Aston Martin DB AR1

2007-02-04T08:46:19Z

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! colspan=2 | '''Aston Martin DB7 Zagato and DB AR1'''
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! colspan=2 style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#ddb;" | [[Aston Martin]]
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| aka
| Aston Martin DB7
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| Production
| 2003-2004 of 99 AR1 and 99 DB7 Zagato
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| Class
| Super-Luxury
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| Body Style
| Coupe/Convertible
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| Length
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| Width
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| Height
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| Wheelbase
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| Weight
| 1740 kg
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| Transmission
| 6-speed Manual
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| Engine
| 6.0 litre [[V12]]
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| Power
| 435 hp
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| Similar
| [[Aston Martin DB7]] <br> [[Ferrari 575M Superamerica]] <br> [[Lamborghini Murcielago]]
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| Designer
| [[Andrea Zagato]]
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==Super-Aston==

By 2003, [[Aston Martin]], as a company, were doing extremely well. After the dull days of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the buy out by [[Ford]] was beginning to pay off, with the company releasing some very accomplished sports cars - one of which was the [[Aaston Martin DB7|DB7]], dubbed 'the saviour of Aston Martin' by motoring press.

But by now the DB7 was becoming a bit long in the tooth. The company was itching to replace it, and had a number of new models waiting patiently under dust sheets. The date was set for the DB7's withdrawal, but Aston Martin decided to send the car off with a final flourish - a special model - and contracted Zagato to set to work on the project.

===The Project===

The design house of [[Zagato]] was chosen by A.M due to the strong links that the two companies shared - after all, Zagato had penned a special model for A.M back in the 1980s. Before initial work began on the cars, the concept was outlined to A.M's best customers - who were reeled in by the promise of a very limited production run of ninety-nine cabriolets and ninety-nine coupes. The order books were filled quickly, and the project was greenlighted.

The car used a [[Aston Martin DB7|DB7 Volante]] as a basis, but the chassis was chopped by 27 mm.

==Gallery==
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Image:AM DB AR1 conv.jpg
Image:AM DB AR1 conv back.jpg
Image:AM DB AR1 back.jpg
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[[Category:Aston Martin Vehicles]]

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