Aston Martin V12 GT Groom & Best Man Car
Northwest UK, covering Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria and Merseyside
The Aston Martin DB7 has been awarded the title of "The worlds most
beautifully designed car" for many years.
So what did Aston Martin do? The answer is they took the old 6-cylinder
engine out and replaced it with a V12!
Now you might think that's where it ended for the DB7, but you'd be wrong.
After 4 years of producing the DB7 Vantage V12 they went back to the workshop.
Their renewed efforts produced what is now the Aston Martin DB7 GT.
With more power than the V12 engined Vantage, 20% stiffer chassis, 50% reduction
in high speed lift, they also fitted it with a twin-plate racing clutch,
14" brembo race derived brakes and lowered the car by 3mm.
The front subframe and steering rack were repositioned, rear wishbones
and susupension were replaced and the car was fitted with an active sports
exhaust system. The final drive ratio was moved from 3.77:1 to 4.09 for
improved accelleration.
Add to the above the styling upgrades, vented bonnet, new front valance
and a rear spoiler moulded into the boot lip and the DB7 was essentially
reborn!
This firmly set the car amongst the Ferrari 5xx series but with much more
class.
Engine: V12 60' All-Alloy, Quad Cam, Cosworth developed engine
Capacity: 6.0ltr
Power Output: 442PS
Torque: 555.89nm
Top Speed: 186mph+ (300kmh+)
0 - 62mph: less than 5 seconds
Wheel Size: 9J x 18 - 5-spoke alloy
Tyre Size: 265/30/18
Braking: 355mm vented race derived Brembo's
Seating: 2 + 2
