The Aston Martin DB9 is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power to the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 5.9 litre naturally aspirated 12 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 470 bhp (477 PS/350 kW) at 6000 rpm and 600 N·m (443 lb·ft/61.2 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 306 km/h (190 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2745 mm | 108.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Length | 4710 mm | 185.4 inches | |
| Width | 1875 mm | 73.8 inches | |
| Height | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| 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 | 477 PS (470 bhp) (350 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 600 Nm (443 ft·lb) (61.2 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 59.1 kW/litre 80.3 ps/litre 79.2 bhp/litre 1.3 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
101.1 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1270.4 kPa (184.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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 | 4.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 306 km/h (190 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | Bridgestone Potenza 235/40 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Bridgestone Potenza 275/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 355 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 178420 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 58.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Aston Martin DB9 Automatic added 2008-05-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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