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Design
While other four-doors are sober and serene, this one is berserk. Shaped like a fighter jet canopy; built from bonded aluminum parts and panels so pretty they shouldn’t be painted
As
luxurious as it is thrilling, the new car now boasts a host of new luxury- or
sports-orientated options, allowing buyers to more precisely tailor the car to
their specific style.
The
new optional Carbon Exterior Pack, for instance, immediately dials up the
Rapide's sporting attitude. Front splitter, rear diffuser, mirror caps and rear
lamp infills all fashioned from carbon fibre clearly signal the sporting nature
of this 558 PS four-seater.
Engine
Changes
under the new Rapide's skin are comprehensive, with a version of the new AM11
naturally-aspirated 6.0-litre V12 powerplant delivering unprecedented power and
improved in-gear acceleration.
Power
from the new engine jumps significantly versus that of its predecessor: up by 17% or a massive 81 PS from
477 PS at 6,000 rpm to a now very substantial 558 PS at 6,750 rpm.
Peak
torque increases, too, up from 600 Nm to 620 Nm at 5,000 rpm. Meanwhile an even
more marked improvement in torque occurs lower down the rev range, as pulling
power rises by more than 40 Nm between idle and 4,000 rpm with an additional 50
Nm available at 2,500 rpm.
Naturally,
increases in power and torque lead to even swifter performance as befits a
four-door sports car. New Aston Martin Rapide S shaves 0.3 seconds off its 0-62
mph time, which drops from the 5.2 seconds of the current car to just 4.9
seconds for the new model. Top speed climbs, meanwhile, to 190 mph.
The
5,935 cc naturally aspirated V12 boasts race car technology - developments
derived directly from Aston Martin Racing's successful WEC GT campaign - to
maximise both performance and efficiency. The new AM11 engine thus boasts fully
CNC machined combustion chambers and lighter, hollow, cam shafts.
Dual
variable camshaft timing, knock sensing, even the fully catalysed stainless
steel exhaust system - these are all engineering advances developed to preserve
the V12's position as a mainstay of the Aston Martin range.
The
engine is now even more efficient, too. Despite the very significant increase
in peak power and torque, the Aston Martin Rapide S is appreciably more
economical than before. CO2 emissions drop by seven per cent - from 355 g/km to
332 g/km - while fuel economy now stands at 19.9 mpg on the official EU
combined cycle.
Price
Base Price: $201,075
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