The first Aston Martin produced by the company under full Ford ownership was the DB7 in 1993. The DB7 was initially available as a coupe, and was intended to be a more achievable model in comparison to the hand-built Virage. Achievable is relative, of course, as the DB7 coupe cost $140,000. Still, Ford’s mass market aspirations were realized as approximately 7,000 DB7s were built from 1993 to 2004, making it the most prolific model Aston ever made. In fact, Aston acquired a factory in Bloxham, Oxfordshire, in order to handle demand.

Despite its production numbers, however, the DB7 was anything but pedestrian. Its sinewy styling, courtesy of Ian Callum, was a great departure from Aston Martin designs of the previous two decades. The car simply looked like a modern world-beater. Under the hood, the DB7 carried a 3.2-liter, DOHC, 24-valve, supercharged I-6 engine to the effect of 335 hp. Hydraulic and ventilated disc brakes adorned each corner, as did independent suspension. Shifting duties were handled by either a manual transmission or a four-speed automatic gearbox. The DB7 was also the first (and only, to date) Aston Martin to use steel unit construction. 

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