Aston Martin has at most recent divulged the production version of its brand innovative four door sports car, the Rapide.
Earlier revealed in concept form at the Detroit Auto Show in 2006, the car was obtainable by Aston boss Dr Ulrich Bez prior today and to boaster its spacious and graceful interior, he was coupled in the interior by two immaculately presented Afghan hounds.
But regardless of the car’s additional row of seats and its astonishingly huge 750-litre boot legroom especially when the back seats are folded flat, he was eager to make an impression that it encourages the sporting traditions of the firm.
Power-driven by the 470bhp 6.0-litre V12 engine from the DB9, the Rapide will utilize a Touchtronic 2 gearbox to drive the back wheels, serving it to comprehensive the 0-60mph sprint in not as much of as five seconds.
With its exceptional swan wing doors that mount upwards and outwards, the Rapide will be one of the most conspicuous entrants into the up-and-coming four door super coupe market, where it will take on Bentley’s Flying Spur along with the Porsche Panamera.
Deliveries are set to commence in 2010, with prices initial at around £150,000.
Nevertheless, it seems that Aston Martin will refuse to accept the current fashion for mounting electric or fusion models. Dr Bez said that authentic world driving would illustrate up the restrictions of battery power-driven cars, which he said would not become unadulterated competitor for combustion engines models in anticipation of 2020. As an alternative, he called on the motor industry to sustain hydrogen fuel cell initiative.
