Everyone involved with Aston Martin since the mid 1970's recognised the need for a less expensive car that could be sold into a much bigger marketplace. But it wasn't until the Ford Motor Company took a controlling interest in Aston Martin Lagonda in 1988 that the dream began to become a reality. After a 22 year gap Aston Martin unveiled the spiritual successor to the DB6, the stunningly beautiful, Ian Callum designed, DB7. It was, without doubt, the star of the Geneva Motor Show.

Production of the supercharged straight six DB7 began a year later at the former Jaguar Sport factory in Bloxham, Oxfordshire. By 1999 the DB7 was the first Aston Martin to be fitted with a state of the art 6.0 litre V12 engine with a 185 mph potential. The DB7 has become the most successful Aston Martin of all time and now accounts for a quarter of all the cars that have ever been produced by the company. Demand remains strong with the unveiling of the limited production Zagato derivatives and the ultimate and most powerful DB7, the GT