Aston Martin DB9 Coupe

 

DB9 is a thoroughbred sports car with GT levels of comfort and refinement. Its design philosophy is uncompromising and brings together everything that makes a sports car great with that unique Aston Martin character, borne out of craftsmanship and use of the finest quality materials.

Sports cars are meant to be beautiful, and no maker of sporting cars has a better reputation for understated elegance and graceful styling than Aston Martin. Their beauty comes from harmonious proportions, a ground-hugging stance, taut surfacing, and thorough attention to detail. They are subtle, not attention-seeking. DB9 appears as if milled from a solid piece of aluminium.

Specification

A great sports car needs a great engine - it is the heart of any high performance machine. In DB9's case, that great engine is a powerful yet refined all aluminium 6.0-litre V12. It produces 335 kW (450 bhp) and 570 Nm (420 lb ft) of torque. That results in a power to weight ratio of 194 kW/tonne (263 bhp/tonne) - one of the highest figures in its class.

Performance is enormous, yet usable. Top speed is 300 km/h (186 mph) and acceleration sees 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.9 seconds (add two tenths of a second for the automatic). These figures are impressive and DB9 will respond with real passion.

Technical

Body

• Two door coupe or convertible (Volante) body style with 2+2 seating
• Extruded aluminium bonded body structure
• Aluminium and composite body panels
• Extruded aluminium door side impact protection beams
• High Intensity Discharge (HID) projector lamps (dipped beam)
• Halogen projector headlamps (main beam) with power wash
• LED rear lamps

Engine

• All alloy, quad overhead camshaft, 48-valve, 5935cc V12
• Compression ratio 10.3:1
• Visteon engine management controlling fuel injection, ignition, diagnostics and misfire detection system
• Stainless steel by-pass valve exhaust system
• Maximum power 335 kW (450 bhp) at 6000 rpm
• Maximum torque 570 Nm (420 lb ft) at 5000 rpm
• Acceleration 0-60 mph in 4.9 seconds
• Maximum speed 186 mph (300 km/h)

Transmission

• Rear mid-mounted 'Touchtronic 2' six-speed gearbox with electronic shift-by-wire control system
• Rear mid-mounted six-speed manual gearbox
• Limited slip differential
• Final drive ratio 3.54:1 (manual) / 3.154:1 (Touchtronic 2)

Steering

• Rack and pinion, servotronic speed-sensitive power-assisted, 3.0 turns lock to lock. Column tilt and reach adjustment

Suspension

• Front: Independent double aluminium wishbones incorporating anti-dive geometry, coil over aluminium monotube dampers and anti-roll bar
• Rear: Independent double aluminium wishbones incorporating longitudinal control arms, coil over aluminium monotube dampers and anti-roll bar.