Aston Martin DB9 Tweaked.

It’s been a busy old week or two – not enough time to do anything, not even keep up to date here. Strangely, we’ve had a real surge in enquiries lately (I say strangely, because the papers seem to be full of sales falls and credit crunches – but not here). And it’s not just been the more regular stuff either, oh no! We’ve had a spate of calls asking if we have a Zonda for sale of all things. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but we normally don’t get more than one serious enquiry for a Zonda a month. We’ve had 4 this month already. Maybe people have realised that this really is a future classic, and the current crop of 25 Zonda F are the last of the Zondas. There’s a new model in the planning, but it won’t be a Zonda.

One of my favourite cars has had its first real tweak in nearly 5 years. So if you’re looking for an Aston Martin DB9 for sale from now on you get something even better than before – if that’s possible.

First and foremost, you get more power – up by 20bhp to 470bhp – which means a new top speed of 190mph and a 0-60 time of just 4.6 seconds. What an elegant way to fly this is! The Volante gets a stiffer setup (which is needed) and the Coupe gets tweaked suspension to give a better quality ride (which was already impressive) with sportier handling (which, once you’ve driven a DB9 with the sports pack, you will appreciate it needs). There’s a new standard 19″, 10-spoke alloys, new door mirrors and new grill. Really minor stuff on the exterior and a few tweaks, including the ‘Crystal’ keys from the DBS and a new centre console, on the interior – but why mess with perfection.

The DB9 was the car that set Aston Martin alive, and these tweaks are enough to see it through another 5 years. The DB9 has now become the single most successful model in Aston’s history, and deservedly so.

Here’s to the next five years.