Review of the development of the century-old legendary aston martin.
In 1974, he declared bankruptcy again and stopped production at the end of the year. American businessman Peter Spraque and several partners bought aston martin together. In 1976, aston martin introduced the four-door model, which is a four-door version of the V8 model. The appearance design of Lagonda was very bold in people’s aesthetic view at that time, and the flat body with angular appearance design was very futuristic. Avant-garde appearance, luxurious interior design and 5.3L V8 with a maximum of 280 horsepower have attracted people’s attention.
"aston martin Lagonda』"
Lagonda is the first car with a driving computer in the history of aston martin. Most of the equipment on the car is managed by a computer, but the reliability of the driving computer is not so good. Through the research of engineers, the problem of poor reliability of driving computer is finally solved.
"aston martin Lagonda Interior"
From 1980 to 1986, aston martin changed hands several times, and in 1987, he was taken over by the automobile. In the same year, V8 Zagato Volante went on the market and participated in the performance of the 007 series Dawn Life. In October, 1988, it was introduced at the London Motor Show in England, which replaced the aston martin V8 model that had been available for 20 years.
Aston martin Virage』
The shape of Virage draws lessons from American design. The angular design and powerful lines make this car lack and add some domineering. Virage is built on the chassis of Lagonda. In addition, in order to control costs, many components of Virage come from other companies, such as headlights and taillights from and. In fact, this car is not a pure aston martin car. Although it comes from aston martin Company and is based on Lagonda, it does not inherit the elegance of aston martin car.
In 1993, aston martin announced an exciting news for car fans. Nearly 20 years after the name of DB series disappeared, aston martin will launch DB series vehicles again. In 1994, DB7 came out. The prototype of DB7 was born in 1992 and was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1993. DB7, internal code name NPX, its car platform is actually improved from S upgrade. In addition, the design of DB7 was inspired by F type, and was redesigned by designer Ian Callum, which made this car have the characteristics of aston martin.
Aston martin DB7』
Aston martin DB7』
The model DB7 was officially released in 1996, when it was equipped with a 6-cylinder in-line engine, with a maximum power of 350 HP and a peak value of 489 N m.. In addition, aston martin also provided a special optional kit for this car. In 1999, the more powerful DB7 V12 was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, equipped with a 6.0-liter engine, with a maximum power of 426 HP and a peak torque of 540 N. The top speed of the V12 matched with six speeds can reach 299 km/h.
"aston martin DB7 Interior"
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At the 2001 Geneva Motor Show, aston martin introduced Vanquish, which was put into production from June 2001 to September 2004. In July 2007, a higher version of Vanquish S was officially launched, and mass production began one after another. After that, DBS became Vanquish’s successor.
Aston martin Vanquish』
Vanquish has adopted a brand-new design concept. The streamlined body design not only ensures the aerodynamic effect, but also makes this car have a very dynamic visual effect. And the beautiful lines of the car body add more elegance to Vanquish’s movement. In terms of power, aston martin Vanquishi is equipped with a 6.0L engine with a maximum power of 456 HP.
"aston martin Vanquish Interior"
In 2004, aston martin Vanquish S was officially unveiled as a high-performance model. The appearance is also slightly different from the regular version, with a brand-new front face shape and S logo embedded to show the high-performance identity. In addition, while the car was unveiled, it also provided a sports kit, including a more sporty chassis, steering and brake adjustment. In terms of power, the maximum power has increased to 514 horsepower.
In order to commemorate the birth of Vanquish’s mass production flagship model, aston martin has also launched Vanquish S special edition model, which is limited to 40 units, and the interior of the car is black, and the personalization has begun to stand out. In addition, the car also used a manual gearbox for the first time.
● DB9
When people were looking forward to putting into production, DB9 was first listed in 2004, and the body of DB9 was made of special aluminum alloy for aviation. And its unique VH (vertical/horizontal) structure makes DB9 the lightest and strongest in the automobile industry.
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● Vantage
In 2005, fans finally waited for the production version of the V8 Vantage. This car adopted the high-strength aluminum alloy frame design on DB9, and the 4.3L V8 engine came from Jaguar, but after the improvement of aston martin, this engine has the maximum power of 380 horsepower.
"aston martin V8 Vantage』"
The perfect body design of the V8 Vantage is amazing to the world. Compared with the previous cars, the size of the V8 Vantage is slightly reduced, but this does not affect the designer to give it a nearly perfect body design, which perfectly combines elegance and dynamics. In 2009, aston martin introduced a more dynamic. The V12 Vantage is equipped with a 6.0L V12 engine, with a maximum power of 510 HP and a torque of 570 N m..
"aston martin V12 Vantage』"
Aston martin broke away from Ford in 2007 and was acquired by an automobile investment alliance composed of two large international investment companies, namely Investment Dar and Adeem Investment, led by David Richards. Ended his 20-year tenure at Ford.
● DBS
Aston martin officially released Vanquish’s successor, the brand-new DBS in 2006. The partial enclosure, side enclosure, rear tail, spoiler and door on both sides of Aston Martin DBS are made of carbon fiber, which reduces the weight of the whole vehicle. Carbon-ceramic composite brake system was first used in the ordinary road version of aston martin car, and there was a new adaptive shock absorber from Bilstein.
Aston Martin DBS is equipped with a 6.0L V12 engine, which can also be seen on the DB9. However, after re-training, the air intake of the cylinder is increased to 10.9:1, so the maximum power is increased from 450 horsepower to 510 horsepower, and the maximum torque is still maintained at 570 N m. In addition, the Graziano six-speed manual transmission used by DBS can shift gears more smoothly and quickly.