride height, as well as revised spring and damper rates.
DB9 Volante
The Aston Martin DB9 Volante is the convertible version of the DB9 coupe. It is built by hand in limited numbers and has enhanced styling. It is powered by the same 5.9 liter,
DOHC 48 valve
V-12 as the DB9 and is completed with 450bhp (331kW) and a top speed of 186mph (300km/h). Because it is a convertible it will do 0-60mph in 4.9 seconds, .2 of a second slower than the hard top. The Volante is taller than the hardtop, standing at 51.2 inches compared to 50.1 inches. The transmission options are either the 6 speed manual or the 6 speed TipTronic II automatic.
DB9 LM
To commemorate the company’s recent racing successes, Aston Martin will be revealing the DB9 LM along with the Aston Martin DBS V12 and the
Aston_Martin_V8_Vantage_%282005%29#N400 in the 2007
Frankfurt Motor Show. The DB9 LM commemorates Aston’s GT1 class victory in the Le Mans 24-hour race in 2007.
Only available as a coupe and with touchtronic transmission, the car features the optional DB9 sports pack as standard. Sarthe Silver paint, smoked chrome mesh grilles and red brake callipers complete the look on the outside, while perforated leather and a numbered plaque adorn the cabin. Two more Astons for Frankfurt show
Motorsport
The car has been adapted for
sports car racing by
Prodrive. The
Aston Martin DBR9, as it is called, first saw competition at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2005 and won the LMGT1 category, but was beaten by arch-rivals Chevrolet Corvette in the
24 Hours of Le Mans GT1 class. Aston Returns to Le Mans, advance news article about DBR9 racing (viewed 18 June, 2006) Aston Martin Racing Results (viewed 18 June, 2006) Victory was finally achieved in 2007 when DBR9, piloted by David Brabham, Rickard Rydell and Darren Turner won first in class and fifth overall at the 24 hour classic 2007 Aston Martin DBR9 Le Mans Winner
To celebrate their win, Aston is releasing a limited edition (only 124 cars) version called the DB9 LM.
Top Gear
On BBC's
Top Gear (current format), presenter Jeremy Clarkson raced an Aston DB9 against a
TGV from Surrey to Monte Carlo, with the DB9 winning by a few minutes. During the race, Clarkson proclaimed the DB9 to be "motoring perfection". This comment was topped when a new section had to be added to 'The Cool Wall', which rates the respectability of cars from 'Seriously Uncool' to 'Sub-Zero'. A fridge was added for the DB9 as it was thought to be cooler than any other car on the wall. Since then the DB9 has been joined in the "fridge" by the
Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2005), and it remains there even though it was purchased, in the meantime, by Clarkson (Cool Wall rules state that cars owned by any of the show's presenters are deemed Uncool). Despite not being present on the Power Lap board, it had been driven to a lap time of 1:27.1—exactly the same time as the
Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, which costs nearly £60,000 more and puts out 60 horsepower (45 kW) more. Clarkson remarked that the DB9 was the better buy because it is equally fast as the Vanquish, costs less, and has a much-improved gearbox. In the '2006 Supercars' special edition of Top Gear magazine, it was a contestant for car of the year.
Cultural References
The Aston Martin DB9 is a vehicle featured in a number of racing video games including
The character
Gabrielle Solis played by
Eva Longoria drives a DB9 Volante on the television show
Desperate Housewives.The character
Eric Murphy played by
Kevin Connolly drives a DB9 Volante on the television show Entourage (TV series). In her music video for Easy, singer/songwriter Paula DeAnda drives the exact same car
Gabrielle Solis of Desperate Housewives drives.The German painter and designer Ralf Metzenmacher created two modern still life paintings of DB9. Ralf Metzenmacher: still life paintings of DB9
References
External links
- Aston Martin DB9 - official Aston Martin webpage
- TopGear video: DB9 vs Train
- Aston Martin DB9 vs. Ferrari F430 vs. Ford GT vs. Lamborghini Gallardo vs. Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG vs. Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet - Comparison Tests
