2007 Aston Martin DB9 Volante

One day I visited a place where they had some of the most sophisticated vehicles on the planet. The automobile that caught my eyes was the 2007 Aston Martin DB9 Volante which was the only one left on the lot of that particular kind. This car had been on the market for a year which makes it a veterans automobile of the year. I love this car because of its simplicity and convenience. This automobile is an convertible with a sandstorm leather furnish. The 2007 Aston Martin DB9 Volante looks small, but actually its very spacious inside if you look inside.

The 2007 Aston Martin DB9 Volante that I had seen was a dark navy midnight blue automobile. The mileages on this car was 2200 miles inside the engine itself which is perfect due to the fact it's $15,000 dollars. Another thing that surprise me is that the 2007 Aston Martin DB9 Volante is fully operated automatic usage. The engine is a 12 cylinder gasoline glorifying engine. It comes with a touch tronic transmission built inside. The automobile has a updated ready navigation system.

The heated driver seat is built specifically for a king in my opinion. With traction control there is no vehicle accidents on the road if used correctly. Just like the cars of today, the 2007 Aston Martin DB9 Volante has power locks. This car doesn't just come with a built in compact disc player, but you can actually take it out or keep it inside you automobile. When you buy a car like the 2007 Aston Martin DB9 Volante don't forget about the aluminum wheels that comes with the package. Overall, I give this car an 10/10 because of the durability of the automobile.

By Jermaine Pleas.

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Car Designations Explained - The European Influence

There's nothing like using the motherland's terminology to make your car sound like it's got more class. Of course, you'll never drive an Aston Martin Black Pudding, but harking back to the gentlemanly days can give a marque some extra kudos.

Shooting-brake (or shooting-break, depending on which country you're in)

In the 1800s and through to the early 1900s a brake was a type of open-topped horse-drawn carriage of any size designed for hunting. It was designed to carry the driver and a gamekeeper at the front and several sportsmen with guns in the back. Dogs, guns and game were carried alongside in racks. While this sounds like it could have morphed into a mafia-style limo, it's more commonly used to describe a station wagon, or estate-type of car.

Aston Martin are particularly fond of the term (DB5, DB6, Virage, Vantage, Lagonda and DBS all had the term applied), and it's been resurrected recently by Audi for a couple of concept cars. Ferrari, Porsche, Volvo, Bentley and even Lamborghini have produced concepts or production cars. Although, anyone trying to shoot a pheasant while hanging out of the side of a Lamborghini would need heat-guided missiles.

Many of the concepts started to look like stylistic hearses. www.shooting-brake.com has a number of images.

Drophead coupe (or drophead coupé)

E-Type Jaguar 187 8Basically, it's a convertible (or cabriolet in British English). The name applies to both cars with a retractable hardtop roof, or a soft folding top. The concept behind a 'convertible' was that you could 'convert' your open-topped car into one that had a roof. British manufacturers tend to use the designation with Aston Martin (DB2/4 Drophead Coupe), Bentley (Arnage Drophead Coupe) and Daimler Double-Six 50 Sport Corsica Drophead Coupe). Rolls-Royce released its 2008 Phantom Drophead Coupe at the January 2007 Detroit North American International Auto Show.

Fixed head coupe

It's the opposite of a drophead coupe. A coupe with a fixed roof, the term was mainly used by British manufacturers such as Jaguar (e.g. XK150, E-Type) well as Rolls-Royce (e.g. Corniche), Aston Martin (e.g. DB3S), TVR (e.g. Tasmin 280i), and Bentley (e.g. Mark VI Park Ward).

GT

CC News Maserati Gran Turismo 200707 00Standing for Grand Tourer (or Gran Turismo in Italian), GT means it's a high performance car with the comforts required for long distance driving. They're usually larger and heavier than sports cars and mostly have their engine at the front. While outright power and acceleration of GT cars can match some sports cars, softer suspension and a heavier body often means on the track they're left in the dust. Examples include pretty much the whole Aston Martin range, Ferrari 599 GTB, Jaguar XJS, Maserati GranTurismo, and the Mercedes SLR McLaren. The Porsche Carrera GT is not really a GT car - more of a supercar or hypercar.

By Darren Cottingham.