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Aston Martin DB9
The Aston Martin DB9 is a two-door grand tourer, grand touring car that was produced by the British carmaker Aston Martin. Designed by Ian Callum and Henrik Fisker and produced between 2004 and 2016 in Gaydon, Warwickshire, the DB9 was available as both a coupé and a convertible, the latter known as the "Volante". Succeeding the Aston Martin DB7, DB7, which Aston Martin produced from 1994 until 2004, the DB9 debuted at the International Motor Show Germany#2003, Frankfurt Motor Show in 2003, while the Volante debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in the subsequent year. The DB9, which is built upon Aston Martin's Aston Martin VH platform, vertical/horizontal platform, employs extensive use of aluminium throughout the body. Aston Martin implemented several incremental updates to the DB9, termed "facelift (automotive), facelifts". The first two updates—which occurred in 2008 and 2010—involved minor changes to the headlights, taillight, tail-lights, engine and interior. The most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC is an English manufacturer of Luxury car, luxury sports cars and grand tourers. Its predecessor was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Steered from 1947 by David Brown (entrepreneur), David Brown, it became associated with expensive grand tourer, grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a Aston Martin DB5, DB5 model in the 1964 film ''Goldfinger (film), Goldfinger''. Their sports cars are regarded as a British cultural icon. Aston Martin has held a Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom), Royal Warrant as purveyor of motorcars to the Prince of Wales since 1982, and has over 160 car dealerships in 53 countries, making it a global automobile brand. The company is traded at the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. In 2003 it received the Queen's Awards for Enterprise, Queen's Award for Enterprise for outstanding contributi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
