From edo Competition have decided that the Aston Martin DBS is still much to be desired in terms of dynamism and power, and therefore have developed a tuning package for the model. German experts have stressed primarily not the mechanics of cars, except make 21-inch wheels and interior, which can be made according to personal preferences of the client or remain unchanged. The standard 6.0-liter V12 engine has received more 33 h.p. as its power has already reached 550 h.p. and its maximum torque increased from 570 to 600 Nm. With the additional power the car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h for 4.1 sec and can develope to 320 km/h. To achieve this performance, engineers have modified the edo Competition ECU-it, have made use of new exhaust system, the sound is controlled remotely, and replace air filters. Aston Martin DBS is also equipped with adjustable sports suspension and brakes super-powerful who are 6-stroke calipers, 405 mm front discs and 380 mm back.
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At the end of last week by Aston Martin spread information about the new special versions of the Carbon Black models and DBS V12 Vantage. They are characterized by a special color and less weight than standard models and will appear in the showroom of the company in March. Special form of the name derives not from the presence of carbon elements in some parts of the exterior and the name of their color – Carbon Black, whose application to the body takes about 50 hours of human labor. The seats of both cars are made of carbon fiber and Kevlar, which are due by 17 kilograms. lighter than standard. They are dressed in black leather and nappa leather, embroidered with gray thread. V12 Vantage Carbon Black has a 700-watt audio system company, where she DBS Carbon Black is Bang & Olufsen. Under the covers of both machines is a standard 6.0-liter V12 engine with a power 510 h.p. at 6 500 rev/min. and a maximum torque of 570 Nm, at 5 750 rev/min. “Carbon fiber” DBS accelerates from 0-100 km/h for 4.2 sec. a special V12 Vantage – with 0.1 sec slower.
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From Aston Martin announced that the price of its new Rapide model in Britain will start from 139 950 pounds and in parallel, spread a lot of new pictures of the car. The first deliveries of Aston Martin Rapide is scheduled for early in the second quarter of 2010th by the end of that year will be produced 2 000 copies of the car. Rapide will be the first model of Aston Martin, which will be produced in the factory of the company in the UK and in the Austrian factory Magna Steyr, located in Graz. Elaboration of a single copy will take about 220 hours of human labor. We remind you that the Aston Martin Rapide made its debut at the exhibition in Frankfurt in September. The car uses so-called Platform V / H Architectur, which is the same as the models Vantage, DB9 and DBS. Rapide is equipped with 6.0-liter V12 engine with a power 470 h.p. and a maximum torque of 600 Nm which is combined with six-speed automatic transmission Touchtronic 2, with the possibility of switching gears from behind the steering wheel controls.
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For the first time fully completed Concept Aston Martin One-77 was submitted to the Concorso d’Eleganza, held last weekend at the shore of Lake Como in Italy. Aston Martin One-77 was declared the winner in the category “Conceptual cars and prototypes, gathered one third of the total votes of visitors. The car made a debut in March in Geneva, but then there was still incomplete details on it. Exclusive of motor vehicles is a modified 6.0-liter known our patterns of DBS, DB9 and V12 Vantage, as the company’s engineers have increased its volume to 7.3 liters. Result is achieved 700 h.p. power of transmitting to the rear wheels through a 6-stage transmission robot. According to preliminary data, the concept accelerates from 0-100 kilometers / hr less than 4sec. and developed over 320 kilometers / hr.
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