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The Aston Martin One-77.On in a Million.

Monday, October 19th, 2009

The Specs

Top Speed: 200 Miles per Hour

Acceleration: 0 to 60 in 3.5 Seconds (320 km/h)

Engine Size: 7.3-liter V12

Power: 700 hp

Torque:  516 lb.-ft.

Price at time of writing: $2.3 million

 

The Scoop

The highly anticipated official unveiling of the Aston Martin One-77 took place at the 2009 Geneva auto show in March.  The principles of front-engine/rear-drive touring-car racers are what the One-77’s architecture is based on according to Aston Martin.  As such, this fine piece of machinery features a carbon-fiber monocoque and a double-wishbone suspension that features inboard, pushrod-actuated dynamic shocks.   As if that weren’t enough, final suspension tuning is to be executed at the time the vehicle is physically delivered to the new owner.vw dealership in Pretoria. How’s that for the ultimate in customization?

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2009 Aston Martin DBS. It just gets better.

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

There aren’t many cars out there that are worth more than a quarter of a million dollars, but if one were to judge based on appearances alone, then the 2009 Aston Martin DBS would most certainly be one of them.The car is as elegant as James Bond would like to have it. 

The 2009 DBS better be pretty though, because it will set prospective buyers back between two hundred and seventy and three hundred thousand dollars, but just as with any Aston Martin, there is more to this car than just a pretty face… 

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