Comparison of Aston Martin AMV8 5.3 V8 Vantage and Aston Martin DB9 Coupe R 6.0 V12

Attribute	Aston Martin DB9 Coupe R 6.0 V12 ×	Aston Martin AMV8 5.3 V8 Vantage ×
General
Make	Aston Martin	Aston Martin
Model	DB9	AMV8
Generation	DB9 Coupe	AMV8
Modification	R 6.0 V12	5.3 V8 Vantage
Website	https://www.astonmartin.com/en-us	https://www.astonmartin.com/en-us
Number of doors	2	2
Number of seats	2	4
Body type	Coupe	Coupe
Transmission	manual	manual
Number of gears	6	5
Production from (year)	2004	1977
Production to (year)	2012	1989
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	322	274
Drive
Drive	Rear wheel drive	Rear wheel drive
Position of engine	Front,ongitudinal	Front,ongitudinal
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	608	385
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	12	8
Cylinders arrangement	V engine	V engine
Engine displacement (cm³)	5,935	5,340
Compression ratio	-	9
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	7,000	5,000
Cylinder bore (mm)	89	100
Piston stroke (mm)	79.5	85
Fuel system	Multi-point injection	-
Valve control	-	Dohc
Chassis
ABS	+	-
Front wheel suspension	Double wishbone	Double wishbone
Rear wheel suspension	Double wishbone	Suspension De-Dion
Steering type	Steering rack	Steering rack
Power steering	Electric Steering	-
Front brakes	Ventilated discs	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	Ventilated discs	Ventilated discs
Turning radius (m)	-	11.58
Dimensions
Length (mm)	4,767	4,674
Width (mm)	1,978	1,830
Height (mm)	1,318	1,330
Wheelbase (mm)	2,740	2,610
Kerb weight (kg)	1,100	1,727
Front track (mm)	1,568	1,500
Rear track (mm)	1,562	1,500
Ride height (mm)	-	140