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The New Aston Martin Virage, a Performance GT
Posted by admin in Aston Martin, Performance on July 9, 2011
The Aston Martin grand marque has always held a certain mystique in the motoring world. Not only for its motor racing heritage over the last century and being raced by some big name racing drivers, but also classically immortalised in television and big screen films like the James Bond Franchise, which has made it an iconic sports car classic.
With race wins at world renowned circuits like the Le Mans 24 hour race, Aston Martin has come along way from its humble beginnings as a custom built hill climb race car. The company was founded by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford back in 1913. The name “Aston Martin” was introduced as a branded vehicle in 1913, but took the name “Aston” from a hill race circuit called “Aston Hill” close to the neighbouring village of Aston Clinton, where they both raced their race car specials. From then on Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford decided to make their own vehicles with a view to selling them to the general public.
Fast forward to the present day and the world of Aston Martin looks very different than it did nearly 100 years ago, with the 2011 launch on the new Aston Martin “Virage” to compliment the current range of cars. It has caused a bit of a stir in the motor industry with motor journalists and automotive sports car fans. The new Aston Martin Virage is being hailed as a true performance “Grand Tourer” and a great as an every day all round sports car for the price tag of around £150,000. Read the rest of this entry »
Aston Martin DB9 Luxury Sports Car Review
Posted by admin in Aston Martin on June 9, 2011
The Aston Martin DB9 is a GT which was introduced by Aston Martin in 2004. The DB9 is the first car to be built at the Gaydon plant in England. The DB prefix in DB9 stems from David Brown who owned Aston Martin from the late 1940′s into the 1970′s. The DB9 was designed by Ian Callum and Henrik Fisker. The DB9 replaces the DB7 which started production in 1994.
The DB9 coupe has a 6.0L engine. It has the same V12 engine as the Aston Martin Vanquish. With a width of 73.8 inches (over 6 feet), a height of 52 inches, and a length of 185 inches, it would be an understatement to say that the DB9 is a big GT. With such massive size in a coupe one might consider this machine cumbersome and slow. But underneath its bonnet lies a 450Hp power plant capable of raising the car to speeds over 180mph. Read the rest of this entry »