The DB7 has a beauty the motoring world is lucky to see once in a generation. The last time the UK produced a car of such beauty, Jaguar called it the E-type.
Aston Martin has forsaken its mainstay big V8 and invoked a still-older tradition by installing a twin-cam straight-six. Relieved of the V8’s bulk, Aston Martin still needed its power and throttle response and therefore added a supercharger to the 3239cc, 24-valve all-aluminium six.
It gives 335bhp at 5500rpm and a thunderous 360lb ft of torque at 3000rpm, both enough to overshadow Aston’s stock 5.3-litre V8. The body uses lightweight composites to create a kerb weight of just 1750kg, giving a massive power-to-weight ratio of 191bhp per tonne.
