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Official: Aston Martin Rapide coming with a 470 bhp 6.0-liter V12 engine

tryme submitted on 4/14/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:39:29 PM

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It seems that the Aston Martin Rapide has moved into the final stages (finally!) of its development programme and the officials say that the debut will be made in late 2009 and it will hit the showrooms in early 2009.

According to the official information, the new sedan will carry under the hood the 6.0-liter V12 engine, as we said in our previous report, capable to deliver 470 bhp and 600 Nm of torque. This engine will be connected to the highly responsive Touchtronic gearbox.

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Official: Aston Martin Rapide coming with a 470 bhp 6.0-liter V12 engine

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1995e34

that isn't better looking than the panamera. you fools is smokin' crack!

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Posted on 4/14/2009 1:11:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -9   

JRobUSC

yes. Yes it is. It's not in the same ballpark, it's not in the same league, hell, it's not even the same sport.

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Posted on 4/14/2009 1:47:23 PM | | Votes: 3   

Need4Speed

Well...in that case maybe you should try some because from where I'm sitting this car looks 10 times better!

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Posted on 4/14/2009 1:51:09 PM | | Votes: 0   

B7FAN

yes it is......its way better looking than that.......now i have a problem with this car its a V12 its going to have 470hp with 443 ft lbs of torque. that sounds like a V12 out of the 90's.....with their reputation this car should be very close to 700 horses....GET YOUR GAME UP ASTON THATS NOT IMPRESSIVE POWER AT ALL

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Posted on 4/14/2009 3:21:35 PM | | Votes: 3   

Agent63

I hope you are joking. The Rapide along with it's DB9, DBS models are amongst the sexiest cars in the world. The Panamera is NOT better looking than the Rapide.

Anyways aside from the looks, I wish that V12 pumped out more horsepower, somewhere near 600hp. Sub 5.0 0-60 would be nice but it with 470 it would still hit 60 at around 5.5 I believe.

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Posted on 4/14/2009 4:56:57 PM | | Votes: -1   

1995e34

not joking at all.

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Posted on 4/14/2009 5:39:23 PM | | Votes: -1   

B7FAN

yeah he is joking guys or his vision is blurred one or the other but I think the first place 4 door exotic super car will be the....Lamborghini Estoque.....HANDS DOWN

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Posted on 4/15/2009 10:29:08 AM | | Votes: 1   

1995e34

the Lamborghini Estoque is worse than the rapide. and its not even going into production.

— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/15/2009 1:40:22 PM | | Votes: 1   

LACMAN

This has ALWAYS looked better than the Panamera from its inception. That pic above does NOTHING for the Rapide. Wait until production pics start showing up on the web with actual real-life backrounds. Sex on wheels.

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Posted on 4/14/2009 1:58:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

1995e34

i think aston martins are generally the best styled cars on the road, period. but theres something about the aston design that is lost in translation in the sedan. i know this isn't exactly what its going to look like when its finally born (ive been telling people that about the panamera for months), but this rendition does have a similar silhouette to the panamera.

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Posted on 4/14/2009 4:44:06 PM | | Votes: -1   

lock

Looks good. Although larger and more powerful, it has similar looks of Jag's XF model which is slowly winning me over. I know that the two companies are in different classes, but I believe that Aston Martin has allowed Jaguar to borrow to much of their styling. Competition is strong in this category and I hope Martin does this car right.

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Posted on 4/14/2009 2:35:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

dacosta70

It is very disappointing to see a high end manufacturer like Aston Martin to come up with a v12 that only delivers 470 bhp when BMW can output 414 HP with a v8 from the M3, also other Brands like Mercedes, Audi and Lexus are innovating.it is just rubbish.

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Posted on 4/14/2009 3:11:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Yonder7

I hope they are wrong. Rapid should have, at least, 550 Hp to move that iron.

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Posted on 4/14/2009 4:38:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

91z4me

You mean the LF-A that isn't being built and doesn't exist in production form but has been testing on the ring for like 6 years?

Also it seems like many of you are stuck on the idea that more cylinders automatically mean more power, this isn't always true. We know nothing about the displacement or technologies of this V12 so judging it based on just the cylinder count is pretty silly. Also Aston's aren't really known to be power houses, they are drop dead sexy and smooth (a better daily driver than a Corvette but not as much of a terror at the track).

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Posted on 4/15/2009 10:41:17 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

ThierryHenry14

It sounds way underpowered for a large luxury sedan...

If Aston is going to put 470hp into this car, why not just put a V8?

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Posted on 4/14/2009 6:22:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

shabaru

What happened to the 7.0 liter?... V12....

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Posted on 4/14/2009 8:45:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

TECHGEEK

OMG - This thing lots goddamn SMEXY !!!!!

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Posted on 4/14/2009 9:35:50 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

TauronB2G

No matter how much I really want to like the Panamera, this damn Rapide is a million times sexxxier. I might have to sell one of my first born to get one. I think it may be a little underpowered in the class considering that you have 600HP Benz V12's roaming the streets and Bently Flying Spurs everywhere not to mention that the Panamera will surely outperform the Aston's V12 with the turbo V8. That won't matter because the Aston is definitely a much better looking car. Time to play the Mega Millions
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Posted on 4/14/2009 9:59:55 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

BozzorTheGreat

Forget about this idea of the car not havigng enough power: 470hp is enough in the real world and let's not forget that the more power for a specific engne capacity, the more stress on the engine and the greater the chance of mechanical issues and almost certainly lower component overall life. This is car is pure class.

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Posted on 4/15/2009 4:19:47 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

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