Classic Car Chasers on Instagram: "Is the DB9 the E Type of the modern era? 🤔 . . . Keep in mind this is just a question and before you yell car blasphemy, at least hear us out. Both cars came out to great fanfare, were produced by iconic British marques, one is a classic and the other no doubt will be, had a decade plus production run with only slight visual updates, had V-12’s (technically the E-Type started with a 3.8L inline six), came in both a convertible and coupe, and were the preferred method of transportation for countless athletes and celebrities of the era. Also, with the exception of the Series 1 cars, both can be had at a relatively affordable price. Just look at this example from the Netherlands and tell us it isn’t a beautiful car. For €77,500 or about $94,454 with current exchange rates you can have a 2009 Aston Martin DB9 with just about 12,500 miles. That’s a lot of car for the money considering for this model year they also upped the horsepower from 450 to 470. Y...
3,740 likes, 25 comments - classiccarchasers on March 1, 2018: "Is the DB9 the E Type of the modern era? 🤔 . . . Keep in mind this is just a question and before you yell car blasphemy, at least hear us out. Both cars came out to great fanfare, were produced by iconic British marques, one is a classic and the other no doubt will be, had a decade plus production run with only slight visual updates, had V-12’s (technically the E-Type started with a 3.8L inline six), came in both a convertible and coupe, and were the preferred method of transportation for countless athletes and celebrities of the era. Also, with the exception of the Series 1 cars, both can be had at a relatively affordable price. Just look at this example from the Netherlands and tell us it isn’t a beautiful car. For €77,500 or about $94,454 with current exchange rates you can have a 2009 Aston Martin DB9 with just about 12,500 miles. That’s a lot of car for the money considering for this model year they also upped the horsepower from 450 to 470. You don’t have to agree and we’re sure many of you won’t but we just wanted to put it out there. Some petrol for thought 😎 _____________________________________________ 🚘 2009 Aston Martin DB9 💯 12,500 miles from new 📰 @AutobedrijfWimPrins 📸 @AutobedrijfWimPrins 💵 Offered at €89,500 _______________________________________________ #classic #classiccar #collect #icon #classiccarchasers #carphotography #forsale #drivetastefully #aston #martin #astonmartin #db9 #modernclassic #british #jamesbond".