The Aston Martin Rapide is a 4-door, high-performance sports saloon, which British luxury marque Aston Martin introduced in early 2010. It was first presented as a concept car at Detroit's North
American International Auto Show in 2006 and the
production version of the Rapide was shown at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show.[1]
The Rapide name is a reference to the Lagonda Rapide, a saloon car produced by Lagonda, now part of Aston Martin. The new Rapide is the company's first 4-door saloon since the Aston Martin Lagonda was discontinued
in 1989.[2] It is based on the Aston Martin DB9 and shares the same VH platform.[3]
The first cars were rolled out in May 2010,[4] initially built at a dedicated plant at the Magna Steyr facility in Graz, Austria. The factory initially planned to build 2,000 per year,[5] but relocated to England in 2012 after sales did not
meet production targets.[6]
Rapide (2010–2013)
Specifications
The Rapide is powered by a 5,935 cc (362 cu in) V12 engine, producing 470 bhp (350 kW; 477 PS) and torque of
443 lbf·ft (601 N·m). It is rear-wheel drive and has a
six-speed Touchtronic automatic.
The Rapide can reach a top speed of 188.5 mph (303 km/h),[5] and accelerate 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 5.3
seconds, or 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 5.0 seconds.
Equipment
The Rapide's standard features include a tilt-telescoping steering wheel,
bi-xenon headlamps and LED taillamps. Leather and walnut trim are standard,
with metallic accents; power front seats with memory, cooling and heating;
Bluetooth; satellite radio (US version only); and USB and iPod connectivity.[7] The Rapide comes, as standard, with a Bang & Olufsen 16 speaker sound system with two tweeters that rise
from the dashboard on activation of the system.
Rapide S (2013–)
Specification
As part of the 2014 facelift and revisions to the Rapide, the V12 engine is
upgraded to now produce 550 bhp (410 kW; 558 PS).[8] Performance improvements include a top speed of
190 mph (306 km/h) and acceleration 0-100 km/h (62 mph)
reduced to 4.9 seconds. CO2 emissions are
cut by 23g/km to 332g/km.
The Rapide S received further revisions in 2015, with a new 8-speed
automatic transmission, a small power increase to 552 bhp (412 kW;
560 PS), and acceleration 0-100 km/h (62 mph) now 4.4 seconds.
And a new top speed of 203 mph (327 km/h). [9]
Production
Aston Martin opted to end production by sub-contractor Magna Steyr in the middle of
2012, six years earlier than expected. Production of the car was also halted
temporarily in May 2011. In the face of a diminishing market for luxury
saloons, and to match output to shrinking sales, Aston Martin has to cut annual
production from 2,000 to 1,250 in June 2011 - and may go as low as 500
annually.[10]
Motorsports
A Rapide S was entered in the 2010 24 Hours Nürburgring. Drivers included Aston Martin CEO Ulrich Bez. It finished second in the SP 8 class.[11] This Rapide S was powered a new technology introduced
by Alset GmbH, Hybrid
Hydrogen system that enables to use hydrogen and petrol individually or at the
same time in an internal combustion engine. Aston Rapide S was the first car to race the 24 Hours Nürburgring with
hydrogen fuel.[12]
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