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Aston Martin Announces 3 Special Editions DB9s

Aston Martin is ending off the year with an unprecedented simultaneous launch of three special editions of its DB9 sports car. Each of the special editions comes with the usual 470-horsepower 6-liter V12 and six-speed automatic transmission, distinguished by a unique paint scheme – Quantum Silver, Morning Frost and Carbon Black – and feature special 19-inch wheels, piano black trim in the cabin and door-sill plates announcing the edition's name.

The white Morning Frost edition is further enhanced by silver brake calipers and a metallic bronze leather interior, while the Carbon Black and Quantum Silver editions also get a sports exhaust, leather roof lining and glass switchgear. Each can be had in either coupe or Volante convertible formats, and is available now to order from your local Aston Martin dealership.

The three specials follow a year packed with special editions, including the V12 Vantage and DBS Carbon Black, V8 Vantage N420 and DBS UB2010.

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Aston Martin DB9 gets a Subtle Facelift for 2011

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

If you're among the legions who find the Aston Martin DB9 to be one of the most gorgeous automobiles on the road today, you may be surprised to find out that the British automaker has revealed some updates to the V12 grand tourer. Not that it needed it, but with the model's replacement not due for another few years, Aston Martin evidently felt it could use a little refresher.

Don't worry, though, because the changes have been kept to a minimum. New wheels are the easiest starting point, and to that Aston has added a new front bumper with mesh inserts in the lower grille, and a restyled quarter panel (the piece running below the door between the wheels) that sweeps up towards the rear wheel. The 6-liter V12 engine carries over unchanged, but the 2011 DB9 now benefits from the adaptive damping system already seen in the DBS and Rapide. The changes are applied to both the coupe and Volante convertible, with deliveries already under way.

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Russian Owner Commissions Edo to turn his Aston Martin DB9 into a DBS

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Before the One-77 and V12 Vantage came along, the Aston Martin DBS was the king of the hill. Just ask James Bond: the DBS is the same supercar 007 has driven in the past two movies. But the DBS wasn't designed from scratch. It was based upon the DB9, Aston's staple V12 grand tourer.

After owning one such DB9 for five years, an owner in Russia wanted to upgrade to the DBS. But rather than taking his GT into the local Aston dealer for a trade-in, he commissioned Edo Competition to carry out its own conversion. The venerable tuning house installed the factory-sourced body panels, customized the interior and upgraded both the brakes and engine, the latter boosted from 470 horsepower stock beyond the DBS's 510 all the way up to 550. The big question, though, is whether the conversion ended up costing the owner more than trading in for a DBS straight from the factory.

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Classic Aston Martins Fetching Ferrari-Like Bids on the Auction Block

by Erin Mays (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions

Classic Aston Martin vehicles and various finds in the parts bin went for astronomical amounts of money last Saturday at Bonhams' eighth annual Aston Martin sale in Buckinghamshire. Held at the Works Service facility in Newport Pagnell, the event brought in £2.3 million.

The top-grossing car on the block was a 1970 Aston Martin DB6 Mk2 Volante Convertible, which brought in £430,500, but one major point of interest was the shift knob fitted with an eject button for the James Bond movies 'Goldfinger' and 'Thunderball.' The piece went for over £40,000 -- quite a bit ahead of its estimated worth of £1,500 - £1,800.

Other impressive figures surrounded vehicles like the 2000 Aston Martin SWB Vantage Volante Special Edition, which went for £238,000 and was delivered to its new owner with less than 13,000 miles on it, as well as a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible, sold for £221,500.

[Source: CommanderBond.net]

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