Aston Martin DB7 Vantage review - data
Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Road Test
Test date 23 June 1999
Price as tested £94,500
For Strong, muscular looks, excellent brakes, wonderful V12 engine
Against Little steering feel, cramped rear and a few cheap Ford switches ruin cabin
How much ?
- Price as tested £94,500
- Price as tested £96,920
How fast
- 0-30mph no data
- 0-60mph no data
- 0-100mph no data
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
no data
How thirsty?
- Test average
no data
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
15.1 / 9.7 mpg
- CO2 emissions
511 g/km
How big?
- Length
4666 mm
- Width
1830 mm
- Height
1238 mm
- Wheelbase
2591 mm
- Weight
1622 kg
- Fuel tank
88.0 litres
Engine
- Layout V12 cyls , 5935 cc
- Max power 420 bhp at 6000 rpm
- Max torque 400 ft at 5000 rpm
- Specific output 70.1 bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight no data
- Installation F
- Bore/stoke 89/79.5mm mm
- Compression ratio 10.3:1
- Valve gear no data
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st no data
- 2nd no data
- 3rd no data
- 4th no data
- 5th no data
- 6th no data
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front Double wishbones, coil springs/dampers, anti-roll bar
- Rear Double wishbones, coil springs/dampers, anti-roll bar
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion, power assisted
- Lock to lock 2.70
Brakes
- Front 355mm ventilated discs
- Rear 330mm ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 8.0Jx18in in
- Size rear 9.0Jx18in in
- Made of Cast alloy
- Tyres front 245/40 ZR18
- Tyres rear 265/35 Zr18
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