Aston Martin Rapide Pics and Details

Aston Martin officially introduced four-door coupe Rapide and released first official photos and details. The car virtually no different from the concept presented in Detroit in 2006 - except there are no additional side intakes in front, slightly modified rear bumper.





Rapide is equipped with a 6.0-liter V12 470 hp engine with maximum torque of 600 Nm, aggregated with six-speed Touchtronic automatic transmission with optional manual shift. According to preliminary reports, the car can accelerate to 100 km / h in 4.5 seconds, reach a maximum speed of 290 km / h.

Aston Martin Rapide production will begin this year in Austria, in the sale of the car appears in 2010. Prices in the UK will be about 140 000 pounds sterling.