Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Coupé

The grip on dry Tarmac is phenomenal. Surprisingly, on wet roads it’s nearly as good. The tail will swing out if provoked but not through a lack of adhesion. WI am pressed to think of another car with such tenacious road-holding on dodgy surfaces, while the steering and anti-lock brakes get top marks. The marvellous chassis is complemented superbly by the 335bhp24-valve supercharged straight-six engine. The DB certainly sounds like it means business, but when it came to obtaining our standing start acceleration times I had a little difficulty because the DB7 seems to have so much grip that its rear wheels won’t spin. As a result, severe axle ...  Read the complete review