Aston Martin’s Rapide four-door Coupe models as a concept car debut at the 2006 North American International Auto Show, and then according to his agent and synthetic map continuously show. Today, car manufacturers finally published the official pictures and details of the information, it is learned that the car will be in next month’s Frankfurt auto show debut.
“Our goal is to create the world’s most elegant, the most dynamic four-door sports sedan!” Aston Martin Design Director Chiman (Marek Reichman) full of self-confidence of the Rapide. Rapide gratitude for the cars debut at the 2006 North American International Auto Show, in a 3-year expectations, Rapide has experienced a variety of high-intensity limit of the test, including the famous Nürburgring circuit Beihuan.
Rapide production version of the original show car is almost exactly the same, but there are a few subtle differences. Production version of the model up on the tiny front bumper air intake side, while there has been a side almost the entire length of the body through the diversion of the new lines. Aston Martin design elements of the distinctive characteristics of a good description of the four styles, the main characteristics such as “Swan wing” doors. Car back-end using the LED taillights, and a tracheal double stern-style spoiler after the luggage cover.
In the engine, the 6.0 liters V12 engine from the DB series, but between teaching between the DB9 and DBS, for 470 horsepower, and torque than the latter two are high, reaching 600 Nm (DB9 and DBS are 570 Nm). The engine will be matched to a new Aston Martin Touchtronic with control 6-speed ZF automatic transmission. The performance Rapide Aston Martin does not like the Coupe models as impressive, but expected its 0-60 miles / hour acceleration time-consuming process will be less than 5 seconds, top speed is about 180 miles / hour .
The weight of final car is expected about 4277 pounds, as part of its design than the DB9 Coupe based on about 277 pounds heavier. Rapide than the DB9′s wheelbase has been lengthened about 10 inches, and height of only about 2.5 inches higher.
In the interior, the Rapide will be this beautiful and extremely close to the same two-door models, though there are some different, for example, more spacious rear seat space, the installation site in the first on the LCD monitor and a panoramic glass sunroof. For the purist who, unfortunately, this will not be in the Aston Martin Rapide at the tradition of the British production of the Gaydon factory, because this model four production has been contracted to Magna Steyr company, the Austria in its production this Rapide. Rapide price has not been announced, but is expected to range between the DB9 and DBS, about 200,000 U.S. dollars.
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