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Manufacturer Technical Specifications
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General
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Country Of Origin
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Year Of Introduction
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Base Price When New
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Miles Per Gallon
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Body Type
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Curb Weight
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2420 lbs
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Powertrain Layout
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Front-Engine / RWD
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Transmission
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6 Speed Sequential
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Engine
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Configuration
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V12
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Displacement
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Power
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600bhp @
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Torque
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517 lb ft @
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BHP / Liter
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BHP / Weight
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Redline
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Top Speed
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0 - 62 mph
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0 - 100 mph
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0 - ¢®E¡Ëc¡Ë¢ç¢®¢¯u mile
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Skidpad
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Braking, 62-0 mph
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Slalom Speed
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N.A
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Sponsors
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Wallpaper Gallery: 1600x1200
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Manufacturer Press Release
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Aston Martin Racing
has unveiled the DBR9, which will spearhead the British marque¡Ë¢çE¢®Ec?s
return to international motor racing in 2005.
The car was shown to a selected audience for the first time on 4th
November 2004 at Aston Martin¡Ë¢çE¢®Ec?s headquarters at Gaydon in the UK. An
intensive testing programme now follows for Aston Martin Racing prior to
the DBR9¡Ë¢çE¢®Ec?s debut race scheduled for the 12 hours of Sebring, Florida,
in March 2005.
Aston Martin Racing will run two cars at Sebring and then move to Europe
to prepare for the Le Mans 24 hours in June 2005. This will mark Aston
Martin¡Ë¢çE¢®Ec?s return to the race which was won outright in 1959 with Roy
Salvadori and Carroll Shelby. In recognition of this, the DBR9 will
follow the Le Mans-winning DBR1 and Works DB3S and carry the same green
and yellow livery as the cars which dominated sports car racing in the
late 1950s.
Aston Martin Racing will build 12 Works cars, which will be run by three
Works teams in the major international GT series. A limited run of only
20 racing cars, prepared to the same specification, will also be built
and made available to selected customers to race or keep in private
collections.
The DBR9 GT racing car is based on the latest Aston Martin production
sports car - the DB9 - but is significantly modified for competition
use. The DB9¡Ë¢çE¢®Ec?s bonded-aluminium body architecture is shared with the
DBR9 and provides both with a lightweight rigid chassis. The race engine
uses the same aluminium cylinder block and head as the DB9¡Ë¢çE¢®Ec?s 450bhp
6-litre V12 unit, but with racing modification it is expected to produce
in the region of 600bhp.
The DB9¡Ë¢çE¢®Ec?s double wishbone suspension configuration is retained on the
DBR9, but features uprated components and a revised geometry for racing
purposes. Formula One style carbon brakes are fitted front and rear and
a competition, six-speed sequential gearbox is mounted at the rear axle.
The DBR9 was styled by Aston Martin Racing¡Ë¢çE¢®Ec?s own design team who made
extensive use of Computational Fluid Dynamics to optimise the
aerodynamics before producing the final body surface. The panels are
hand made from carbon-fibre composite, helping the car to meet its
1,100kg minimum weight and giving it a power to weight ratio of 550bhp
per tonne - more than double that of the road car.
Dr Ulrich Bez, Chief Executive Officer of Aston Martin, said: "We
need to create heightened awareness for Aston Martin around the world
and motor sport will allow us to do this.
"We took four years to find the ideal partner in David Richards and
Prodrive and together have created Aston Martin Racing. The DBR9 is the
first step in our return to motor sport and I know that our customers
and enthusiasts alike are looking forward to seeing Aston Martin racing
again at an international level in 2005."
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