the aston martin db7 is a grand tourer which was produced by british luxury automobile manufacturer aston martin from september 1994 to december 2004. the car was available either as a coupé or a convertible. the prototype was complete by november 1992 and debuted at the geneva motor show in march, 1993; the car was designed by ian callum and keith helfet. the six-cylinder db7 (based on the jaguar aj6 engine) was positioned as an "entry-level" model below the hand-built v8 virage introduced a few years earlier. this model was the highest produced aston martin automobile ever, with more than 7,000 built before it was replaced by the db9 in 2004.