2013 Aston Martin DB9 Spotted Winter Testing

Rapide & One-77 styling carries over to the new DB9 – Aston Martin will reportedly launch six new models over the coming six years, most being evolutionary successors to existing models in the Aston line-up. Some though are all-new, and the most important of these new models, the successor to the DB9, will reportedly arrive in 2013.

As our exclusive Teamspeed spy-pictures prove, styling will be traditional Aston with elements of the Rapide and One-77 to appear. Visual changes that jump out at us are the new headlights and bumper-mounted number plate. Reported use of lightweight materials like composite plastics and carbon-fiber will help to reduce cut the new Aston’s weight by 150kgs if not more.

The new DB9 will be powered by the same 6.0-litre V12 used in the current DB9 but Aston Martin will be looking at slice CO2 emissions to roughly 300g/km and improve on the current car’s fuel economy of 18mpg.

We expect to see the new DB9 make its official debut at the beginning of 2013.