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DB9 – A STRIKING BALANCE ASTON MARTIN DB9 RANGE Aston Martin Lagonda Limited, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0DB England Telephone +44 (0)1908 610620 Facsimile +44 (0)1926 644333 www.astonmartin.com IMPORTANT NOTICE Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is constantly seeking ways to improve the specification, design and production of its vehicles and alterations take place continually. Whilst every effort is made to produce up to date literature, this brochure should not be regarded as an infallible guide to current specifications, nor does it constitute an offer for sale of any particular vehicle. The contents of this brochure represent the Company’s business as a whole. Text and photographs may relate to models not available for sale in some countries. Performance results may vary depending on the specification of the particular vehicle, road and environmental conditions and driving style. Published figures should be used for comparison purposes only and verification should not be attempted on public roads. Aston Martin Lagonda Limited strongly urges that all speed laws be obeyed and that safety belts be worn at all times. Distributors and dealers are not agents of Aston Martin Lagonda Limited and have absolutely no authority to bind Aston Martin Lagonda Limited by any express or implied undertaking or representation. PART NO: 702789 ENG (07MY June 2006) THE ASTON MARTIN DB9 A STRIKING BALANCE DB9 is a thoroughbred sports car with GT levels of comfort and refinement. Its design philosophy is uncompromising and brings together everything that makes a sports car great with that unique Aston Martin character, borne out of craftsmanship and use of the finest quality materials. DB9 Coupe shown with optional Sports Pack including lightweight 5 spoke alloy wheels DB9 Volante shown with optional 15 spoke diamond turned alloy wheels SO WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES A GREAT SPORTS CAR? Most cars are a series of compromises. The result is usually rational – even impressive – on paper but often bland and soulless in reality. Sports cars should be all about character and driver involvement. They need to look great, sound great and have power and performance to stir the soul. But what is beauty without aerodynamic efficiency? Power encumbered by weight? Straight-line performance without agility? Great sports cars balance these apparent opposites, creating an experience that is both unique and unforgettable. What the driver sees, hears and feels is in harmony. The reward is total involvement: a level of engagement that truly stimulates the senses, that re-ignites the passion for driving. DB9 meets all of these challenges. Undeniably beautiful yet efficient. Power in proportion to weight. Harmony of sound and performance and dynamic ability inherent through good design. But an Aston Martin is also luxurious. On those occasions when top speed and maximum acceleration are not really necessary, indulge yourself. Be uplifted by the magnificent styling; revel in a sumptuous, fully equipped cabin trimmed in the finest quality materials; enjoy the superb Linn audio system; select Drive and let DB9’s 6.0-litre V12 and shift-by-wire fully automatic transmission do the rest. STYLING UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE Sports cars are meant to be beautiful, and no maker of sporting cars has a better reputation for understated elegance and graceful styling than Aston Martin. Their beauty comes from harmonious proportions, a ground-hugging stance, taut surfacing, and thorough attention to detail. They are subtle, not attentionseeking. DB9 appears as if milled from a solid piece of aluminium. Its side profile is typically Aston Martin: very clean, with a single sweep roofline. The uncluttered lines flow through to a distinctive tail, and the haunches on the rear wings are wide and curvaceous. Key Aston Martin design characteristics include the distinctive grille, metal side strakes and signature rear window shape. Aston Martins are not edgy. They don’t have sharp surfaces or pronounced power domes. The bodywork is gently curved, like an athlete with great muscle tone. Great design, however, is not just about form; it is also about function. An Aston Martin is by definition very fast, so it needs to be aerodynamically efficient. It must be superbly