Aston Martin Rapide Official Thread
05-26-11, 01:17 PM
#136
Spy Shots: Aston Martin Rapide S undergoing testing on the 'Ring
Spy Shots: Aston Martin Rapide S undergoing testing on the 'Ring
Word on the street is that Aston Martin is developing a faster, more powerful version of its Rapide four-door, a rumor fueled by new spy shots snapped on Germany's infamous Nürburgring. The camouflaged prototype pictured above appears to pack a revised front end and tail, with larger intakes up front and a lip spoiler and reshaped bumper around back.
Underneath the revised fascias, sources expect to find the 510-horsepower V12 from the DBS to upgrade from the DB9-spec 470-hp mill already in place in the "standard" Rapide. Couple this with carbon-ceramic brakes and revised suspension, and the Rapide S is starting to shape up as a real barnstormer.
In short, if the existing Rapide is a four-door DB9, expect the Rapide S to come in as a four-door DBS – suitable for carrying 007 and not just one, but three Bond girls to their next mission or exotic locale.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/26/a...ng-in-england/
05-26-11, 03:49 PM
#138
What they need are new powertrains. The 6.0L V12 has really been pushed as far as it will go it seems. Time to consider maybe smaller displacement engines with direct injection and forced induction. Jaguar's 5.0L Supercharged V8 makes the same 510hp for example. New transmissions could also help fuel economy over the current 6speed
05-28-11, 09:33 AM
#139
What they need are new powertrains. The 6.0L V12 has really been pushed as far as it will go it seems. Time to consider maybe smaller displacement engines with direct injection and forced induction. Jaguar's 5.0L Supercharged V8 makes the same 510hp for example. New transmissions could also help fuel economy over the current 6speed
05-28-11, 01:03 PM
#140
I really must protest, after driving the Rapide all thru LA streets & freeways the engine is fantastic. Sounds fantastic & quickens your pulse on initial startup. Quiets down to a nice idle & sounds & feels like a race engine when you floor it. Extremely smooth at all times.
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06-08-11, 08:34 PM
#143
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I had no idea it was built in Austria. Wow.
STON MARTIN RAPIDE PRODUCTION
Gaydon, 7 June, 2011 - Aston Martin today confirms that production of the four-door sports car; Rapide will move to the company's Gaydon headquarters in Warwickshire, UK in the second half of 2012.
In 2008, due to constraints at Gaydon and after conclusion of a six-month feasibility study, Aston Martin appointed Magna Steyr as a partner to produce the car at its facilities in Austria. A dedicated facility - AMRP - at Magna Steyr's facilities was then established with pre-production of the Rapide starting in Q4 2009 before the car reached full production in 2010. Since then Aston Martin and Magna Steyr have enjoyed a very positive working relationship with production of the Rapide reaching benchmark quality standards and the car proving a strong success with customers and critics alike.
Aston Martin Chief Executive, Dr Ulrich Bez said: "In 2008 we had facility restrictions at Gaydon which indicated that production of Rapide at Gaydon would likely compromise production of our other cars. We were not prepared to do this.
"Now, three years on things are very different - Gaydon is more established, more flexible and more efficient. While our overall volume has not changed significantly, we now produce a far richer model mix - eight model lines (plus five variants) compared to three model lines (plus two variants) in 2008 - so Rapide production is now possible.
"I would like to place on record our gratitude to Magna Steyr and their team of dedicated employees who have become part of the Aston Martin family in the last few years and met all our requirements and expectations."
Work on readying Aston Martin's Gaydon headquarters for Rapide will begin immediately with a view to production commencing in the second half of 2012
Read more: http://www.worldcarfans.com/11106083...#ixzz1OkKc5D5Q
Gaydon, 7 June, 2011 - Aston Martin today confirms that production of the four-door sports car; Rapide will move to the company's Gaydon headquarters in Warwickshire, UK in the second half of 2012.
In 2008, due to constraints at Gaydon and after conclusion of a six-month feasibility study, Aston Martin appointed Magna Steyr as a partner to produce the car at its facilities in Austria. A dedicated facility - AMRP - at Magna Steyr's facilities was then established with pre-production of the Rapide starting in Q4 2009 before the car reached full production in 2010. Since then Aston Martin and Magna Steyr have enjoyed a very positive working relationship with production of the Rapide reaching benchmark quality standards and the car proving a strong success with customers and critics alike.
Aston Martin Chief Executive, Dr Ulrich Bez said: "In 2008 we had facility restrictions at Gaydon which indicated that production of Rapide at Gaydon would likely compromise production of our other cars. We were not prepared to do this.
"Now, three years on things are very different - Gaydon is more established, more flexible and more efficient. While our overall volume has not changed significantly, we now produce a far richer model mix - eight model lines (plus five variants) compared to three model lines (plus two variants) in 2008 - so Rapide production is now possible.
"I would like to place on record our gratitude to Magna Steyr and their team of dedicated employees who have become part of the Aston Martin family in the last few years and met all our requirements and expectations."
Work on readying Aston Martin's Gaydon headquarters for Rapide will begin immediately with a view to production commencing in the second half of 2012
Read more: http://www.worldcarfans.com/11106083...#ixzz1OkKc5D5Q
06-09-11, 06:28 AM
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