Thursday, January 05, 2006

2006 Aston Martin Rapide


I couldn't believe it hen I first saw it but an Aston Martin with four doors.
Still packs in the usual V12 which will deliver you from 0-100 in under 5 seconds, actual timing not available at this time. Power is 358kw coming to a top speed at 290kms. Further information will be available when the car is released sometime this week.

5 comments:

Rob Good said...

Awesome... I wonder how much headroom really is in the back seat?

Anonymous said...

the only bench mark i can think of would be against the quadroporte if that's how its spelt

mike

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous!!! A much better execution of the sedanized coupe look than the Quattroporte. Much better. As you've pointed out though, Rob, it doesn't appear to be roomy enough to be driven in. That's where the Quattroporte appears to have the slight edge -- Italian president Berluscone has one as his official car. I don't care, I'll do the driving. Let's see what Porsche comes up with when it grafts another two doors on what looks like another 911 derivative.

Andrew said...

Does the chick come with the car?

Rob Good said...

Porche will be called the Panamera, the car will have four doors and four seats but will have a swooping, coupe-like profile. It will have a front-mounted engine driving the rear wheels. Due in 2008 as a 2009 model.