Octane Magazine's 30 page devotion to the Aston Martin DB's

The iconic DB Aston Martin's have always made history, and Octane Magazine's 30 page expose of the marque starts with the DB2,.........not the DB1.

As the entire planet knows, James Bond drives either an Aston Martin or a Lotus Esprit. This connection with an extremely successful movie franchise has undoubtedly brought great things to Aston Martin, right from the early days in the DB5's and 6's. Whilst he did also drive Sunbeam Alpine's, a BMW Z3 and Z8, a 750 iL, a Citroen and a Mustang, it will be the Aston Martin's that most recall. There was the DB5, the DB6, the DBS, the V8, the V12 Vanquish, and the DBS V12, which all came before the triumphant return of the original DB5 in Skyfall, in 2012. Purists would have shuddered at the image of a DB5, which is now worth North on 1 Million, being shot at and hit with rockets !.

Yes, the iconic DB lives on, and this article by Octane Magazine fills in some of the missing detail of the marque. Interestingly, the magazine makes a very clear point on page 88 that the next big winner will be the DB7, as this was the first "fresh" DB for 24 years, and ended up outselling every other DB Aston added together.

As the article goes on to say, the DB7 was the first Aston Martin not to be assembled at Newport Pagnell, and was the first car that took the company (now owned by Ford) in a brand new direction, where they could produce more cars and also take on and beat......Ferrari. The DB7, with over 420 bhp on tap, made  for a quick car (5 seconds to 100 km/hr), and the handling, steering and turn in precision was all in the car's favour, making it very well accepted. The car cost as much as an F355, and was arguably a far superior car, especially in build quality. Finally Aston Martin had come of age, and had a car that could truly take on the world. The DB7 was born !.

These cars are now very rapidly on the rise in Europe price-wise, and so after the compulsory 18 month breather in Australia, they will ascend at an amazing rate throughout 2017-2018 Downunder, as they move toward the 25 year old marker.