Gearing up for the big launch in the first quarter of 2010, Aston Martin has announced the UK price of its Rapide. The firm’s “first four-door sports car” and also the first Aston Martin not to be made-in-England – it’s hand-built at Magna Steyr’s Graz, Austria plant – will start from £139,950 in the UK.
What can that sum buy you? Well, a V8 Panamera S is listed at £72,266 so technically you can have two of Porsche’s four doors for the price of one Rapide with a few options added (a range topping Panamera Turbo costs £95,298).
The Aston’s list price includes a bespoke Bang & Olufsen Beosound audio system, heated memory seats, dual cast brakes and Adaptive Damping System, among other kit. It is powered by a 6.0-litre V12 with 470bhp.
The car is currently going through final engineering and testing. Order books are open for the 2000 or so Rapides that will be made per year, so if you fancy one put your name down at Aston Martin Lagonda (S.E.A.) Pte Ltd, official dealer for Malaysia and Singapore.
Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.
huhu 1st
goddamn expensive!
1st!
goddamn expensive!!
nice car…hoho..^^
austria?????? oh man nw it just cannt bear "handbuilt in england" badge!
Looks bad and overpriced…
139 thousand pounds is nothing to a person living in London.
Houses there costs from 900-3 mil pounds in Kensington or
slightly lower at Fulham 400-2 mil.
Unlike Msia where our cars costs more than our homes.??!!
nice!finally an aston martin built for everyone!!everyone rich,of coz.
This is an absolute must have for me this christmas.
!st thing i do is fly to singapore and plonk the money down.
The showroom has not shifted from rochor road, yes?
Thats where i went when i acquired my previous aston.
*SNAP*
Sigh, was only dreaming.
Damn, where are the keys to my viva?
Can I use this to go to the pasar malam? My kapchai broke down.
No aston could be overpriced. It is priced just nice. Either u can afford it or u dont……
whenever we come to new car launch, i can heard lots people complaint about overprice or…..but still lot of out there driving, and not only one, i was thinking if who are not happy just go to the place you think is cheap, work there and buy one at there, this is be good.
anybody that has extra money n doesn't know to do with it….well this is your type of car, you even can buy a petrol station with it
Imran said,
Can I use this to go to the pasar malam? My kapchai broke down.
U can drive this but u need to pay almost the price of 700 unit kapchai + insane govt tax…….
prefer bentley rather aston martin
If I'm not mistaken, this is not Aston Martin first 4 door car. They used to build Aston Martin Lagonda back in the 1980's and it is a large 4 door saloon…
not as good as mustang…i love mustang…
u bet…we can buy big nice bungalow nearby damansara…its worth it
plus malaysian tax? u have got to be called "mahathir or mokhzani" to afford it
Phew……i can hardly afford to buy a quater of Porsche, that's mean i can only buy a tyre of this car….lolz
If i install it in my myvi, will my myvi move faster? hohohohohoho~ XDD
Sure our Sultan will bookone of this
Sorry, it is Agung
ohh bad!
bond street said,
December 7, 2009 @ 1:34 pm
139 thousand pounds is nothing to a person living in London.
Houses there costs from 900-3 mil pounds in Kensington or
slightly lower at Fulham 400-2 mil.
Unlike Msia where our cars costs more than our homes.??!!
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Kepala otak kau!
UK139k is crazy expensive.
shooter said,
December 7, 2009 @ 4:30 pm
bond street said,
December 7, 2009 @ 1:34 pm
139 thousand pounds is nothing to a person living in London.
Houses there costs from 900-3 mil pounds in Kensington or
slightly lower at Fulham 400-2 mil.
Unlike Msia where our cars costs more than our homes.??!!
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Kepala otak kau!
UK139k is crazy expensive.
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dude…theres alot of footballer that have big pocket there….GBP139 maybe not expensive enough….
That is just one week's pay of Frank Lampard
Mohd Nazri said,
December 7, 2009 @ 2:17 pm
No aston could be overpriced. It is priced just nice. Either u can afford it or u dont……
Yeah mate, thats the real aston martin spirit.
Just thought that the engine may lack power. It should be putting out about 510 to 530hp to move this 2 tonner.
