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"         After a long and successful run (nearly 10 years), the best-selling of all time (over 7,000 sold), the DB7, is setting off into the sunset. Before you now is its replacement: The all-new Aston Martin DB9.   Similar in silhouette to its predecessor, the DB9 sports new-millennium technology. The aluminum frame is bonded rather than welded and all body panels are formed from either aluminum or composite material to help keep weight to a minimum. Mission accomplished: Despite the mass of the revamped 6.0-liter V-12 (horsepower has increased from the current DB7&amp;#039;s 420 bhp to 450 in the DB9, along with a new top speed that&amp;#039;s claimed to be 186 mph), the DB9 weighs in around a relatively lithe 3700 pounds.   Look for the new to go on sale in Spring of 2004 and a feature story in the pages of Road &amp;amp;amp; Track in the very near future. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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