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When Mansory hit us with its modified Aston Martin V8 Vantage, we bemoaned the lack of any serious performance upgrades. Unfortunately, although it's more visually pleasing than its stab at the Vanquish, Mansory's take on the DB9 adopts the same meatless approach.
The only real performance upgrade is in the rolling stock: 20-inch forged alloys hide 405mm discs clamped by six-piston calipers up front and four-piston calipers around back, hooked up to a lowered suspension. Wheels, brakes and suspension ain't nothin', but otherwise it's all poseur. There's a new front end with integrated lighting, side skirts and a carbon fiber rear diffuser with chrome exhaust tips. Inside Mansory has decked the interior out in maple, carbon fiber, Alcantara and available aluminum pedals.
The package is available for both the DB9 coupe as well as the DB9 Volante, so if you can't wait for the DBS roadster and aren't that interested in the increased performance anyway, your new clubbing accessory has arrived.
[Source: Motor Authority]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
k.w.a @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:09PM
boooooo, give me a dbs
gus @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:54PM
Bad surfacing
bad paint job
bad interior job
bad photoshop
bad stance...
and don't get me started on the styling part of it
what a great way to ruin a perfectly fine car
$ not equal taste i guess
meshies @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:05AM
You guys CANT be serious. Mansory is the best to ever restyle a high end vehicle. The way they incorporate OEM features into their kits is spot on. I have always been a fan of Mansory and will continue to, their designs are well balanced. If I were to become rich right now, the first car purchased is the Mansory db9 volante. That car is PERFECT.
Performance upgrades have to be handled by another company. Mansory only upgrades aesthetics, and boy do they do it well...
gus @ Jan 23rd 2008 1:29PM
@meshies
You are not serious, are u?
The surfaces on that kit are just awful, none of the tensions on the kit surfaces matches the original car! It's too full and too uncontrolled (no direction in curvature). All the character lines are diving up and down (bad surface) and the pearl white paint job doesn't even match the original car! Repaint the whole car in the same color if you can afford an AM!
See how the detail on the original side grill has a definite direction on it (pointing forward)? The CF pieces on the kit is just a completely flat piece of CF! No section, no nothing. It's like somebody slabbed it on without thinking about it.
The rear exhaust finisher doesn't flow with the diffuser opening (it's sagging compared to the part line above it)
... omg...
Mobius_1 @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:06PM
This just ruined it.
Astons look almost unreal when stock, but this has no taste and is a pretentious POS
993C4S @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:23PM
My boss has a DB9 V-12. Fantastic car!! I'll take it stock/as is any day.
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SteveInRoppongi @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:26PM
All show, very pretty and no go... them maybe this will keep a few millionaires alive.
ALEXDB9 @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:45PM
I am happy with the stock '9, but I am not going to lie, I like this kit.......If the price is right, it would be great.
TwinTurbo3000GT @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:38AM
I agree. There is nothing wrong with that look at all. It's a little more aggressive than stock, but not gaudy or 'ricey'. Well done.
Tom @ Jan 22nd 2008 11:24PM
Not bad compared to some of their other pieces.
http://www.casanovacars.com/2006/12/28/MansoryBentleyContinentalGTWidebody2.jpg
http://www.autoweek.nl/images/480/6/3c60723a3e4b0f636bfff780c2107ee6.jpg
HotRodzNKustoms @ Jan 23rd 2008 1:23AM
There is always a time to say that a car has enough power.
The world does not need every car to do 200mph and a 4 second 0-60.
joe r. @ Jan 23rd 2008 1:29AM
the black one is the sexiest car ive ever seen!
www.dentalcareandhealth.com @ Jan 23rd 2008 1:36AM
Bad chioce of yellow I think...Still though sweet cars...
ugg.tryptophan @ Jan 23rd 2008 10:07PM
"what did you do to my db9!" "man.....sorry"