stable at high speed – even the exhaust silencer is aerodynamically shaped to help achieve this. The result is that DB9 drives arrow-straight at high speed yet, like all great Aston Martins, it does so with supreme elegance and grace. IT TAKES ONE PUSH OF A BUTTON AND A MERE 17 SECONDS TO RAISE OR LOWER THE ROOF OF THE VOLANTE. HOOD UP OR DOWN, THE LINES OF DB9 REMAIN BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL DB9 was conceived and designed, from the outset, as both a coupe and a convertible (Volante). This uncompromising approach is typical of the whole DB9 engineering philosophy. That is why DB9 Volante is one of the most structurally rigid and best handling convertibles in the world. It is also one of the fastest and quietest. It looks elegant and perfectly proportioned from every angle – with roof up or down. As with all Aston Martins, beauty and proportion are of key importance. DB9’s folding fabric roof is light, attractive and durable, and is also compact when stowed. There is no loss of practicality – DB9 Volante retains the rear seats, and still offers ample boot space. The roof retracts fully, at the single push of a button, and swiftly stows beneath a hard tonneau cover that closes flush with the rear bodywork. Safety is of course a major consideration. Special tilt sensors detect the danger of a possible roll-over and deploy two strengthened hoops from the rear seat headrests. Further safety protection is offered by the windscreen A-pillars, which can withstand more than twice the total weight of the car. 100% ASTON MARTIN ENGINEERED TO BE THE WORLD’S FINEST SPORTS GT DB9 is new from the ground up. Every feature has been tailored to make the world’s finest sports GT. The starting point was to define the ideal dimensions, proportions and materials for the chassis. Aston Martin did not use an adapted platform from an existing family or luxury saloon – the most common starting point for GT cars. This approach can lead to compromise in styling and weight and loss of character. Aston Martin developed its own incredibly light and strong aerospace-specification bonded aluminium structure. This ‘VH’ (Vertical Horizontal) structure, which is unique to Aston Martin, has given DB9 one of the most structurally efficient body frames in the car industry. Its enormous rigidity aids handling, driver feedback and safety. More than any other single component, the advanced aluminium structure is the reason for DB9’s extraordinary nimbleness, responsiveness and overall character. However, it is not just the body structure that is light and rigid. Other components have been developed with light weight in mind. All major body and mechanical components are either aluminium, magnesium alloy, or advanced lightweight composite materials. The result is that DB9 is up to 1325 lb (600 kg) leaner than some other GTs. That’s the equivalent of six men, plus luggage. These include the aluminium V12 engine and transmission, forged aluminium suspension, and aluminium-bodied dampers. Even the windscreen surround is cast aluminium, while the door frames and inner panels, steering column and gearchange paddles are magnesium. This light weight, allied to class-leading rigidity, contributes to improved acceleration, agility, steering response, braking and fuel economy. In short the result is a significantly heightened driving experience. In every case with DB9, the ideal solution – not the easy solution – has been sought. That is why DB9 is a charismatic sports car. Superb to drive; lovely to behold: 100% Aston Martin. PERFECT BALANCE IN HARMONY WITH ITS DRIVER AND IN HARMONY WITH THE ROAD Great sports cars must handle superbly. They should respond quickly and predictably to driver commands; they should be nimble and agile. The front-to-rear weight distribution of DB9 is a perfect 50:50 with 85 per cent of the car’s mass sited between the front and rear axles. The aluminium V12 engine is mounted as far back as possible in a ‘front midengined’ layout. The compact aluminium transaxle housing the gearbox and final drive is positioned at the rear, forward of the rear axle. A lightweight and rigid carbon fibre propeller shaft, housed in a cast aluminium torque tube, transfers torque from the frontmid engine to the rear-mid transmission. This gives DB9 its superb balance. The result is a car that can be driven with great delicacy, a car that communicates richly