TORQUE TALK
Motoring author, racing driver and photo-journalist Ian Kuah reports on the Aston Martin DB9
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first drove Aston Martin’s gorgeous but flawed DB9 in June 2004, and it has been steadily improved since. Now, nearly a decade later, the latest DB9 is not just the car I always hoped it could be, but is actually better.
Aston Martin makes cars that appeal to the heart as well as the mind. Their cars ooze class, breeding and wealth with a typical British understatement that is not as in-your-face as their more flamboyant Italian rivals. The company has also been
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