This car has a 2 door roadster body style styled by Zagato with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Aston Martin DB AR1 belongs to the DB7 model family from Aston Martin.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.9 litre, double overhead camshaft 60 degree V 12 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 414 bhp (420 PS/309 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 542 N·m (400 lb·ft/55.3 kgm).
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic transmission.
The Aston Martin DB AR1 weighs a claimed 1910 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Zagato | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2531 mm | 99.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1536 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 4481 mm | 176.4 inches | |
| Width | 1861 mm | 73.3 inches | |
| Height | 1244 mm | 49 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1910 kg | 4211 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 82 litres | 18 [21.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Aston Martin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.9 litre 5935 cc (362.176 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 79.5 mm
3.5 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 420 PS (414 bhp) (309 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 542 Nm (400 ft·lb) (55.3 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 52 kW/litre 70.7 ps/litre 69.8 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.32 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1147.6 kPa (166.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.58 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 219.77 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 161.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 216.75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.19 kg/kW 10.33 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.760 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P Zero Rosso 225/40 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P Zero Rosso 275/35 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 355 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 618178 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | DB7 | ||
| RAC rating | 58.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Aston Martin DB AR1 Automatic added 2019-12-01. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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