through its steering, that is stable and predictable. DB9 excels not because it has myriad electronic controls added in an attempt to overcome compromise, but because it has an inherently light and stiff structure, perfect weight distribution and finely tuned suspension. This lightness and balance make the whole driving experience more pleasurable – from the deft touch needed to open and close the elegant ‘swan-wing’ doors, to the touch and feel of even the most minor controls. DB9, more than almost any other sports car, is in harmony with its driver, and in harmony with the road. FRONT-TO-REAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION IS A PERFECT 50:50 WITH 85 PER CENT OF THE CAR’S MASS SITED BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR AXLES V12 POWER & PERFORMANCE DESIGNED TO STIR THE SOUL A great sports car needs a great engine – it is the heart of any highperformance machine. These figures are impressive and DB9 will respond with real passion. In DB9’s case, that great engine is a powerful yet refined all aluminium 6.0-litre V12. It produces 450 bhp (335 kW) and 420 lb ft (570 Nm) of torque. That results in a power to weight ratio of 263 bhp/tonne (194 kW/tonne) – one of the highest figures in its class. Performance is enormous, yet usable. Top speed is up to 186 mph (300 km/h) and acceleration sees 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds (add two tenths of a second for the automatic). Power But it can also relax, with 80 per cent of the V12 engine’s torque, or pulling power, available from as little as 1500 rpm. Mid-range performance is astonishing, giving instant overtaking power almost regardless of engine speed, or even which gear the car is in. The six-speed ‘Touchtronic 2’ fully automatic transmission uses shift-by-wire technology, and replaces the conventional gear lever with dashboardmounted buttons to select Park, Reverse, Neutral and Drive modes. The result is sophisticated yet intuitive: quick and easy to use and providing instant response to driver input. If preferred, or where driving conditions tempt, magnesium alloy paddles, sited behind the steering wheel, enable instant, F1-style gear changes, providing the choice of rapid and involving fingertip gear changing. Unlike many other sports GTs, DB9 also offers a six-speed manual gearbox, featuring a conventional gear change and new highcapacity, twin-plate clutch. DB9 offers a choice of two transmissions, both allowing the driver terrific interaction with the car. Torque DRIVER INTERFACE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION More than any other quality, DB9 seeks to serve up the richest driving experience in the sports GT class. It serenades the driver with its balance of engine and exhaust notes; it scintillates with its performance and agility; it charms with its delicious blend of fluent steering and linear controls. This match of performance and luxury is the reason why DB9 can be both out-and-out sports car and refined GT. The cabin of DB9 is built around the driver. You sit as low and as close as possible to the car’s centre of gravity. Combined with the rigid body structure and all-aluminium, double-wishbone suspension, the result is unfiltered feedback of the car’s dynamic behaviour. This rich two-way communication – car to driver, driver to car – is at the very core of DB9s design philosophy. Aston Martins have always made great music. The V12 engine has been described as the finest-sounding engine in production. The exhaust is tuned not only to be efficient and ‘clean’ but to provide the appropriate musical accompaniment to the engine. Under hard acceleration, the engine growls in triumph. Yet, when cruising, the growl becomes muted and melodic. The steering, power-assisted for lightness, is superbly responsive, helped by the car’s low weight and excellent balance. The vast disc brakes – 355 mm diameter discs at the front, and 330 mm at the rear – are ventilated and grooved, to aid cooling and boost braking performance. Radially mounted four-piston monobloc calipers provide great stopping power with a firm yet progressive pedal feel. Sports Pack (Coupe) Accentuating DB9’s dynamic character, an optional Sports Pack has been developed to meet the specific demands of the most discerning driving enthusiast. Testing extensively at the renowned Nürburgring circuit in Germany, Aston Martin’s dynamics engineers set out to