Archive for category Aston Martin
The Aston Martin DB9 – The Stylish Grand Tourer
Posted by admin in Aston Martin on June 30, 2011
After Ian Callum designed the beautifully styled Aston Martin DB7 back in 1993, few believed that it could ever be bettered. However with the release of the new Aston Martin DB9 in 2004 it seemed that Callum had achieved the impossible, and improved on perfection. This was to be the car that took Aston into the 21st Century bringing them head to head with rivals from Ferrari and Porsche.
The DB9 is powered by 6 litre 450bhp V12 engine that was original used in the DB9′s much bigger brother, the Aston Martin Vanquish S. If they had followed normal procedure this new Aston should have been called the DB8, however Aston wanted to show that this car was a significant step forward and not just and evolution from the ageing DB7. In addition, it was feared that the DB8 moniker would cause some potential buyers to believe the new model was powered by a just a humble V8, so instead the DB9 title was used.
The design and construction of the DB9 was much more advanced than previous Astons, with the chassis and bodywork produced from a combination of aluminium and lightweight composite materials. This gave the DB9 tremendous structural rigidity whilst still keeping the overall weight low, which allowed the DB9 to accelerate to 60 in just 4.7 seconds and then on to a maximum speed of 186 mph. Read the rest of this entry »
Aston Martin New Concept Car – Volare
Posted by admin in Aston Martin on June 30, 2011
Developed by James Trim, who is furnishing his final year at Coventry University, Volare is the latest concept car added to the Aston Martin’s family. With the next decade facing serious challenges, Aston Martin was in a dilemma how to develop a supercar which is superior in performance and is environmentally friendly at the same time. Though the now present diesel and petrol engines provide the required power and turbo acceleration, they emit huge amounts of carbon particles which have adverse affect on environment. The only way one can achieve clean emission is with the help of hydrogen fuel cells and electric engines.
When you completely rely on electric engines, though you may have null emissions, there would be no performance as the technology is still under development for reaching the top speeds. Supercars are specified category which has highest performance than any other vehicle present. Aston martin’s Volare concept car runs on combination of both hydrogen fuel cells and electric motors. High power is delivered from the hydrogen fuel cell stack placed between the two front seats, the rear mounted battery pack and co-axial electric motor in the front. The weight distribution is carried in such a way that the hydrogen tanks are placed right above the rear axle for a uniform balance of the total weight. Read the rest of this entry »