Clearly, if it’s warm you’ve got to work quicker with parts of the car drying faster than normal. But extreme heat will affect the strength of the chemicals in the products you’re using, too.
The first Lexus, the LS 400, proved it could. It was a sales hit, and immediately established Lexus as a formidable foe for the likes of Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
The DB9 now has the same 510bhp power output as the outgoing DBS, the same pronounced rear boot ‘flip’ and more chiselled looks than the car it replaces.
While technically it’s a gussied up Vanquish, the end result is more than the sum of its parts. It takes the new Vanquish’s base, fits an uprated 592bhp version of Aston’s venerable 6.0-litre V12, and slots it underneath that bespoke, carbon fibre body.