IF the Coupe DB9 is not enough to set your appetite then DB9 Volante certainly is.Scheduled for Detroit Motorshow in January 2004 Aston's 13th convertible will be powered with 5935cc quad-cam V12 unit developing 450bhp at 6000rpm and 420lb ft at 5000rpm.
Acceleration figures (0-60 mph)are brilliant:4.7 secs for the 6speed manual gearbox & 4.9 secs for the 6speed TouchTronic II gearbox while the top speed is maintained at 186 mph.
Standard package includes six-disc CD changer,leather interior of Aston's measures,Wooden door capings,six-way powered seat adjustment, automatic climate control and of course the electronically operated hood that toggles up or down in 17 secs.
If you demand more you can get heated front seats and windscreen, for example, sat-nav and telephone or even cruise control and rear proximity sensors all for few extra thousands