2010 was possibly the best year ever for Aston Martin as they launched this year the V12 Vantage Carbon Black, DBS Carbon Black, DBS UB2010, V8 Vantage N420 and now three new special editions of the gorgeous DB9. This models celebrate the success of the brand this past year and include Carbon Black, Quantum Silver and Morning Frost.
The Carbon Black and Quantum Silver are both inspired by DB9s role in James Bond movies and feature special exterior colors with Obsidian Black interior along with a highly polished Piano Black centre console and interior door handles. They’re both equipped with six-speed Touchtronic II automatic transmission, a re-mapped sports exhaust providing an even more evocative sound when driving spiritedly and unique 19” 10 spoke forged gloss black painted diamond-turned wheels.
Black grilles, graphite tail pipes, perforated seat inners, semi-aniline leather roof lining, coarse silver stitching and real polished glass switchgear complete the sport specification.
The Morning Frost luxury specification meanwhile features a pearlescent white exterior with a befitting metallic bronze leather interior. This model too benefits from the Touchtronic II transmission mounted on the transaxle giving the car perfect 50:50 weight balance. 19” 10 spoke silver diamond-turned wheels, silver brake calipers, magnum silver grilles, and metallic bronze leather headlining with perforated seat inners along with Piano Black centre console and door grabs create a sophisticated ambiance.
All three models come with a with a unique laser etched sill plaque depicting the famous wings insignia and the car’s name.
Aston Martin celebrated its product line-up demonstrating its ability to react quickly to customer demands and to create tailor-fit sports cars. Aston Martin is agile as a small volume manufacturer and this year has created: V12 Vantage Carbon Black, DBS Carbon Black, DBS UB2010, V8 Vantage N420 and now new DB9 offerings will cater for individual tastes across the world.This attention to individual tailoring began in February when production of the Carbon Black editions began, followed in March with a Works Tailored commission made by Aston Martin to celebrate CEO, Dr. Ulrich Bez’s tenth anniversary at the helm of the marque in creating 40 limited edition UB-2010 DBSs. The unique specification includes metallic leather with a woven leather seat insert. The car bears the signature of Dr. Bez, who is personally signing-off each example.
In July, Aston Martin announced the V8 Vantage N420 limited edition; a race inspired version of the V8 Vantage celebrating the marque’s close links with the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife where the development of all Aston Martins takes place, and where each year, multiple Vantage entries compete at the Nürburgring 24 hour race.
