Aston Martin, the great British sports car manufacturer, has produced the DB9 since 2004; it is best described as a GT Sports Coupe. The DB9 is the first model built at Aston Martin’s Gaydon production facility in Warwickshire, UK. DB9 is the predecessor of DB7; both models have been designed by Ian Callum. The initials “DB” stand for David Brown, owner of Aston Martin for a significant period of time in his history.

Here’s a bit of humor and a fact: the hugely popular British motoring TV show Top Gear decided that the Aston Martin DB9 Coupe was too cool for their famous cool wall. So the DB9 was given its own category called “DB9 Sub Zero Fridge”, which as it sounds, was a mini fridge with the car card inside.

The DB7 was based on the Jaguar XJ-S, but the XJ9 is completely new and different because it was therefore decided to call it DB9 instead of DB8. If it was called DB8, then it may have seemed more like an evolution of DB7 than a revolution. The DB9 also comes with a V12 engine, not a V8, so the name DB8 may have suggested that it comes with a V8.

Both the coupe and convertible variants of the DB9 come with a 5.9-litre V12 petrol engine. The large size of the engine produces a diesel-like growl, helping the DB9 to start even at low revs. The DB9 is available with a six-speed automatic and manual gearbox, the automatic is also available as a paddle shift configuration.

The DB9 is a good example of British sports cars; it is beautiful, elegant, reliable and powerful. It attracts everyone from a young city worker to a retired businessman.