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The DB9 Volante – The Dreams of Lots of People, Reality For the Prestigious
Posted by in Aston Martin on June 30, 2011
The DB9 provides a steering experience unlike any other; this is because there is merely one Aston Martin. The DB9 handles everything that comes its way with ease, you have ownership of one of the world’s most prestigious vehicles, driving with the top down is stimulating, you are one of the most fortunate men and women alive appreciating an experience that is the envy of lots of people.
There are lots of lovers of sports cars around the world who are fortunate enough to live the dream, although there are many more merely in the position to take to the open roads in their imaginations, the DB9 is after all, not just the common automobile. Lovers of fast cars just have to look at the superior design of the Aston Martin to get a quiver of adrenaline along with the blood dashing through their blood vessels. Vehicles from Aston Martin are acknowledged to boast one very important factor that sets them besides other autos, the hoarse roar of the engine, a reverberation unlike any other, exclusive to the Aston Martin hallmark As you might expect from a car of such type of high standards, sumptuousness is evident on the interior, sense the softness of top-notch leather on seats that hold you in comfort on your exciting ride, wonder at the state of the art hi-fi system built-in expertly into the instrument panel. The Martin is a well balanced challenger in the fight for prestigious super car category, all comes together to make it a very desirable sports vehicle, at least for individuals who are fortunate enough to afford luxury such as this. When you hold an Aston DB9 Volante you are not only the proud owner of supercar, you are the owner of one of the greatest high performance beauties in the world.
When you see a tidily dressed gentleman step from the confines of an Aston Martin DB9 you can’t help wondering if he has ever uttered those well-known James Bond 007 words – the name is Double 007. Read the rest of this entry »
Aston Martin in the Racing World
Posted by in Aston Martin on June 30, 2011
Manufacturers of luxury or sports cars sell their cars almost entirely based on one factor: image. They have plenty of ways of promoting this, but one of the best ones is to pit their cars, engines and teams against the car, engine and team of another manufacturer. This is why you find so many of the luxury car manufacturers creating racing models as well, be they F1, LeMan, Autosport or whichever other competitions happen to take their fancy.
Aston Martin have a history of engaging in racing as their founder co-created versions of their cars to compete in the French Grand Prix as early as 1922, setting speed and endurance records on the track. It’s not surprising that such successes bore them on to competing in more races whilst also making people aware of, and interested in, their cars.
When people saw them winning races they wanted one themselves, which was one of the first instances of a car creating an image for itself that people wanted to buy in to. Who wouldn’t want one of the fastest cars available at the time?
This racing streak was continued after World War II when David Brown Limited bought the company in 1947. The models produced during this period, the world famous DBs, all won plenty of races for the company, bringing in prize money but, more importantly, demonstrating just how fast, slick and cool the cars really were.
By the time the 80s hit, not only were they doing just fine in the races but they were entering but the company was sponsoring All Aston Martin Owners racing events too, making sure that anybody who had bought one of their cars because of its speed had plenty of chances to put it to good use. Unfortunately, financial troubles saw the mid-eighties losing Aston Martins on the racing circuit, returning briefly and with limited success towards the end of the decade. This sad state of affairs continued through the nineties and early 2000s.
Until 2005.
Under the management of Ford it was announced that a new division was to be created, Aston Martin Racing, which would oversee Aston martin’s return to motor racing. They’ve enjoyed success since then, entering heavily modified versions of their standard cars into various touring races. There are even plans to enter Formula 1, something which is sure to kick up more interest in the brand. There were two previous attempts by Aston Martin to enter F1, but both ended with the company failing to score any points in any races. Read the rest of this entry »