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Old 06-15-09, 10:36 AM
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I thought the car was gorgeous in the press pics but this first "in person" picture certainly leaves much to be desired.

I am hoping the wheels are what is throwing me off because the car as a whole looks sort of dull, maybe even bland.
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Old 06-15-09, 10:47 AM
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This car appears to be very long. As long as the S-class. I guess AM really wants to compete w/Porsche,CLS,Audi A7. I think the XFR looks better except the front & headlights.

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Old 06-15-09, 12:50 PM
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My fav AM car is still the Vantage.
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Old 06-15-09, 03:25 PM
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We dont have a sense of scale but that front overhang looks a lot bigger than the back. Sure those long headlight dont help it at all, they should have stuck with ones form DB9.
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Old 06-15-09, 09:42 PM
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It looks much better than the 4 door Porsche. I cant wait to hear Jeremy Clarkson tear that thing to pieces
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Old 06-16-09, 06:47 AM
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I bet the Panamera is still going to drive better than the Rapide though ...
& my favourite AM is still the DBS, it has a much better road presence than the Vantage.
Yup, those wheels on the Rapide look horrible on the car ...
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Old 09-16-09, 06:03 PM
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Old 09-16-09, 07:53 PM
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Interior is nice, but exterior-wise I would rather take a Panamera over this thing. Exterior is too plain-looking and underwhelming to me.
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The wheels are absolutely killing this car in the press shots but what a gorgeous vehicle. Absolutely sublime compared to the mess of lines and bubbles that is the Panamera.
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Old 09-16-09, 11:00 PM
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Beautiful.

Just beautiful...
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Old 09-16-09, 11:43 PM
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Beautiful . They are going to sell a lot of those. That makes the XF and the S class look like crap. WOW!!!!!!!!!
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Nice!

I agree the interior is plain jane, gotta love the rear monitors playing Quantum of Solace FTW!
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Simply gorgeous But I would rather just have a DBS, ... unless you have one already, & want a second Aston ...
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
Beautiful . They are going to sell a lot of those. That makes the XF and the S class look like crap. WOW!!!!!!!!!
For triple the price, it better make an impression...
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Looks like the Panamera should have better rear headroom, & I prefer the Panamera's interior, but the Rapide's exterior blows it away ...
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