2007 Aston Martin DB9 Coupe Road Test
25 Jul, 2007
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Inside the DB9
- A bit of history
- The Look
- Inside the DB9
- The Drive
- Safety Features
- Owning a DB9
- Future Aston Martin Cars
Moran leather sofas are expensive purchases, around $9000 for a two-seater. The leather is some of the finest in Australia and I’m told, will last a lifetime.
But you won’t find Moran leather in the Aston Martin DB9. No sir. This fine Scottish leather is from a company called Bridge of Weir, which has been manufacturing leather since 1758!
They do the leatherwork in the DB9, private jets and very large yachts, the kind that only Arab oil tycoons can afford.
Its not just the leather seats, there are acres of Bridge on Weir Chancellor Red leather inside the DB9. The dash, the doors, the facia, its everywhere and its all hand stitched.
The 700w high-end sound system in the DB9 is by LINN, another bespoke company also based in Scotland. Must be all that delicious fried black pudding that produces such dedicated craftspeople.
Linn Turntable
The sound is astonishing but to tell you the truth, I couldn’t read the tiny print on the audio buttons without my reading glasses.
Titanium coloured aluminium features are a superb contrast to the leather and are again featured throughout the car. The door openers are especially tasty.
Door trim in the test car was the optional Piano Black look, which sat well with the other materials making for a thoroughly contemporary look.
The detail is extraordinary. When I first closed the door, I felt the softest suede on the inside edge of the door handle.
I’m not entirely sold on starter buttons but the polished cut glass unit in the DB9 could only be described as beautiful.
Sitting in the driver’s seat of the Aston for the first time borders on a religious and divine experience, such is the history and reputation behind this car company.
Trivia (When I was last in the UK in 2002, I drove without Sat Nav for 5 hours in an attempt to locate Aston Martin’s (now old) HQ at Newport Pagnel. We ended up arriving at this little village at 10.30pm with not a single Aston in sight. That is, until I decided to climb the fortress like high wooden gates to the service area and behold, one of the greatest collections of Aston Martin cars of all time).
As you submerge into the racing style seats, which are infinitely more comfortable than they look, you are sitting at the lowest point possible without being in a go kart. Low centre of gravity seat placement is crucial for balance. Don’t go looking for the electric seat controls in the usual spot though – they’re not there. Aston has placed them in full view of driver and passenger beside you on the centre stack. A far more useful location.
The DB9 is a large car with sizeable dimensions but it’s shorter than both a Jaguar XK and the Maserati Quattroporte. It’s a true 2 + 2 so there’s room in the rear for two small kids or one very slim adult with size 8 feet.
No matter how high the price tag – there is almost always an options list when it comes to exotic marques. Not sure about the Rolls Royce Phantom though, I’ll get back to you on that.
Aston Martin is no different, although standard kit is reasonably complete. Features include; leather and walnut trim, memory seats with exterior mirrors, 11 way electric seats which are heated, auto temperature control (dual zone), organic electroluminescent display (crystal clear day and night no matter what the light conditions), satellite navigation (it does the job, but not the best system we have used, although it’s hidden inside the fascia until you need it), powerfold mirrors, alarm system and of course an umbrella and holder for the London weather we have experienced this winter in NSW.
There’s also a battery disconnect switch and a battery conditioner for the no doubt, frequent overseas trips that Aston owners take.
Standout options are the Sports Pack and LINN 950 W audio system.
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July 25th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
guys we will have the video of the car up tomorrow night
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July 25th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
cool, automotive PORNO!!!
i will begin drooling now!
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July 25th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
PS put the pic of the new aston up as a wallpaper!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!
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July 25th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
The DB9 is toward the top of my list of dream cars!
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July 25th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
Awesome review! Well done!
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July 26th, 2007 at 8:19 am
Love it.
Want it.
Great article - awesome car. Well done guys.
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July 26th, 2007 at 9:47 am
Man, how do you guys live with yourselves knowing that there are people out there like me that have to work all day while you are out there driving this - and calling it work!
The DB9 is easily the best looking supercar on the planet. I don’t understand why Aston don’t want to call it a supercar, because its the best there is, it looks so much better than the futuristic look of the Ferraris, not to mention that half of Ferrari owners tend to be in it just for the looks…
Long live Aston indeed…
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July 26th, 2007 at 10:11 am
How do you spell Jaguar XK clone? :-)
Cheers
F-O
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July 26th, 2007 at 10:24 am
The best and most beautiful car on the planet!
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July 26th, 2007 at 10:56 am
Frugal, it is actually the other way around ;)
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July 26th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Automotive art.
I’m heading down the shops for a lotto ticket.
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July 27th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
I would be worried driving one of these after seeing how easily 007 flipped this car….. a slight turn of the steering wheel!!! Quite good looking, but for a ’supercar’ it doesnt have bold looks.
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July 27th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
it has all the bold looks Paul!
its not a futuristic Jet, thats the difference
as for bond flipping his car, firstly, daniel craig can’t even drive stick… so no one should be allowed to play bond without a manual license.
there is a HUGE story behind that, I’ll sum it up briefly.
Initially the producers did the testing with some 5-series BMWs, and they realized that it was pretty easy to flip the car with just a little help, but when filming for the actual thing took place, no matter what they did, they couldnt flip it, they kept using bigger and bigger ramps, but still, the damn thing was so low it wouldnt flip..
so…….
the strapped some small explosives to it to get it to flip over - that did the trick.
