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Video: AutoCar pins the Aston Martin Rapide against the Porsche Panamera Turbo

Posted: Mar 04, 2010

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Aston Martin, Porsche, Videos

It’s a war between uber-luxury high-performance sedans – yes, we’re talking about the Aston Martin Rapide and the Porsche Panamera. The guys at AutoCar were lucky enough to have both models in their garages for a couple of days and decided to have a little face-off. Which is better? Find out in the video posted after [...]

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Video: Aston Martin Rapide in Action in Valencia

Posted: Feb 22, 2010

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Aston Martin, Videos

Just last week we brought you over 100 new high-res photos of the new 2011 Aston Martin Rapide sedan. We now have a new video of the Rapide in action during its test-drive days in Valencia.
Hit the jump for the new video (and make sure you watch in HD if you can).
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Brand Spankin’ New Images: 2010 Aston Martin Rapide shows off its colors

Posted: Feb 17, 2010

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Aston Martin

Here is a perfect way to start off the hump day of the week – 120 new high-res photos of the new 2010 Aston Martin Rapide (yes, you can thank us in the comments section after the jump).
Check out photos of the new 2010 Rapide sedan in all of its exterior colors including Hardly Green, [...]

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2010 Aston Martin Rapide U.S. prices start just under $200,000

Posted: Dec 07, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Aston Martin, Breaking

Just a few days after not attending the 2009 LA Auto Show and after releasing pricing for its new sedan for the Euro market, Aston Martin has thrown us U.S. folks a bone by announcing North American pricing for the 2010 Aston Martin Rapide.
Aston said that prices of the 2010 Rapide will start at $199,950, [...]

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Aston Martin Rapide Euro pricing announced

Posted: Dec 05, 2009

Filed under: 2011 Releases, Aston Martin

Aston Martin took the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show by storm when it unveiled the 2011 Aston Martin Rapide. Unfortunately, Aston couldn’t make it out to California for the 2009 LA Auto Show so you’ll miss your first chance of seeing the Rapide in person (sad, we know). If that isn’t disappointing enough, Aston decided to [...]

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Aston Martin Rapide will be first Aston built outside of the UK

Posted: Nov 17, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Aston Martin, Industry News

The Aston Martin Rapide is the UK brand’s first four-seater since the 1961 Lagonda Rapide. It will also be the first model built outside its UK plant in the firm’s 95-year history. Aston has chosen Magna Steyr, a specialist car plant in Graz that produces models for BMW and Mercedes. Aston is preparing 240 workers at [...]

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Brand Spankin’ New Images: 2010 Aston Martin Rapide in every angle possible

Posted: Nov 02, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Aston Martin

Making our Mondays just a little brighter, Aston Martin today released a bunch of new images of the 2010 Rapide sedan. We’re just going to end with that since you’re probably already looking at the high-res gallery (posted after the jump).
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Refresher: Power comes from a 6.0L [...]

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Video: Aston Martin Rapide in Action

Posted: Oct 01, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Aston Martin, Videos

Do we really have to introduce this? I mean you guys probably already hit the jump and are already watching the video… so let’s just move forward with a little refresher.
Refresher: Power comes from a 6.0L V12 engine making 470-hp and a peak torque of 443 lb-ft. Mated to a Touchtronic 2 6-speed gearbox with electronic [...]

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2009 Frankfurt: The production 2010 Aston Martin Rapide unveiled

Posted: Sep 16, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Aston Martin, Auto Shows

- Key Competitors: Porsche Panamera, Mercedes-Benz CLS, upcoming Audi A7.
- Engine: 6.0L V12 producing 470-hp/443 lb-ft of torque.
- Transmission: Rear mid-mounted Touchtronic 2 6-speed gearbox with electronic shift-by-wire control system.
- Performance: 0 to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds; Top speed of 188 mph.
- Pricing/Availability: TBA/early 2010.
Aston Martin has finally revealed the full production version of [...]

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Aston Martin Rapide to make world debut at Frankfurt, interior revealed

Posted: Aug 11, 2009

Filed under: Aston Martin, Auto Shows

According to AutoTelegraaf.nl, the much-anticipated Aston Martin Rapide will make its world debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show next month. The publication also posted a couple of new images of the four-door Aston Martin, giving us our first look at the production interior.
Power is expected to come from a V12 engine making 477-hp. 0 [...]