The Most Beautiful Car of the Year: 2010 Aston Martin Rapide

Maybe, you think, it's just a trick of the light. Maybe it doesn't actually look like that, maybe those hips aren't real. Then you get closer. Your toes quiver. Your brain turns to jelly and starts dripping down the back of your spine. The Aston Martin Rapide is the Helen of Troy of four-door sedans, a 470-hp V-12-powered ball of white light that makes every other car on the planet look like a rusty shopping cart. This is art.

The Specs: 470-hp 5.9-liter V-12, 13/19 mpg, $199,950

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Aston Martin Rapide Information

The Aston Martin Rapide is a four-door, high-performance sport saloon, which British luxury marque Aston Martin introduced in early 2010 to compete with the Maserati Quattroporte, Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, and Porsche Panamera along with the upcoming Audi A7 and Lamborghini Estoque. It was first presented as a concept car at the North American International Auto Show in 2006. The Rapide name is a reference to the Lagonda Rapide, a saloon car produced by Lagonda, now part of Aston Martin. The car is based on an Aston Martin DB9. The base price for the Aston Martin Rapide is $199,950 (USD)and the first cars were rolled out in May 2010.

The Rapide is built at a dedicated plant at the Magna Steyr facility in Graz, Austria. Production began in 2010 and the factory plans to build 2,000 per year.

The production version features a full-length glass roof and LED light bars on the rear end, two firsts for Aston Martin.


Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide




Aston Martin Rapide




Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide




Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide






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Aston Martin Rapide Specifications

* Unit Price: $199,950 (USD)
* Engine: 6.0 L V12[4]
* Power: 470 bhp (350 kW; 477 PS)[4]
* Transmission: Six-speed Touchtronic
* 0-100 km/h (62 mph): 5.1 seconds




Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide




Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide




Aston Martin Rapide


Aston Martin Rapide




Aston Martin Rapide






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