Grand touring
DB9
Aston Martin’s V12 coupe — the first built at Gaydon.
- 2004–2016
- V12
- 2+2
Specification
2006 coupe
Factory figures from Aston Martin’s June 2006 brochure. Later cars in the run made more power.
Engine
- Type
- 5,935 cc all-alloy 60° V12, quad cam, 48 valves
- Power
- 450 bhp (335 kW) at 6,000 rpm
- Torque
- 420 lb-ft (570 Nm) at 5,000 rpm
- Compression
- 10.2:1
- Layout
- Front-mid mounted, rear-wheel drive
Performance
- 0–60 mph
- 4.7 s manual, 4.9 s automatic
- 0–62 mph
- 4.9 s manual, 5.1 s automatic
- Top speed
- 186 mph (300 km/h)
Transmission
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual or 6-speed Touchtronic 2 automatic
- Differential
- Limited-slip
- Final drive
- 3.54:1 manual, 3.154:1 automatic
Size and weight
- Length
- 185.5 in (4,710 mm)
- Width
- 74 in (1,875 mm)
- Height
- 50 in (1,270 mm)
- Wheelbase
- 108 in (2,745 mm)
- Track
- 62 in / 61.5 in (1,570 / 1,560 mm)
- Turning circle
- 39.4 ft (12.0 m)
- Kerb weight
- 3,880 lb (1,760 kg) manual, 3,970 lb (1,800 kg) automatic
- Fuel tank
- 21.1 US gal (80 litres)
- Drag
- 0.35 Cd
Brakes and wheels
- Front brakes
- 355 mm ventilated grooved steel discs, 4-piston calipers
- Rear brakes
- 330 mm ventilated grooved steel discs, 4-piston calipers
- Wheels
- 19-inch, 8.5J front / 9.5J rear
- Tyres
- 235/40 ZR19 front, 275/35 ZR19 rear
- Seating
- 2+2
- Balance
- 50:50 weight distribution
Fuel
- UK combined
- 15.8 mpg manual, 17.1 mpg automatic
- US city/highway
- 11/18 mpg manual, 12/19 automatic
- CO2
- 421 g/km manual, 394 g/km automatic