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July 27th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
^
Lol. A waste of a car!!! Id still pay for the damaged shell of it.
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July 27th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
yes, I actually initially thought it was CG, but no, they took the car on a race track and flipped it good
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July 29th, 2007 at 10:01 am
Dont get me wrong it is a beautiful actually the best looking, but I would’nt call it a supercar either. Sure the price and top speed of well over 300kh (312kh well tested I think)is supercar territory, but the engine is at the wrong spot, its very heavy and its slower to a 100 then 911 turbo.
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July 30th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
you’re right on all points SRT BUT, All 911’s look the same. The DB9 is a supermodel. The 911 Turbo, in comparison, looks like a Target catalog model.
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August 1st, 2007 at 5:03 pm
damn you ablorz, you and your lucky life, you disgust me!
once again another fantastic write up and a good read.
definatly an underrated exotic that gets overlooked by most.
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August 8th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Aussies always get totally f****d over by car costs — how can you explain why the Vantage, which sells for in N.A. for US$112,000 (including dealer delivery + taxes = AU$130,575) costs us AU$245,000 !!!
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August 8th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
It sucks I say it ALL THE TIME. “Cant compare a Euro car against the local stuff too as the price difference is so great”. Well every one else in the world does against their local market,in a resent mag I read in the States they compare an Infinity {Nissan thing} against the BMW 3 series twin turbo Coupe . Of course the BMW beat it but there was little or no difference in price there.
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August 8th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
Oh and the DB9, is pure sex,orgasmic,classical and I want one ! I cant fit the shopping in boot of the M3 not that I like too take it shopping,thats what the GT is for but how big is the boot of the Aston ?
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August 13th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
the boot is tiny, almost non existant. But that should never stop you buying one
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August 23rd, 2007 at 12:01 am
A mate of mine spotted one of these when he was staying up at a farm in the adelaide hills! He chatted to the owner and took a bunch of photo’s on his phone. The guy went over to the factory in the UK to pick it up and all. The photo’s are half decent (if u call 2 megapixels decent lol) so I might send them to the site. Not that they are as good as the pics up here, they are still nice, because this is the most beautiful car EVER!
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August 31st, 2007 at 11:11 am
it’s the maddest car around, i reckon it would go like a shit off a shinny shovel.
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August 31st, 2007 at 11:11 am
does it go like a shit off a shiney shovel?
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September 16th, 2007 at 9:37 am
The paragraph that stood out referred to be being cut off by someone in heavy traffic.
Reality in those conditions,just another slab of sheet metal with four wheels.
Like all performance machines of this calibre they are not the every day driver & nor should they be.
For me something to be cared for & cherished.
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A GO……ONE DAY
Dream on.
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October 5th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
i have this car in my garage
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October 5th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
as well as all exotic and luxuryz
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October 5th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
love to chat P Unit. Any chance having a look at your cars and taking a few pics? All in good taste of course.
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October 29th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
I spotted one of these in Metallic Grey on the freeway this weekend here in Perth!
It is an AWESOME looking machine from any angle!!!
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November 14th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
[…] most iconic super car manufacturer, a poll of over 3,000 UK motorists has found that the stunning Aston Martin DB9 tops the list of ‘ultimate dream cars’ outshining the likes of the Ferrari Enzo and […]
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January 5th, 2008 at 11:17 am
What a laugh!
When finally some british car maker comes up with a good-looking car design in 2007, suddenly reviewers like these clowns compare it with Ferrari saying it looks better.
They remind me of the Yank car review that came to the conclusion that the Ferrari cost so much more but could only go a few miles an hour faster than an american-built muscle car (in a straight line)!
And imagine calling the 612 Scaglietti oddly shaped!
Not that I think it’s the best looking car in the stable, but let’s concentrate on the DB9.
There’s no denying it’s a good looking car, but before clowns start to vaunt its beauty, let’s not forget where those design principles which have produced such a car come from.
Given the extent of good designs available historically, it’s about time someone put them together properly to design a good looking car.
As for the car itself, I have seen that front in previous cars. The hip treatment is not new. the melding of its lines and some of the lines themselves are not new.
What these clowns are calling ‘odd shapes’ is actually an attempt at innovation, so the design is recognisably new, not like the DB9 which looks like a (pleasant but old!) melding of previous designs.
Moral for the reviewers: Please scan historical car designs from Bertone, Pinin Farina etc. before making such silly statements.
I know it’s a relief to finally be able to call a british car good-looking, but really…
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January 7th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
The Aston Martin is a great looking car probaly one of the most lovely designed cars in the world. But Aston Martins arent that fast for the price!
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September 11th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I saw one of these the other day, just driving around town like a normal car. It’s amazing how hardly anyone was taking any notice of it. I on the other hand nearly rear ended an L-plater because I was staring at it (that’s no joke either, it was only the ABS that saved me). But that’s really only because I know what it is.
The biggest thing I found though was the ‘wank’ factor, as I call it. It was nil. Zero. Nothing. The only other supercars I’ve seen in real life are a Gallardo, a Murcielago and an f430, so while it’s not the biggest sample I would have to say they all stand out in a crowd as, well, wanky. Don’t get me wrong I’d own one in a second, and drive it everywhere looking like a wanker.
But the Aston, as beautiful as it is, just somehow isn’t a wanky car. Of all the cars in the world if I could own any it would be a DBS, but most of the points stand for the DB9 as well, especially the looks. Just a gorgeous, gorgeous car.
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