Aston Martin’s DB7 replacement is dressed to thrill !

Everything you need to know about the Aston Martin DB9 V12, the all-new replacement for the DB7, is summed up by the change of name.


2004 ASTON MARTIN DB9

# ON SALE: July 2004

# BASE PRICE: $161,000 :o

# POWERTRAIN: 5.9-liter, 450-hp, 412-lb-ft V12, rwd, six-speed manual

# CURB WEIGHT: 3767 pounds

# 0-60 MPH: 4.7 seconds (mfr.)


Peak power and torque are up—to 450 hp and 412 lb-ft, with 80 percent of the torque available from 1500 rpm. :o

Performance, as you might expect, will be strong: Aston claims a top speed of 186 mph, and 0-to-60-mph acceleration in 4.7 seconds.

Weight distribution is 50-50, thanks to an engine set well back in the car and a transaxle gearbox/differential combination—a new development for Aston. A hefty torque tube of cast alloy with a carbon fiber propshaft links the clutch and transaxle.