LUXURY married to the most powerful motor ever fitted to an Aston Martin DB9 is the Bond-inspiring cocktail being served up by the new DB9 GT.

The Gaydon manufacturer claims it has designed the new model to offer the best of what DB9 can be, delivering world-class grand touring and hand-built excellence.

Claiming the title of the most potent DB9 yet, its uprated 6.0-litre V12 engine now boasts 547 PS and wiill make its public debut at this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.

The new sports car appears as Aston Martin also unveils a host of colour, trim and equipment enhancements across its sporty Vantage and luxurious Rapide S model lines.

In the tyre tracks of DB4, DB5, DB6 and DB7, today’s DB9 GT continues that distinguished tradition of luxury, excitement and style with a raft of engineering, equipment and styling developments.

Fundamental to the new model’s unique appeal is its uprated all-alloy, quad overhead cam, 48-valve 5,935 cc front mid-mounted V12, mated to the proven rear mid-mounted Touchtronic II six-speed transmission with electronic shift-by-wire control system.

It carries the British luxury sports carmaker’s core GT offering from rest to 62 mph in 4.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 183 mph.

On top of all that power, the new car also includes interior equipment updates with the arrival of the AMi II touch-sensitive Aston Martin infotainment system. While AMi debuted on the range-topping Vanquish at its launch, AMi II offers a revised menu structure, which makes using the system even more user-friendly.

The DB9 GT’s AMi II infotainment package sees key improvements made in a number of areas including text message integration, vehicle status information and extended background themes for greater personalisation.