The 20 highest salaries of football players in 2008-2009:
1.David BECKHAM (LA Galaxy & Milan): €32.4M
Salary: €4.9M – Bonuses: €1.5M – Sponsors/Others: €26M
2.Lionel MESSI (Barcelona): €28.6M
Salary: €8.5M – Bonuses: €0.1M – Sponsors/Others: €20M
3.RONALDINHO (Milan): €19.6M
Salary: €6.5M – Bonuses: €0.1M – Sponsors/Others: €13M
4.Cristiano RONALDO (Manchester Utd): €18.3M
Salary: €7.3M – Bonuses: €1M – Sponsors/Others: €10M
5.Thierry HENRY (Barcelona): €17M
Salary: €8M – Bonuses: €0.2M – Sponsors/Others: €8.8M
6.KAKA (Milan): €15.1M
Salary: €9M – Bonuses: €0.1M – Sponsors/Others: €6M
7.Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC (Inter): €14M
Salary: €11M – Bonuses: €0.5M – Sponsors/Others: €2.5M
8.Wayne ROONEY (Manchester Utd): €13.5M
Salary: €6M – Bonuses: €0.7M – Sponsors/Others: €6.8M
9.Franck LAMPARD (Chelsea): €13M
Salary: €8.2M – Bonuses: €0.3M – Sponsors/Others: €4.5M
10.John TERRY (Chelsea): €11.7M
Salary: €8.4M – Bonuses: €0.3M – Sponsors/Others: €3.0M
Show me the MONEY !!!!
Rolls Royce Phantom = 270-318,000 sterling
Now that is what u call expensive for UK standard.
Hey Cristiano Ronaldo had his Ferrari 599 costing 200,000 sterling
written-off at Man U early this year !!!
these are Big Boy Toys !!
Memcm la lu.tax bayar mahal sgt ke.cerita mcm duk UK 20 thn.Hang p lick balls la nk bayar kreta ni
if i had to buy a 4 door sports car ill go with the maserati quattropte gts
If the aston is considered cheap (because no Malaysian car tax) so why the hell is it not selling like hotcakes there?
If u earn 5000GBP a month, would you buy this car? (Dollar to dollar comparison, I.e RM5k a month buy a RM145k car)
I'm not debating wether or not THAT car atTHAT price is expensive or otherwise. But since Knsington was made to sound like like you typical neighbourhood in Jinjang K.L. and the UK is a nation of pro soccer players and rich buggers- I duduk kat Westbourne Grove je dulu…rumah kedai, dekat dgn Khan's Tandoori…..org lain semua duduk Kensington…….
I'd have 2 Panameras!
shooter said,
December 7, 2009 @ 8:57 pm
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hahaha.. nicely said shooter. u have the experience living in UK. I actually can imagine living in low sq-ft house over there for 2-3 years. :p But some of our readers experience "wiki"ing the UK. You vs Them. It's funny mate.
For me, the Rapide price is high yet justifies the value of it. BTW, i'm sure most of us over here in KL already experienced in a Rapid before. RapidKL that is. cheers!
RapidKL. Hahahahaha! Nice one!
Well, although the car tax is not as crazy in Malaysia, you have to consider that the footballers have to pay 50% tax for their earnings. But saying that, they still have plenty to play with though.
That is how the UK government get they money
Oh yes. Our very own Rapid KL. Its so fast, time actually stands still
The price of exclusivity.
Want to join the club? spend.
Besides, supercars are supposed to cost that much. Why are people complaining they are expensive, obviously then you are not the targeted demographic.
You don't look for "cheap" when you are shopping for a supercar….do you?
shooter said,
December 7, 2009 @ 4:30 pm
bond street said,
December 7, 2009 @ 1:34 pm
139 thousand pounds is nothing to a person living in London.
Houses there costs from 900-3 mil pounds in Kensington or
slightly lower at Fulham 400-2 mil.
Unlike Msia where our cars costs more than our homes.??!!
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Kepala otak kau!
UK139k is crazy expensive.
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u can barely survive for 3 years with that measely amount of money
it sure worth the money , it look so much better than that ugly porsche
just saw 2 Porsche Panamera here at Emirates Mall dubai valet parking.. damn nice.. wanna see the photo? advise me to share.. thanks!
r u advertising emirates mall or the car? u seems to talk about the emirates mall a lot..hmmm hehe, or r u trying to say u went to dubai recently… hehe
saw the porsche in real life in the uk , it looks huge , but its ugly.
There is no such thing as a car that is too expensive. The key is to make a car that people want. There is always someone with enough money to buy it. The Aston Martin is one of the most popular dream cars ever made.
There is a reason there are so many die-cast model and plastic model car kits made of the Aston Martin. People fantasize of owning one.
I think I will just either dream about this car or go buy more die-cast models. Hey does anyone know if they came out with the die-cast model of the Rapide?
oi cantik
Hi guys,
anyone of you know what is the price of Rapide in Malaysia?
thank you!