provide the ultimate in high-speed handling while retaining everyday driving comfort and refinement. The result is the DB9 Sports Pack which features several notable revisions to provide an even more focused driving experience. The new anti-roll bar, uprated springs and recalibrated dampers work in harmony with the lightweight forged aluminium alloy wheels and titanium wheel nuts to offer an exceptional high performance driving capability. Right: Interior shown with optional piano black wood trim and 6 speed manual transmission Below: DB9 Coupe shown with optional Sports Pack including lightweight 5 spoke alloy wheels THE INSIDE STORY AN ELEGANT & LUXURIOUS CABIN HAND-TRIMMED IN NATURAL MATERIALS DB9 is a luxurious sports car. It is supremely comfortable, with a cabin hand-trimmed in beautiful, natural materials – primarily wood and leather. There is the latest in modern technology, yet there are no superfluous controls or displays. There is a minimum of distraction. Even the satellite navigation screen motors seamlessly away when not in use. The cabin interior is handmade, from the cutting of the leather to the crafting of the wood. This is not done merely for ‘traditional’ reasons. It is done because a skilled craftsman can finish wood or leather better than any machine. The leather is particularly soft and supple, as you would expect of Aston Martin, and is used throughout the cabin. Yet the car has very high equipment levels, as you would expect in a thoroughbred sports car with GT levels of comfort and refinement. Wood trims are inspired by quality, hand-finished furniture. There is a choice of four: walnut, mahogany, bamboo and piano black. In every case, ‘single piece’ cuts are used, rather than tiny strips or thin appliqués. Crafting such large pieces of wood is only possible when done by hand. The use of aluminium on the dashboard, in the instrument panel and for the door handles, reflects the widespread use of that beautiful and lightweight metal throughout the rest of the car. It is a stylish and contemporary metal, yet one steeped in automotive tradition. Even the starter button, the driver’s first interaction with the V12 engine, is beautiful, made from clear glass. A great sound system is a pre-requisite in a luxury car, and so Aston Martin turned to Linn, the exclusive hi-fi manufacturer. The audio system is specially designed by Linn for DB9, with highquality, fibre optic electronics passing audio signals with marvellous precision and near-perfect clarity. PERSONALISATION AN EXCLUSIVE SPORTS CAR TAILORED FOR INDIVIDUALS Aston Martins are hand-built cars, made to order. This exclusive, bespoke tailoring philosophy means any combination of paint and leather trim colour is possible. That is the essence of handcraftsmanship; it’s what makes Aston Martin’s new Gaydon facility the Savile Row of sports car production. There is, of course, an extensive palette of standard body colours and interior finishes. These have been specially chosen by Aston Martin’s team of designers, who have scoured the world to gain inspiration for colours, materials, surfaces and finishes. Twenty paint colours, categorised as ‘contemporary’ and ‘fast track’, vary from subtle metallics to the brightest hues. Twenty shades of the finest, softest leather, eight colours of carpet and four choices of wood trim – walnut, mahogany, bamboo and piano black – complete the choice. For DB9 Volante, five roof colours are available, from black to sandstone. DB9 is equipped with a Linn 128 W audio system including a six CD autochanger. Optional upgrades for the true enthusiast are available, to either the magnificent Linn 260 W system with Limbik 5.1 or the supreme Linn 950 W system with Dolby Pro Logic II. Standard features include satellite navigation, reversing sensors, Bluetooth telephone preparation, cruise control, powerfold mirrors, tyre pressure monitoring and heated front seats. Further options are available and include diamond turned alloy wheels, personalised sill plaques, heated front screen and a bright finish grille. ENGINEERED QUALITY TECHNICAL INNOVATION TESTED METICULOUSLY DB9 is the most thoroughly tested and engineered car in Aston Martin’s history. It is also one of the most technically sophisticated cars in the world. The long list of design and engineering innovations includes the organic electroluminescent displays (OEL) in the instrument pack and centre