Spy Shot: Aston Martin Rapide (Spy Video Added)
01-15-08, 08:04 AM
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Spy Shot: Aston Martin Rapide (Spy Video Added)
Spy Shot: Aston Martin Rapide
Posted Jan 15th 2008
With its Le Mans racing program soon to be bolstered by GT2 and LMP1 entries, and with sales of its ever-so-desirable GTs ever increasing, Aston Martin is preparing to add the four-door Rapide to its production line-up. And if this spy shot is any indication, things seem to be moving along nicely.
Aston was anticipated to decide by year's end where the Rapide would be built. Although the company just moved to a new facility in Gaydon, the automaker was reportedly in discussions with a number of smaller contractors – including Pininfarina, Karmann, Magna-Steyr and Valmet – over potentially outsourcing the Rapide's manufacturing. As we already know, these private coachbuilders are all in dire need of the contract.
Confirmation that Aston would build the Rapide was one of the first things its new owners did after acquiring the company from Ford, and we're looking forward to seeing the production version in the flesh after seeing this spy shot.
[Source: The Hollywood Extra]
Posted Jan 15th 2008
With its Le Mans racing program soon to be bolstered by GT2 and LMP1 entries, and with sales of its ever-so-desirable GTs ever increasing, Aston Martin is preparing to add the four-door Rapide to its production line-up. And if this spy shot is any indication, things seem to be moving along nicely.
Aston was anticipated to decide by year's end where the Rapide would be built. Although the company just moved to a new facility in Gaydon, the automaker was reportedly in discussions with a number of smaller contractors – including Pininfarina, Karmann, Magna-Steyr and Valmet – over potentially outsourcing the Rapide's manufacturing. As we already know, these private coachbuilders are all in dire need of the contract.
Confirmation that Aston would build the Rapide was one of the first things its new owners did after acquiring the company from Ford, and we're looking forward to seeing the production version in the flesh after seeing this spy shot.
[Source: The Hollywood Extra]
Thats cool!
01-16-08, 07:22 AM
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Aston Martin Rapide: Production Version Caught on the Road
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Aston Martin Rapide: Production Version Caught on the Road
Aston Martin’s first four-door model for generations has been caught on film barely masked during a fill-up at a gas station in Denmark. The stylish Rapide, which will compete head-on against Porsche's planned front engine, Panamera four-door coupe that is due in 2009, is based on the versatile VH architecture that underpins the current Aston Martin DB9 and Vantage models. Power is expected to come from Aston’s V8 and V12 units.
Aston Martin Rapide: Production Version Caught on the Road
Aston Martin’s first four-door model for generations has been caught on film barely masked during a fill-up at a gas station in Denmark. The stylish Rapide, which will compete head-on against Porsche's planned front engine, Panamera four-door coupe that is due in 2009, is based on the versatile VH architecture that underpins the current Aston Martin DB9 and Vantage models. Power is expected to come from Aston’s V8 and V12 units.
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01-16-08, 11:38 AM
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Sexiest sedan ever.
If money was no object and I were in the market for a sedan, that would definitely be the first choice.
This thing's gonna be like $200,000, right? The S65 is $195,000, and between this and the S65, it's a no-brainer.
If money was no object and I were in the market for a sedan, that would definitely be the first choice.
This thing's gonna be like $200,000, right? The S65 is $195,000, and between this and the S65, it's a no-brainer.
01-16-08, 03:08 PM
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Its definitely beautiful (its more than beautiful), however I would like to see something done to this sedan to make it look a little different than just a stretched version (with 2 extra doors) of a 2003 DB9. More up to date and fresh.
