ASTON MARTIN RAPIDE CONCEPT (new)

Can you notice how low the car is. If it was a �60s Le Mans racer, Rapide would be badged GT52�just 12 inches taller than a GT40. For a four-door in a driving world hijacked by legislation, that�s incredibly low�half an inch lower than a Ferrari Scaglietti.

The Aston Martin Rapide is a four-door, high-performance sport sedan, which British luxury marque Aston Martin plans to introduce in late 2009 to compete with the Maserati Quattroporte and Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, along with the upcoming Audi A7, Porsche Panamera and BMW Gran Turismo. It was first presented as a concept car at the North American International Auto Show in 2006. The Rapide name is a reference to the Lagonda Rapide, a sedan produced by Lagonda, now part of Aston Martin. The car is based on an Aston Martin DB9.

Aston Martin has announced that the Rapide will be built at a dedicated plant at the Magna Steyr facility in Graz, Austria. Production will start in 2009. One new feature that may appear on the production version is a full-length glass roof.





The handsome Rapide concept, for many the star of the NAIAS, is no ordinary Aston.

Manufacturer Aston Martin
Production 2009�
Predecessor Aston Martin Lagonda
Class Grand tourer
Body style(s) 4-door sedan
Platform FR AM VH platform
Engine(s) 6.0 L V12

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