console. These provide higher resolution, and improved clarity, compared with conventional electronic displays. Other innovations include LED (light-emitting diode) rear lamps that project through a reflector, dispensing rays more evenly than other LED systems. They also react more quickly, giving earlier warning to following drivers when braking. A ‘work load monitor’ temporarily cancels low-importance warning information during spirited driving so as not to distract the driver. The propeller shaft is particularly innovative: it is manufactured from carbon fibre for lightness and improved transmission refinement. A stunning DB9 design feature is the ‘swan-wing’ doors, which open out and up, improving access and reducing the danger of the doors scuffing on high kerbs. DB9 also pioneers the use of ‘ultrasonic’ welding, which is 90 per cent stronger than conventional spot welding, and results in a better finish, yet uses only five per cent of the energy. DB9 prototypes were tested in locations as diverse as Nardo in Italy, Death Valley in the USA, and inside the Arctic Circle in Sweden. In all, more than one million testing miles were covered. SAFETY & SECURITY REASSURANCE IN AN UNPREDICTABLE WORLD DB9 offers class-leading safety. Its structure is designed to provide a supremely robust passenger cell that cocoons its occupants who are further protected by extruded aluminium crumple zones front and rear. Dual-stage driver and passenger airbags, seatmounted side airbags and seat-belt pre-tensioners offer further protection. In the Volante, rear roll-over hoops are automatically deployed, when required, from the rear headrests. DB9’s active safety – the ability to help avoid an accident occurring in the first place – begins with its inherent agility and responsiveness. The lightweight, rigid body structure and superbly tuned suspension and steering are further aided by a host of advanced electronics. These include Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) and the latest-generation ABS brakes which, should the system detect loss of grip, combine to help keep the car stable and balanced. Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) and Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) are also employed. EBD balances the front-torear braking bias, to give optimal braking performance. In an emergency, EBA sensors detect when maximum braking is required and automatically apply the appropriate force. Although engineering development is carried out exclusively at Aston Martin, whenever appropriate solutions and expertise existed outside the company, that’s where Aston Martin’s engineers turned. All crash and safety testing was conducted at Volvo’s world-renowned safety centre in Sweden, which has probably the best facilities in the world for all aspects of safety engineering and crashtest analysis. For instance, Volvo in Sweden is recognised as the world leader in automotive safety engineering. All the safety systems used in DB9 have been designed and tested using Volvo’s latest safety technologies, bestpractice design guidelines and advanced computeraided engineering. Again, the enormously strong aluminium bonded body structure provided a superb basis for class-leading safety. DB9 is equipped with an integrated Passive Anti Theft System (PATS). This system uses a rolling code electronic ignition key, preventing unauthorised engine start-up. The system also includes the very latest design in vehicle alarm systems, featuring perimetric sensors and double locking for doors. HAND-CRAFTED AT GAYDON MATCHING TECHNOLOGY WITH TRADITION DB9 is the first Aston Martin to be produced at the company’s new world headquarters in Gaydon, in historic Warwickshire. Gaydon is a dedicated, high-technology facility where DB9 is hand-built at a series of work stations by technicians and craftsmen. This hand-craftsmanship has nothing to do with nostalgia. Hand-craftsmanship can deliver superior finishes and unique design details. It can also deliver engineering and design solutions for an exclusive sports car that mass production would find impossible. The ‘single cut’ headlamp apertures in the front wings remove the need for unsightly cut or join lines and can only be achieved using Aston Martin’s handbuild processes. Hand-painting and handfinishing deliver a better paint finish than any mechanised process, and each DB9 benefits from 25 man-hours of painting, to