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The letters "DB" are the initials of David Brown, the owner of Aston Martin between 1947 and 1972. [7] [8] Although the DB9 succeeded the DB7, Aston Martin did not name the car DB8 due to fears that the name would suggest that it featured a V8 engine—the DB9 has a V12. [9]
2008–2012 Aston Martin DBS V12 [10] 2008–2012 BMW 7 Series (F01), except 740d xDrive, 760i/Li and Hybrid 7; 2008–2011 Kia Mohave; 2008–2012 Jaguar XF (X250) 2006–2009 Bentley Arnage; 2008–2011 Bentley Brooklands; 2010–2014 Aston Martin Rapide [10] 2011 Hyundai Equus; 2011–2012 Aston Martin Virage; 2012–2014 Aston Martin Vanquish
But the main problem that soon damaged its reputation was poor quality control at the new, purpose-built Linwood plant, and an underdeveloped design that was rushed into production within three years of planning. Quality issues included the frequent failure of gearboxes and water pumps, poor engine cooling that often resulted in motors ...
English: 2014.5 Aston Martin DB9 Coupé in Lightning Silver with Iron Ore (dark red) interior. 19K miles, nice to see that this car got some use. "DB9 stitching on headrests" is the worst piece of optional equipment yet. 6-speed Touchtronic-II transmission, "Piano Black" facia, grey brake calipers.
Hello all, I have listed this article, Aston Martin DB9, for peer review because I'd like to get it to featured article status. There are only five featured articles based on automobiles, and I would like to increase that substantially given the number of views these articles can get. Thanks in advance, and any comments are appreciated (but try ...
Volante is the name given to convertible versions of various Aston Martin automobile models from 1965 onwards. They include: Short Chassis Volante (1965–1966) Volante (DB6-based) (1966–1971) V8 Volante (1978–1989) V8 Vantage Volante (1978–1990) (Virage) V8 Volante (1992–1996) DB7 Volante (1996–2004) DB9 Volante (2004–2016) DBS ...
Aston Martin DB9, a grand tourer made by Aston Martin; Darren Bent, English football forward who wears the number 9 shirt for Aston Villa F.C. DB9 (yacht), a superyacht built by Palmer Johnson in 2010; DE-9 connector, a common type of D-subminiature electrical connector, widely referred to as "DB-9" even though that is a different sized connector.
The DB9 was the first car to use the VH platform.. The British carmaker Aston Martin developed the vertical–horizontal (VH) vehicle platform to serve as the basis of most of the mass-produced vehicles in its lineup manufactured between 2003 and 2016, [note 1] comprising the DB9, followed by the Vantage, DBS, Rapide and Vanquish.