This Aston Martin DB& Volante 16 is rare. Only 879 were manufactured between 1996-1999. The DB7 is credited as the car that saved Aston Martin.
Manufactured in October 1998 in Bloxham, Oxfordshire, UK this two-door convertible with 2+2 seatin was designed by Ian Callum. The color is Chiltern Green Metallic and took two weeks to paint at Rolls Royce's Crewe Factory. It has a fully lined mohair electrically operated roof with heated glass rear window. The doors have side-impact protection.
The interior is hand-crafted Connolly leather - Cinnamon RFR13 with green piping. Alcantra headlining and Firth carpets. The trim and accents are polished burl walnut. Other features include electrically operated fron seats, central locking system, CFC free Automatic climate control, an Alpine 6-speaker stereo radio with CD and automatic antenna and remote. Driver and front passenger airbags, electric windows, cruise control, Megamos alarm system, PATs immobilizer system.
The all alloy engine has a twin overhead camshaft, 24valve, 3239 cc (197 ci) in-line 6-cylinder. The engine ws designed and developed by Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR). It contains a Single Eaton M90 'Roots' supercharger, maximum boost of 14.7 psi (1.0 bar). Bore x Stroke: (91mm x 83 mm), compression ratio 8.3:1; lubrication: wet sump; seven main bearings. Water cooled intercooler for the compressed air bypass valve; Fully catalyzed stainless-steel exhaust system. Max power 355-hp (SAE net) @5,5000 rpm; Torque: 368-ft/lb @3,000 rpm. Zytec engine management system with mulit-point sequential fuel injection and EdIS electronic ignition system.
The trasmission is ZF 4-speed automatic: 1-2.482:1, 2-1.482:1, 3-1.0:1, 4-0.75:1. Final Drive: GKN Powerlock limited slip differential 3.54:1, giving 28.6 mph per 1,000 rpm.
Suspension and steering: Front independent double wishbone, coil springs, mono-tube dampers with anti-roll bar, anti-dive gegometry. Rear suspension independent double wishbone with longitudinal control arms, coil springs, mono-tube dampers. Steering is rack and pinion, power assistance 2.54 turns, lock-to-lock, steering column reach and rack adjustment.
Wheels and tires are lightweight 8Jx18-inch 12 spoke "Speedline" aluminum alloy wheels. 245/40zr18 tires.
Brakes: Front: 284 mm ventilated steel discs with alloy 4-piston calipers. Rear: 305 mm vented steel discs with sliding aluminum calipers. Teves Mk IV anti-lock braking system.
Dimensions: Length: 182.9-inches; Width: 72-inches; Height: 49.6-inches; Wheelbase: 102.0-inches. Front track: front 59.75-inches; Rear track 60.25-inches. Weight: 4,125 lb; PTW = 12.3; Ground clearance: 5.5-inches. Fuel tank: 19.6-gallons (89 litres); Premium non-oxegenated fuel (RON 95).
Performance: Top speed: 155 MPH, 0 to 60 in 6.6 seconds.
Price in 1998: MSRP: $140,100 USD