ensure a perfect finish. Customer visits are welcome and form an important part of the unique Aston Martin buying experience. A DISTINGUISHED HERITAGE ALMOST 90 YEARS OF HAND-CRAFTING BEAUTIFUL & EXCLUSIVE SPORTS CARS Left: DBR9 car no 009 at the Sebring 12 Hours, 18 March 2006 Aston Martin is one of the world’s most distinguished sports car manufacturers. It has produced exclusive, hand-crafted sports cars for almost 90 years. In that time, only 25,000 Aston Martins have been built and more than 80 per cent are still in use, cherished, driven and raced by enthusiastic owners around the world. In 1947, Aston Martin was acquired by industrialist David (later, Sir David) Brown, and soon after launched the first in a series of new DB badged classics. These iconic cars were among the most beautiful and desirable of all sports cars of the 1950s and 1960s, and helped define the long-term future of the company. The founders of the company, Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford, had a clear vision: to create sports cars with a distinctive character; cars built to a high standard that were exhilarating to drive and own; cars with power, beauty and soul. Those values remain. David Brown’s period of ownership saw Aston Martin win Le Mans in 1959, with the DBR1, and secure victory in that year’s World Sportscar Championship. It also saw Aston Martin first appear on the big screen, a DB5 armed with some very special optional extras such as an ejector seat and weapons, starring alongside Sean Connery in the James Bond classic ‘Goldfinger’. More than 40 years on, this special relationship with 007 is still going strong – the legendary British secret agent drives an Aston Martin in the 2006 remake of ‘Casino Royale’. Racing, too, remains firmly in the company’s DNA. Aston Martin made an evocative return to international sportscar racing in 2005 when a pair of competitionprepared DBR9s recreated many of the marque’s greatest sporting successes. Against all the odds, the new DBR9 race car took class honours on its debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring and then confirmed its ability by winning the famous Tourist Trophy outright at Silverstone. Once again race enthusiasts can experience the unmistakable sight and sound of Aston Martins leading the field at the world’s most famous circuits – from Laguna Seca to Le Mans. DB9 SPECIFICATION BODY ENGINE TRANSMISSION SUSPENSION INTERIOR 2 door coupe or convertible body style with 2+2 seating • Extruded aluminium bonded body structure • Aluminium and composite body panels • Extruded aluminium door side impact beams • High Intensity Discharge (HID) projector headlamps (dipped beam) • Halogen projector headlamps (main beam) with power wash • LED rear lamps All alloy, quad overhead camshaft, 48 valve, 5935 cc 60° V12 • Mid-front mounted, rear wheel drive • Engine management system with Neural Net misfire detection system • Fully catalysed stainless steel exhaust system with active by-pass valves Compression ratio 10.2:1 Maximum power 450 bhp (335 kW) at 6000 rpm Maximum torque 420 lb ft (570 Nm) at 5000 rpm Acceleration (manual) 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds 0-62 mph (100 km/h) in 4.9 seconds (automatic) 0-60 mph in 4.9 seconds 0-62 mph (100 km/h) in 5.1 seconds Maximum speed 186 mph (300 km/h) Rear mid-mounted ‘Touchtronic 2’ 6 speed gearbox with electronic shift-by-wire control system • Rear mid-mounted 6 speed manual gearbox • Limited-slip differential Final drive ratio 3.54:1 (manual) 3.154:1 (automatic) Front Independent double aluminium wishbones incorporating anti-dive geometry, coil over aluminium monotube dampers and anti-roll bar Rear Independent double aluminium wishbones incorporating longitudinal control arms, coil over aluminium monotube dampers and anti-roll bar • • • • STEERING Rack and pinion, Servotronic speed-sensitive power-assisted steering, 3.0 turns lock to lock • Column tilt and reach adjustment • WHEELS & TYRES 19” alloy wheels – 10 spoke design Front 8.5J x 19” Rear 9.5J x 19” Bridgestone tyres Front 235/40 ZR19 Rear 275/35 ZR19 BRAKES Radial-mounted 4 piston monobloc calipers • Anti Lock Braking System (ABS) • Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) • Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) • Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) • Traction Control Front Ventilated and grooved steel discs 