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  • Under the long hood of the Rapide is a hand-assembled all-alloy 48-valve V12.

    Autoblog Michael Harley 2010

  • Still, the Rapide is a game-changer for the Aston brand: Bez estimates in 2010, the company will sell a total of 6000 cars, of which the Rapide will account for one-third.

    The Car Connection 2010

  • There is a hatch rather than a boot lid so, prosaic as it sounds, the Rapide is a family hatchback.

    Motoring 2010

  • There is a rear tailgate rather than a bootlid so, prosaic as it sounds, the Rapide is a five-door family hatchback.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • The Rapide is a sports car - a thoroughbred which can be enjoyed by four people in unison.

    Jalopnik: Top 2009

  • And even from the passenger seat you can tell the Rapide is a thoroughbred sporting machine which lives up to its name, 0-60 mph in 5.1 seconds and a top speed of 188mph is close to supercar performance.

    MI6 :: 007 News 2009

  • As reportedly recently, the Rapide will be the first ever Aston Martin built

    Leftlane - news, reviews, and info for the auto-industry 2009

  • The Rapide will be the first car in Aston Martin's history to be built outside of Britain as production will be carried out by Magna Steyr at the firm's Austrian plant in Graz.

    Carscoop 2009

  • Powering the Rapide is a slightly more powerful version of the DB9's 6. 0-litre V12 engine, mated to a six-speed ZF automatic transmission with Aston's Touchtronic control.

    Australian Car Advice | News Blog 2009

  • The Rapide is a portly 130kg heavier than its two-door sibling which is sure to blunt its performance somewhat, reaching 100km / h in around 4.6 seconds from a standing start and on to a top speed of more than 290km / h.

    Australian Car Advice | News Blog 2009

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