The Aston Martin Rapide is still on schedule for a late 2009 debut and has now entered the final stages of its development process. It’s been a long time since the concept was shown in 2006 but it still looks as sexy as ever, a timeless design!
Under the hood will be a 470 horsepower 600Nm V12 engine with 6.0 litres of displacement, hand-built at Aston Martin’s Cologne factory. There will be no funky all-wheel drive system here, the engine puts its power through the rear wheels only through a Touchtronic transmission. The whole car will be built at Magna Steyr’s facilities in Austria.
The Rapide will feature “swan wing” doors, which rise upwards and outsides as they open to facilitate access to the individual rear seats. Yes, this baby will be a 4-seater, with individually crafted sports seats at the rear.
PHOTO GALLERY: 2006 Aston Martin Rapide Concept
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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
Gorgeous but I wonder whether it will come to Malaysia. Porsche should take a look at this and see how they can the can improve on their hunch back toad like Panamera
it really should be a two doors coupe.
With the new showroom coming up, this will definitely coming to Malaysia. At least I know I can see it in real life here.
IMHO…
Aston Martin Rapide > Maserati Quattroporte > Porche Panamera*
*(for those who failed Math… '>' = 'better than')
[quote comment="229662"]IMHO…
Aston Martin Rapide > Maserati Quattroporte > Porche Panamera*
*(for those who failed Math… '>' = 'better than')
[/quote]
Hrmmm…. not sure about that…. shouldnt it be ‘>’ = 'more than'
in math term la…
where's the swan wing doors?
[quote comment="229670"]where's the swan wing doors?[/quote]
i wonder the same question…
[quote comment="229662"]IMHO…
Aston Martin Rapide > Maserati Quattroporte > Porche Panamera*
*(for those who failed Math… '>' = 'better than')
[/quote]
errrr…… so where's Merc CLS ?
Awesome! Gorgeous! Nice piece of 4 door coupe
[quote comment="229676"][quote comment="229662"]IMHO…
Aston Martin Rapide > Maserati Quattroporte > Porche Panamera*
*(for those who failed Math… '>' = 'better than')
[/quote]
errrr…… so where's Merc CLS ?[/quote]
Merc CLS i believe is a different segment from the three said cars.
But if u said P1 Gen-2… ahhh, now we're talkin' (Heheheh)
absolutely stunning.
Nice…
err…out of topic…tomorrow the exora will come out right?
very nice…but exact same design as db 9…even the interior…whereas the panamera and estoque are more eye catching..everything different..
however this is a concept, hopefully when its out, it will look better than a db 9…i hope they inject the one 77 genes into this…
[quote comment="229704"]very nice…but exact same design as db 9…even the interior…whereas the panamera and estoque are more eye catching..everything different..
however this is a concept, hopefully when its out, it will look better than a db 9…i hope they inject the one 77 genes into this…[/quote]
…if it's ain't 'broken', don't fixed it.
"it still looks as sexy as ever, a timeline design!"
You mean *timeless*?
off topic
-watch Proton Exora launch event on 15th April 2009 live on TV1 at 9.15pm!!!
[quote comment="229656"]Gorgeous but I wonder whether it will come to Malaysia. Porsche should take a look at this and see how they can the can improve on their hunch back toad like Panamera[/quote]
I saw a mass construction on going beside Courts Mammoth Setapak. Is it going to be there?
Do i see chess in the back??=.=?
Nasty!
Looks like Aston Martin DB9 sedan supercar version . Only ultra-luxury people can get it. You know that , every Aston martin new nodels always use the same platform, right?
its wonderous how they are people who always come on to paultan to just put comments like "same old colour", "same old design", "whats so great about the AMs", etc etc etc… don't like it? don't read it!
as someone ele has said… don't fix what's not broken… AMs selling coz of their heritage and their timeless (not timeline) designs…
well nice looking car..but i prefer porsche panamera..
nice, but I'm getting boring of the desing. Hope this design will not stay like 40 years as it happend with the porche
[quote comment="229681"][quote comment="229676"][quote comment="229662"]IMHO…
Aston Martin Rapide > Maserati Quattroporte > Porche Panamera*
*(for those who failed Math… '>' = 'better than')
[/quote]
errrr…… so where's Merc CLS ?[/quote]
Merc CLS i believe is a different segment from the three said cars.
But if u said P1 Gen-2… ahhh, now we're talkin' (Heheheh)[/quote]
but anyway, i think CLS, Quattroporte and Rapide all looks better than the Panamera……
Best looking 4 Doors from many sports car maker. But then still don't understand why they need to make 4 doors super cars, they are suppose to make good looking coupe or 2 seater.
This is like sportsman have to wear leather cloth when play badminton.