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0Geneva: Bertone Jet 2+2 is a family-style Aston Martin Rapide 1362594600
Leave it to Bertone to take a stab at improving the look of the Aston Martin Rapide. The coachbuilder may have done just that with its Jet 2+2 shooting brake unveiled here at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Using the sexy Aston four-door as a basis, the coachbuilder worked the Aston's rear quarters ...
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Geneva: Aston Martin enhances Rapide with new S model 1362538800
We've never really thought of the Aston Martin Rapide as being an old car in need of an update, but since the gorgeous sedan has, in fact, been around since 2010, we suppose a tidy freshening is in order. Here at the Geneva Motor Show, Aston is showing off the new Rapide S, which adds minor ...
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Report: Bertone bringing one-off Aston Martin Rapide shooting brake to Geneva 1361802780
Way back in 2004 Bertone created a one-off concept called the Bertone Jet 2, a shooting brake based on the Aston Martin Vanquish. For this year's Geneva Motor Show the Italian styling house is doing it again, but this time it has used the Rapide to create the Jet 2+2. Employing a model whose ...
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Official: Aston Martin Rapide S adds an extra consonant worth 550 hp [w/video] 1358905860
Goodbye Aston Martin Rapide. Hello Aston Martin Rapide S. That's right, Aston Martin has unveiled an updated version of its famously beautiful four-door and given its name a new consonant to boot. The 'S' probably stands for "Sport," as the new Rapide's most significant upgrade is under the ...
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Official: Aston Martin celebrates milestone with Centenary Vanquish 1358371980
Aston Martin is marking its 100th anniversary with special edition versions of its V8 Vantage, DB9, Rapide and Vanquish. The automaker will only build 100 Centenary Edition versions of each car. The first of those is the Vanquish, which boasts a special graduated paint finish and sterling silver ...
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Spy Shots: Aston Martin Rapide S spotted testing 1341770520
In May 2011 our spy photographers caught this Aston Martin lapping the Nürburgring. Supposition at the time was that it is a faster, more powerful Rapide S that would offer up to 50 more horsepower under the hood and a tweaked grille and bumper so that you could pick it out of the ...
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Review: Aston Martin Experience iPhone App 1309201020
Aston Actually Makes An App For Drivers Automaker apps are a dime-a-dozen. But unless you're shopping for a new car or a hyper-obsessive brand devotee, they're about as entertaining as a trip to the service department. So when Aston Martin put out its Experience iPhone app, we weren't entirely ...
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Report: Aston Martin cutting Rapide production amidst slow sales 1308243600
If you read the reports of Aston Martin shifting production of its Rapide from its Magna Steyr contract facility in Austria to its own plant in England, and wondered how the company could absorb another assembly line, we could have our answer right here. According to reports, Aston is preparing ...
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Aston Martin shifting Rapide production from Magna Steyr to Gaydon 1307541420
Aston Martin may make more than sports cars these days, but sports cars are all that are built at its own facility. The Cygnet city car is built by Toyota (though trimmed out by Aston's own) and the Rapide is built by Magna Steyr on a dedicated assembly line. But that last bit is about to change ...
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Spy Shots: Aston Martin Rapide S undergoing testing on the 'Ring 1306429200
Word on the street is that Aston Martin is developing a faster, more powerful version of its Rapide four-door, a rumor fueled by new spy shots snapped on Germany's infamous Nürburgring. The camouflaged prototype pictured above appears to pack a revised front end and tail, with larger ...
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Aston Martin CEO Ulrich Bez to auction his own Rapide for Japan disaster relief 1305036000
Presiding over any large corporation has its demands, but also its share of perks. Especially when the company in question is an automaker like Aston Martin. The British carmaker's chief executive Dr. Ulrich Bez has his own Rapide to drive to and from work every day and also to represent the ...
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Report: 2011 World Car Awards: How close it was 1303938000
On Thursday the 21st of April, the seventh annual World Car Awards were given out in a ceremony at the New York International Auto Show that was duly covered by Autoblog. Full disclosure: I, Matt Davis, European Editor of this online obsession Autoblog, am both a co-founder and co-chair of the ...
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2011 Nissan Leaf named World Car of the Year 1303392540
Big congratulations go to the 2011 Nissan Leaf this morning, as it has just been named the 2011 World Car of the Year. The Leaf garnered more votes than the 2011 Audi A8 and 2011 BMW 5 Series, the other two finalists for the World Car title. In 2010, the Volkswagen Polo took home this ...
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Aston Martin Rapide Luxe raises the stakes 1289782920
Aston Martin Rapide Luxe – Click above for image galleryIf you're in the market for a luxurious four-door, you'd be hard pressed to do better than the Aston Martin Rapide. But now the British automaker has announced an even more exclusive package called the Rapide Luxe. Over and above ... -
Lagonda crossover reportedly scrapped in favor of Rapide-based sedan 1283811900
Aston Martin Rapide – Click above for high-res image galleryAston Martin Lagonda hasn't lacked for four-door models in its history, but its latest efforts have had us all scratching our heads in bewilderment. Instead of badging the Rapide as a Lagonda model, the four-door DB9 derivative ... -
Review: 2010 Aston Martin Rapide is a modern day Femme Fatale 1278604680
2010 Aston Martin Rapide - Click above for high-res image galleryDo you like noir? No, not the perfume, the literary and film genre. You know, hard-boiled crooks, wise-cracking private eyes, Los Angeles under cover of night and blondes so blonde they'll kill you dead. Those blondes are, of ... -
Aston Martin to field near-stock Rapide at Nürburgring 24 1270560480
Aston Martin Rapide Nürburgring racer – Click above for high-res imageRound-the-clock endurance races typically demand the participation of three or even four-man teams, taking shifts as the sun rises and falls on the circuit. The car they're driving, though, doesn't usually have the ... -
First Drive: 2010 Aston Martin Rapide is always ready for its close-up 1268927700
2010 Aston Martin Rapide – Click above for high-res image galleryThe world's best-looking four-door sedan beckoned us from Miami. Enticed, we boarded a jet and paid the 2010 Aston Martin Rapide a visit. Our task was to shuttle Aston Martin's first four-sedan up the coast to Palm Beach ... -
Pics Aplenty: Aston Martin Rapide shows its true colors 1266422280
2011 Aston Martin Rapide in Hardly Green - Click above for high-res image galleryYou might remember that we already posted quite a few photos of the Aston Martin Rapide, but apparently the British automaker thought that wasn't enough. Dozens of new photos have been released of this fabulous ... -
Aston Martin Rapide to start at $199,950 in the U.S. 1260145740
Aston Martin Rapide – Click above for high-res image galleryA couple of days after announcing U.K. pricing for the the new Rapide, Aston Martin has now also priced the North American version of its slinky four-door. When Aston starts deliveries of its newest model next spring, U.S. ...

