25 years of the Aston Martin DB7 and Porsche 911 (993)

25 years ago, two automotive greats arrived on the scene… Launched in 1993 the DB7 was the culmination of Aston receiving Ford’s financial muscle and TWR’s engineering know-how. Ford had bought a majority share in Aston in 1998 and TWR – also owned by Ford and who had developed the XJ-S for Jaguar – had been tasked with developing a smaller, lighter Aston, with more mass-market appeal than the previous AMV8. 25 years on and it’s safe to say the project was a success.