With all the hype surrounding the brand-new Panamera, someone was bound to dig up something new on one of Porsche's chief rivals in the four-door sports saloon segment. That someone is Car Magazine and the rival is the long-awaited Aston Martin Rapide. The British mag supports that it has obtained the first official image of the production car in the form of a computer-generated rendering. If we are to believe the magazine's claims, then not much has changed from the concept that was unveiled to the world at the 2006 Detroit auto show.
Put the concept images and the rendering side by side and you'll find a few subtle tweaks like the absence of the secondary air intakes, the larger exterior mirrors and the stronger crease that runs from the front wing vent through both doors, but other than that, nothing important.
The Aston Martin Rapide that will be offered with a 6.0-liter V12 engine developing around 500HP is slated to be introduced in early 2009 with first deliveries expected in early 2010. It will be the first Aston to be built outside Britain with production to be carried out by Magna Steyr at the company's plant in Graz, Austria.
Via: Carmagazine
8 Comments:
I love this car. I love how even though it looks like stretched-out version of a DB9 or DBS, it actually works as a sedan. I also love how the door handles are actually parallel to the ground and not sloping like so many cars are starting to do.
this car looks sweet! it's interior is modern, the body kit is really nice and with all those gadgets, buttons and even that place for drinks it's surely a car made for James Bond!
Note to Porsche: THIS is how a 4-door coupe should be made - not the fat-arsed disproportionate hatch/estate that is the Panamera
I love this car, it is only an extended version of the DBS or DB9 as Jenny says, Porsche applied the same formula to the 911 and came up with the Panamera...I like it, but I would take the Aston
This four door coupe looks way better then Porsche Panamera~
Lamborghini and Aston Martin have the best design by far. Their not limited a coupe/hatch.
panamera no match for this
this one looks awesome ,but nowhere near Estoque that one is just best looking sedan eveeeer!
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