Aston Martin DB7
The Aston Martin DB7 was launched to the public at the Geneva Motorshow in March 1993, powered by a light alloy, twin camshaft, supercharged straight six engine based on a design that originated at Jaguar. The cylinder used 4 valves per cylinder with Zytec electronic multi-point fuel injection and received air from a water cooled Eaton, 'roots' type supercharger driven by a toothed belt from the camshaft.
In 1996, the Aston Martin DB7 Volante made its debut at the Los Angeles and Detroit Motor Show, and in 1999 the Aston Martin DB7 Vantage was introduced as the first model to be powered by a V12 engine. The "smaller" Aston Martin was a suggestion by Victor Gauntlett, and with the new funding from the Ford Motor Company, was developed by Rod Mansfield who used 30 prototypes to ensure success of the project (code-named DP1999 and later NPX).
Since its launch, Aston Martin DB7's have been shipped to 29 different markets in the world and accounted for 60% of total DB7 sales. It also includes 56% of the total production of Coupe's and are painted over 200 colors with the most popular being green, silver, and blue. Over 56,000 litres of paint have been mixed since 1993 and takes 220 man-hours to build a DB7.
The technical specifications are as follows: engine type is an alloy twin OHC, 24 valve in-line 6 cylinder with a 3239cc single Eaton Supercharger, compression ratio of 8.3:1 and Zytek engine management with sequential fuel injection and EDIS distributorless ignition system. The maximum power output is 355 bhp at 5500 rpm, maximum torque of 500Nm at 3000rpm, and a 5 speed manual transmission with an optional 4 speed automatic and limited slip differential at a 3.54:1 ratio. The brakes are a combination of ventilated steel discs at 284mm diameter with all alloy four pot calipers in the front and solid steel discs at 295mm diameter with sliding calipers and drum brake with Teves anti-lock braking in the rear. Bore/stroke is 91mm x 83mm and the dimensions are length of 4631mm, width of 1820mm, height of 1268mm, wheelbase of 2691mm, and kerb weight of 1725kg. The track width is 1524mm (front) and 1530mm (rear). The fuel tank capacity is 89 litres and has a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 5.8 seconds. Maximum speed reached is 266 km/h (165 mph). Production dates for the Aston Martin DB7 are from October 1994 to September 1999.
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