The first car to be built in Aston Martin’s new factory at Gaydon in Warwickshire was the 2+2 DB9, a direct successor to DB7. The new car was considered to be such an advance on the old that Aston Martin had decided a straightforward sequential numbering would be considered inappropriate, hence why it was not titled DB8.
Amazingly, DB9 was such an advance over DB7 that its bodyshell weighed 25 per cent less yet had twice the torsional rigidity, thanks to its aluminium bonnet, roof and rear wings and composite construction front wings and boot lid.
Following iterations of DB9 continued to improve the Aston Martin flagship. A powerful AM11 V12 engine increased power to 517 ps, with a torque of up to 620 NM. Advanced carbon-ceramic brakes gave DB9 a better response with a longer life, as well as improved performance with virtually no fade.
Following is the options list of offered vehicle:
- Upper Instrument Panel: Bitter Chocolate (Contemporary)
- Trim Upper Colour: Kestrel Tan (Contemporary)
- Trim Upper Stitching: Match to Welt Stitch
- Trim Lower Colour: Kestrel Tan (Contemporary)
- Trim Lower Stitching: Match to Welt Stitch
- Seat Outer Colour: Kestrel Tan (Contemporary)
- Seat Outer Stitching: Match to Welt Stitch
- Seat Inner Colour: Kestrel Tan (Contemporary)
- Seat Inner Stitching: Match to Welt Stitch
- Embroidery Driver Scat: Bitter Chocolate
- Embroidery Passenger Seat Bitter Chocolate
- Embroidery Rear Scat: Bitter Chocolate
- Welt Leather: Bitter Chocolate (Contemporary)
- Welt Stitching: Sahara Tan
- headlining Inner: Kestrel Tan (Contemporary)
- Headlining Outer: Light Tan (Contemporary)
- Carpet Colour: Bitter Chocolate (Contemporary)
- Carpet Binding: Match to Carpet Colour
- Steering Wheel Colour: Obsidian Black (Contemporary)
- Steering Wheel Stitching: Standard
- Audio System: Bang & Olufsen Beosound Audio Brake Calipers - Grey Contemporary Pack - Db9
- Brake Calipers: Contemporary Pack: Exhaust: Sports Exhaust
- Facia Trim (Trim Inlay): Facia Trim - Bamboo
- Keyfob Cover: Leather Ecu Pouch
- Meshes: Titanium Silver Meshes
- Parking Cameras: Reversing Camera
- Seat Belts: Seatbelts - Wann Charcoal
- Seat Embroidery: Headrest Embroidery - Aston Martin Wings
- Seat Type: Sports Seat
- Seating Arrangement: 2 + 2 Seating Arrangement
- Wheels: 20Inch 5 Spoke Graphite Dt Wheels
