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Aston Martin DB9 Volante

SPECIFICATIONS

Body:

·        Two-door soft-cover convertible top body style with 2+2 seating configuration

·        Extruded bonded Aluminium VH structure

·        Aluminium and composite body panels

·        Extruded aluminium door side-impact beams

·        Halogen projector headlamps (main beam)

·        High Intensity Discharge Headlamps (dipped beam)

·        Clear LED rear lamps

 

Performance:

·        Maximum power 350 kW (477 PS/470 bhp) at 6000 rpm

·        Maximum torque 600 Nm (443 lb ft) at 5000 rpm

·        Acceleration 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds; 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h)in 4.8 seconds

·        Maximum speed 190 mph (306 km/h)

Engine:

·        All-alloy, quad overhead camshaft, 48 valve, 5935cc V12

·        Front mid-mounted engine, rear-wheel drive

·        Fully catalysed stainless steel exhaust system with active bypass valves

·        Compression ratio 10.9:1

·        Rear-mid-mounted, six-speed manual transmission

·        Rear mid-mounted, ‘Touchtronic 2’ six speed automatic with electronic shift-by-wire control system available as an option

·        Alloy torque tube with carbon fibre propeller shaft

 

Wheels & tyres:

·        19” 20-spoke cast alloy silver painted wheels with diamond turned finish

·        Front wheel: 8.5J x 19”

·        Rear wheel: 9.5J x 19”

·        Front tyre: Bridgestone Potenza 235/40 ZR19

·        Rear tyre: Bridgestone Potenza 275/35 ZR19

Brakes:

·        Front: Ventilated and grooved steel discs, 355mm diameter with four-piston monobloc calipers

·        Rear: Ventilated and grooved steel discs, 330mm diameter with four-piston monobloc calipers

·        Dynamic Stability Control (DSC)

·        Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)

·        Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD)

·        Emergency Brake Assist (EBA)

·        Traction Control (TC)

 

Suspension:

·        Adaptive Damping System (ADS) with Sport mode

·        Front: Independent double wishbones incorporating anti-dive geometry, coil springs, anti-roll bar and monotube adaptive dampers

·        Rear: Independent double wishbones with anti-squat and anti-lift geometry, coil springs, anti-roll bar and monotube adaptive dampers

Interior:

·        Full-grain leather interior

·        Walnut facia trim and Graphite centre console finish with Iridium Silver surround

·        Leather sports steering wheel

·        Electrically adjustable Sports seats

·        Heated front seats

·        Memory seats and exterior mirrors (three positions)

·        Dual-stage driver / front passenger front airbags

·        Front occupant side airbags

·        Automatically-deployed roll-over bars

·        Powerfold exterior heated mirrors

·        Heated rear screen

·        Automatic temperature control

·        Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) displays

·        Trip computer

·        Cruise control

·        Bluetooth® telephone preparation

·        Satellite navigation system

·        Auto-dimming interior rear-view mirror

·        Front and rear parking sensors

·        Tyre pressure monitoring system

·        Alarm and Immobilizer

·        Remote-control central door locking and boot release

·        Glass ECU

·        LED map-reading lights

·        Boot-mounted umbrella

·        Lamy pen and pen holder

·        Wind deflector

·        In Car Entertainment

·        700 W Aston Martin Premium audio system with Dolby® Pro Logic II® including six-CD Auto changer

·        Integrated Apple iPod® Connector

·        USB Connector with Waveform Audio Format (WAF), Windows Media Audio (WMA) and MPEG (MP3) audio file compatibility

·        3.5 mm auxiliary input socket

Dimensions:

·        Length: 4710mm (185.4”)

·        Width Excluding Mirrors: 1875mm (73.8”)

·        Width Including Mirrors: 2017mm (79.4”)

·        Height: 1270mm

·        Wheelbase: 2745mm

·        Turning circle: 11.5m (37.7 ft)

·        Fuel capacity: 80 ltr

·        Kerb weight: 1855 kg (4090 lb)

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Bicycle

The name Bicycle dates from 1869. Various precursors of it were known as velocipedes, from a French name dating from the late 18th century. Basic two-wheeled vehicles driven by the feet were popular as early as the second half of the 17th century. In 1690 a Frenchman invented the celerifere, consisting of a wooden beam to which the wheels were affixed. The vehicle had no handlebar, the rider sat on a cushion on the beam and propelled and steered the machine by pushing his or her feet against the ground. In 1816 a German nobleman designed the first two-wheeled vehicle with a steering device. This machine was named the Draisine after the inventor’s name. It had a handlebar that pivoted on the frame, enabling the front wheel to be turned. In England these early models were known as hobby horses; the name dandy horse was applied particularly to the expensive pedestrian curricle, invented in 1818. The curricle was lighter in weight than the Draisine and had an adjustable saddle and elbow rest. It was patented in the United States in 1819. In 1839 driving levers and pedals were added to a machine of the Draisine type by Kirkpatrick Macmillan of Scotland. These innovations enabled the rider to drive the vehicle with the feet off the ground. The driving mechanism consisted of short cranks fixed to the rear wheel hub and connected by rods to long levers, which were hinged to the frame close to the head of the machine. The connecting rods were joined to the levers at about one-third of their length from the pedals. The machine was propelled by a downward and forward thrust of the foot. In 1846 an improved model of this machine, designed by a Scotsman, acquired the name Dalsell and was widely used in England.
The direct precursor of the modern bicycle was the French crank-driven, loose-pedaled velocipede, which became popular in France about 1855. The frame and wheels were made of wood. The tires were iron, and the pedals were attached to the hub of the front, or driver, wheel, which was slightly higher than the rear wheel. In England this machine was known as the Boneshaker, because of its effect on a rider pedaling over a rough road or a cobblestoned street. In 1869 in England, solid rubber tires mounted on steel rims were introduced in a new machine, which was the first to be patented under the modern name Bicycle.
The modifications and improvements of the next 15 years included the ball bearing and the pneumatic tire. These inventions, along with the use of weld less steel tubing and spring seats, brought the ordinary bicycle to its highest point of development. The excessive vibration and instability of the high-wheel bicycle, however, caused inventors to turn their attention to reducing the height of the bicycle.

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