Three-quarter Front View of a Silver 2002, Aston Martin DB7 V12 Vantage, on display at the 2023 Deal Classic Car Show
The Aston Martin DB7 is a car which was produced by British luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin from September 1994 to December 2004. It was designed by Ian Callum and Keith Helfet as a grand tourer in coupé and convertible bodystyles. The prototype was complete by November 1992 and debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in March, 1993. The six-cylinder DB7 (based on the Jaguar AJ6 engine) was positioned as an "entry-level" model below the hand-built V8 Virage introduced a few years earlier. This model was the most-produced Aston Martin automobile up to that point in time, with more than 7,000 built before it was replaced by the DB9 in 2004. In 1999, the more powerful DB7 V12 Vantage was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show. Its , 48-valve, Aston Martin V12 engine has a power output of 426 PS (313 kW; 420 hp) and 400 lb⋅ft (542 N⋅m) of torque. It has a compression ratio of :1. Two transmission choices were available, those being a TREMEC T-56 six-speed manual or a ZF 5HP30 five-speed automatic. Aston Martin claimed the car had a top speed of either 299 km/h (186 mph) with the manual gearbox or 266 km/h (165 mph) with the automatic gearbox, and could accelerate from 0–97 km/h (60 mph) in seconds.[6] The V12 Vantage is 4,692 mm ( in) long, 1,830 mm ( in) wide, 1,243 mm ( in) high, with a weight of 1,800 kg (3, lb). Aesthetic differences from the straight-6 DB7 include different wing mirrors and large fog lamps under the headlamps along with "DB7 Vantage" badging at the rear. After the launch of the Vantage, sales of the base DB7 with the supercharged straight-6 engine had reduced considerably so its production ended by mid-1999.
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Location: Betteshanger Country Park, Sandwich Rd, Deal
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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