LAST AUTO NEWS – ASTON TAKES COVERS OFF NEW RAPIDE
Last Auto account – Aston takes covers off new Rapide After months of waiting, Aston clearly unveils the Rapide
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Here it is – the supercoupé that’s set to yield on Bentley in the Battle of Britain! This aboriginal official account shows Aston Martin’s new four-door model, the Rapide.
With its accustomed glassy Aston silhouette, able accept curve and â??swan wing’ doors that acceleration upwards and outwards, the Rapide will be one of the
most arresting entrants into the arising four-door supercoupé market, area it will yield on Bentley’s Flying Spur and Porsche’s Panamera.
Our spy shots (here) appear that a feature bottle roof will aswell be offered. And the car is set to accept achievement to bout its looks. Powered by the 470bhp 6.0-litre V12 engine from the DB9, the Rapide will use a super-responsive Touchtronic gearbox to drive the rear wheels, allowance it to complete the 0-60mph dart in beneath 5 seconds.
Made in a new purpose-built Magna Steyr branch in Austria, the car will use an continued adaptation of the DB9′s anatomy and promises to avowal class-leading active dynamics. We ahead brought you spy shots of the car testing apparent in December 2008 here.
The hotly advancing four-seater is set to accomplish its admission after this year, afore deliveries activate in 2010, with account prices starting at added than £100,000.
