A hand-made vehicle, which combines traditional Aston Martin, or more concretely British style and features of everyday use. Neither performance potential and guts to be always on top should be omitted. These properties make this car world most wanted model. As a matter of fact, this car has been for a period of time James Bond’s loyal fellow.
Probably, it is not necessary to mention that cars of this “insular” car company can really pride with their performance. The proof is
eight-cylinder with beautiful volume
4.3 litres, which can produce (in combination with 6-speed manual and rear drive) maximum power of
380 horse powers (283 kW) and torque
410 Nm. This way, it can make 100 km/h in
4.9 seconds. Maximum speed is
281 km/h. Agent 007 should be really happy.
It’s precise sports car with full comfort and GT attribute in every bit. Philosophy of design is an uncompromising fusion of Aston Martin style and features, that are typical for every extraordinary sports car. DB9 is an art.
Many cars are just bunch of compromises – imposing on paper, but ordinary in reality. A sports car should have character and gain driver’s involvement. It should look great, sound great, it should have enough power to show its spirit and move forward. This is what is Aston Martin DB9 like.
No-one can doubt about the performance potential of this sting. Its
V-12 engine with volume
6 liters and 48 valves can produce perfect
480 horse powers (355 kW) at 6000 rpm and torque of
570 Nm. Six-speed manual + rear drive =
4.9 seconds to reach one hundred and maximum speed
300 km/h. Suppose, it’s enough for today…
The quickest road car in Aston Martin’s history. Vehicle, that shelters skillfulness of manufacturers and the higher level of automobile technology. It is a flag ship of this British car company – it’s an ultimate Aston Martin.
It’s purely sporting vehicle, which design indicates that this car is really voluble. Sporting but decent body kit with marks of British singularity is expressive at first sight.
12-cylinder engine with volume
6 liters can proudly produce respectable
520 horse powers (388kW) and
577 Nm of torque. Maximum speed can go over
322 km/h. One hundred is reached in
4.8 seconds. James Bond was lucky.
What could intensify the sport potential of this vehicle more than additional modifications? Whatever they are, they should be applied with sense. It would be sin to make this jewel a victim of overcrowding and trumpery. We have to emphasize that this car with its strongly sporting tuning has made a big impression on us. Gratitude to Mansory.
Mansory packet for this vehicle is quite voluminous and starts in exterior. On modified
front bumper is placed a 6-row aluminum front grill, which is complemented with an opening, that is covered with 4-row front grill also made of aluminum. The result of this is better flow of air to engine parts. For more expressive design decorative curves at sides of bumper were added. They slightly resemble the shape of openings. Also the front hood was modified – there is now a pair of aluminum grills, or more concretely hood vents. The overall impression of front part is intensified with defiant
black body paintwork.
The distinctive
side sills are masterpieces of craftsman called Mansory too. Integrated rear openings fitted with perfectly designed lines are sufficient proofs.
Globally, these side sills create very good symbiosis between design and utility, as well as safety. Did you notice, that the word ‘carbon‘ hasn’t been mentioned here yet? Surely, no serious modification of these jewels can be made without this material. Neither this time this “exclusivity“ has been omitted. First signs of
carbon can be find on side sills in leather of carbon crossbars, then in beautiful
rear mirrors together with their double holders. In combination with black – it’s astonishing.
The big portion of praise desire the rear part of the car. Concretely, we are talking about
carbon diffuser, carbon
covers of rear headlights and two pairs of
chromic exhaust tips placed above each other. Fusion of these single elements to one whole gives the car unique sporting look, which is in addition enriched with predacious noise of these exhaust tips. Moreover, rear lath at the end of the trunk has been added. The trunk obviously improves airflow and subsequently also the overall aerodynamics of the vehicle.
There’s no doubt that the most beautiful part of this modification are the
all
oy wheels. These are
six-spoke alloy wheels with double aluminum spokes painted black, the same as the bodywork. This is unmistakable sign of how seriously this tuning was created. The dimensions of discs are
9x20J in front and
10,5x20J in the rear. The contact with road is secured by low-profile tires with dimensions
255/35/20 in front and
285/30/20 in the rear. When mentioning the performance components of this adjustment, it’s needed to allude luxurious disc brakes Brembo in special edition of Mansory. They are equipped with brake wheels with dimensions
405/32 in front together with six pistons and
405/28 at the back with four pistons. Safety above all. The chassis was lowered by
20 mm, which added something more than only beauty to this car. A kind surprise is hidden under the hood – red carbon can be find in engine housing and spreads of shock-absorbers. The outer modification of this steed cannot be entitled else than brilliant.
Also the interior of the vehicle was affected by skills of company Mansory. However, the style of British work and material remained untouched. Now, the interior is equipped with
black leather and dark
Alcantara. This combination is supplemented with aluminum (handle of hand-brake and pedals) and, of course, ever-present carbon, which can be find on central console, on sporting wheel, gear shift lever ball, door handles, listels of doorsills with logo of manufacturer.
The term seems first to have appeared in the late 1930s in southern California, where people would race their modified cars on the vast, empty dry lake beds northeast of Los Angeles under the rules of the Southern California Timing Association. The activity increased in popularity after World War II, particularly in California, due to returning soldiers, many of whom had been given technical training in the service. The original hot rods were old cars (most often Fords, typically ModelTs, Model As 1928-31, 1932-34 Model Bs, or V-8s) that had been modified to reduce weight and improve aerodynamics. Typical modifications were removal of convertible tops, hood, bumpers, windshield, and/or fenders); lowering the chassis; and modifying the engine by turningWheels and tires were changed for improved traction and handling. "Hot Rod" was sometimes a term used in the 1950s as a derogatory term for any car that did not fit into the mainstream. Hot rodder's modifications were considered to improve the appearance as well, leading to show cars in the 1960s replicating these same modifications along with a distinctive paint job. and/or replacing with a more powerful type. 
