Aston Martin DB9 Volante Specification

A great sports car needs a great engine - it is the heart of any high performance machine. In DB9's case, that great engine is a powerful yet refined all aluminium 6.0-litre V12. It produces 335 kW (450 bhp) and 570 Nm (420 lb ft) of torque. That results in a power to weight ratio of 194 kW/tonne (263 bhp/tonne) - one of the highest figures in its class.

Performance is enormous, yet usable. Top speed is 300 km/h (186 mph) and acceleration sees 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.9 seconds (add two tenths of a second for the automatic). These figures are impressive and DB9 will respond with real passion.

Technical Specification

Body

• Two door coupe or convertible (Volante) body style with 2+2 seating
• Extruded aluminium bonded body structure
• Aluminium and composite body panels
• Extruded aluminium door side impact protection beams
• High Intensity Discharge (HID) projector lamps (dipped beam)
• Halogen projector headlamps (main beam) with power wash
• LED rear lamps

Engine

• All alloy, quad overhead camshaft, 48-valve, 5935cc V12
• Compression ratio 10.3:1
• Visteon engine management controlling fuel injection, ignition, diagnostics and misfire detection system
• Stainless steel by-pass valve exhaust system
• Maximum power 335 kW (450 bhp) at 6000 rpm
• Maximum torque 570 Nm (420 lb ft) at 5000 rpm
• Acceleration 0-60 mph in 4.9 seconds
• Maximum speed 186 mph (300 km/h)

Transmission

• Rear mid-mounted 'Touchtronic 2' six-speed gearbox with electronic shift-by-wire control system
• Rear mid-mounted six-speed manual gearbox
• Limited slip differential
• Final drive ratio 3.54:1 (manual) / 3.154:1 (Touchtronic 2)

Steering

• Rack and pinion, servotronic speed-sensitive power-assisted, 3.0 turns lock to lock. Column tilt and reach adjustment

Suspension

• Front: Independent double aluminium wishbones incorporating anti-dive geometry, coil over aluminium monotube dampers and anti-roll bar
• Rear: Independent double aluminium wishbones incorporating longitudinal control arms, coil over aluminium monotube dampers and anti-roll bar.