Is The All-New Rapide The Ultimate SPY Family Sedan OR A Triumph Of Form Over Function?
Autocar reports:"It’s the first four-door Aston Martin since the Lagonda of the mid-1970s.
Although when we say four-door, bear in mind that the new Aston Martin Rapide comes with a recommended technique for getting in and out of it. Aston advises that on both entry and exit you employ a foot-bum-foot routine that threatens serious inelegance for skirt-wearers. If you never see a Rapide decanting guests onto the end of a red carpet, this is why.
So don’t confuse it with a Mercedes S-class. I'm sure you can tell by the way it looks that the Rapide is based on other Astons, using the same VH architecture that underpins them, comprising aluminium components bonded to form a monocoque.
Even though its engine is Aston’s 6.0-litre V12 in its torquiest 470bhp and 443lb ft output, and the gearbox is a six-speed automatic gearbox, think of it more as a sports car with rear doors and a hatch, rather than a limousine. And a £140,000 one at that...."
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