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| Road Test: Aston Martin DB9 (2004-) |
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| Exotic Sports |
by: John Simister |
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Aston Martin DB9 Gallery
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| COMFORT AND EQUIPMENT RATING: |
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Almost perfectThere are two main snags with this hugely stylish cabin. One is that the ignition key is awkwardly close to the dashboard when the steering column is adjusted to be far away. The other is that the dial and switchgear graphics, hyper-stylish as they are, can be almost impossible to read in certain lights. The centre console is full of white-labelled silver switches with a small typeface, which is likely to call for reading glasses for many of the DB9's likely 40-plus buyers. Designer Henrik Fisker is looking at giving the lettering a thin black outline, which would help.
Other small snags are that there's no indication on the dashboard when the speedier-shifting Sport setting is selected for the auto 'box; there's just a hard-to-see light in the button. And the electric window switches appear to work upside-down. Nor do the windows have a one-touch-for-up facility.
Gripes over. The seats are hugely comfortable, there's a reasonable boot and plenty of cabin storage space, the Mazda-sourced air-con works well and the Linn stereo system, the first car fitment by this high-end Scottish hi-fi manufacturer, sounds stunningly clear. "It's a great brand fit," says Aston Martin. As well it might.
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