The front-to-rear weight distribution of DB9 is a perfect 50:50 with 85 percent of the car's mass sited between the front and rear axles. The aluminium V12 engine is mounted as far back as possible in a 'front mid-engined' layout. The compact aluminium transaxle housing the gearbox and final drive is positioned at the rear, forward of the rear axle.

A lightweight and rigid carbon fibre propellor shaft, housed in a cast aluminium torque tube, transfers torque from the front-mid engine to the rear-mid transmission. This gives DB9 its superb balance.

The result is a car that can be driven with great delicacy, a car that communicates richly through its steering, that is stable and predictable. DB9 excels not because it has myriad electronic controls added in an attempt to overcome compromise, but because it has an inherently light and stiff structure, perfect weight distribution and finely tuned suspension.

This lightness and balance make the whole driving experience more pleasurable - from the deft touch needed to open and close the elegant 'swan-wing' doors, to the touch and feel of even the most minor controls.

DB9, more than almost any other sports car, is in harmony with its driver, and in harmony with the road.