1999–2003 (United States & Canada for Vantage Models)
Assembly
United Kingdom: Bloxham, Oxfordshire
Designer
Ian Callum[1] Keith Helfet
Body and chassis
Class
Grand tourer (S)
Body style
2-door coupé 2-door convertible
Layout
Front-mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Platform
Jaguar XJS (modified)
Related
Jaguar XK8
Powertrain
Engine
3.2 L AJ6 supercharged I6 5.9 L Aston Martin V12
Transmission
4-speed GM 4L80-E automatic (I6)
5-speed Getrag 290 manual (I6)
5-speed ZF 5HP30 automatic (V12)
6-speed Tremec T-56 manual (V12)
Dimensions
Wheelbase
2,591 mm (102.0 in)
Length
4,646 mm (182.9 in) (DB7) 4,692 mm (184.7 in) (Vantage)
Width
1,830 mm (72.0 in)
Kerb weight
1,825 kg (4,023 lb) (coupé)
1,800 kg (3,968 lb) (Vantage)
1,900 kg (4,200 lb) (Volante)
Chronology
Predecessor
Aston Martin DB6
Successor
Aston Martin DB9
The Aston Martin DB7 is a car that was produced by British luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin from September 1994 to December 2004. It was designed by Ian Callum and Keith Helfet as a grand tourer in coupé and convertible bodystyles. The prototype was complete by November 1992 and debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1993. The six-cylinder DB7 (based on the Jaguar AJ6 engine) was positioned as an "entry-level" model below the hand-built V8 Virage introduced a few years earlier. This model was the most-produced Aston Martin automobile up to that point in time, with more than 7,000 built before it was replaced by the DB9 in 2004.
^Callum, Ian (27 October 2022). "Ian Callum: Celebrating 100 years of Jaguar". Newstalk ZB (Interview). Interviewed by Mike Hosking. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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