355 mm diameter Rear Ventilated and grooved steel discs 330 mm diameter • Full grain leather interior • Walnut facia trim • Driver and front passenger dual-stage airbags • Front occupant side airbags • Automatically deployed roll-over bars (Volante) • Memory seats and exterior mirrors (3 positions) • Auto dimming rear view mirror with garage door opener (USA and Canada only) • 10 way electrically adjusted seats (including height, tilt and lumbar adjustment) • Heated front seats • Heated rear screen • Automatic temperature control • Organic electroluminescent (OEL) displays • Trip computer • Cruise control + • Satellite navigation system • Voice activated Bluetooth telephone preparation • Powerfold exterior mirrors • Reversing sensors • Tyre pressure monitoring • Alarm and immobiliser • Remote-control central door locking and boot release • Umbrella & holder • Battery disconnect switch • Battery conditioner • Tracking Device (UK only) IN-CAR ENTERTAINMENT Linn 128 W audio system with radio and 6 CD autochanger OPTIONS Bright finish grille Front parking sensors • Mahogany facia trim • Bamboo facia trim • Piano black facia trim • Matching wood door trim • Personalised sill plaques • Auto dimming interior rear view mirror • Auto dimming interior rear view mirror with garage door opener (Europe only) • Heated front screen • Alarm upgrade (volumetric & tilt sensors) • Tracking Device† • Integrated GSM telephone • Alternative brake caliper finish (black, red, silver) • Sports Pack (Coupe) • 19” alloy wheels – 15 spoke diamond turned • First aid kit • Smokers’ pack • Linn 260 W audio system with Limbik 5.1 • Linn 950 W audio system with Dolby Pro Logic II • • DIMENSIONS GAS MILEAGE Length 185.5 in (4710 mm) Width 74 in (1875 mm) Height (Coupe) 50 in (1270 mm) Wheelbase 108 in (2745 mm) Front track 62 in (1570 mm) Rear track 61.5 in (1560 mm) Turning circle 39.4 ft (12.0 m) Kerb weight (Coupe) 3880 lb (1760 kg) manual 3970 lb (1800 kg) automatic Fuel tank capacity 17.6 UK gal (80 litres) 21.1 US gal 95 RON unleaded fuel only Cd (Coupe) 0.35 (North America) (Coupe manual) City 11 mpg Highway 18 mpg (Coupe automatic) City 12 mpg Highway 19 mpg (Volante manual) City 11 mpg Highway 18 mpg (Volante automatic) City 13 mpg Highway 18 mpg FUEL CONSUMPTION* (manual) Mpg (litres/100 km) Urban 10.7 (26.4) Extra urban 22.1 (12.8) Combined 15.8 (17.8) (automatic) Mpg (litres/100 km) Urban 11.3 (24.9) Extra urban 24.1 (11.7) Combined 17.1 (16.5) CO2 EMISSIONS* (manual) 421 g/km (automatic) 394 g/km SMOG INDEX (North America) 0.49 Not available in all markets, please consult your dealer for details. + Includes Traffic Messaging Channel (TMC) in Continental Europe. † Complies with UK Thatcham Category 5 requirements. Excludes subscription. Standard in UK. * Data not applicable to North American market. ‘DB9 IS MORE THAN JUST A NEW CAR IT IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA FOR ASTON MARTIN’ Dr Ulrich Bez Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aston Martin DB9 – A STRIKING BALANCE ASTON MARTIN DB9 RANGE Aston Martin Lagonda Limited, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0DB England Telephone +44 (0)1908 610620 Facsimile +44 (0)1926 644333 www.astonmartin.com IMPORTANT NOTICE Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is constantly seeking ways to improve the specification, design and production of its vehicles and alterations take place continually. Whilst every effort is made to produce up to date literature, this brochure should not be regarded as an infallible guide to current specifications, nor does it constitute an offer for sale of any particular vehicle. The contents of this brochure represent the Company’s business as a whole. Text and photographs may relate to models not available for sale in some countries. Performance results may vary depending on the specification of the particular vehicle, road and environmental conditions and driving style. Published figures should be used for comparison purposes only and verification should not be attempted on public roads. Aston Martin Lagonda Limited strongly urges that all speed laws be obeyed and that safety belts be worn at all times. Distributors and dealers are not agents of Aston Martin Lagonda Limited and have absolutely no authority to bind Aston Martin Lagonda Limited by any express or implied undertaking or representation. PART NO: 702789 ENG (07MY June 2006)