Rear of production Aston Martin Rapide shown

Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, Aston Martin, UK

Click above for two larger renderings of the production Aston Martin Rapide

A few weeks ago we showed you what we believed to be the first official rendering of the upcoming Aston Martin Rapide four-door sports sedan. That image showed the front three-quarter view of this British beauty. We told you at the time that there was another image allegedly out there that was waiting for a January release. Well, Christmas has come early.

Today we bring you the rear three-quarter shot of this much-anticipated Porsche Panamera rival. This view shows the dramatic sweeping glass roof that carries right down into the rear glass. The tail looks a lot like that on the Vantage, but when you have family genes like those of Aston Martin, that's not a bad thing. We still expect that the Rapide will be powered by a tuned version of the corporate 6.0L V12 producing 500bhp and 420 lb-ft of torque. That should be more than enough to rapidly scoot the Rapide to an anticipated v-max of 180 mph. We can't wait to see it in the flesh.

Gallery: Production Aston Martin Rapide

[Source: 4WheelsNews]

Rear of production Aston Martin Rapide shown originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read |  |  | 

Related posts:

• Ferrari Motorola RAZR2 V9 Special Edition Phone
• Heico Sportiv gets the Volvo C30 Sema Ready with 300 Horses!
• European Nissan GT-R specs released, now with more power, grip
• No recession for Audi! How are they making so much money?
• Video Ready For Take Off 997 GT3 VS E92 M3

Related posts:

• Porsche Panamera Spotted Continuing World Tour With A Drive In Arizona [2010 Porsche Panamera]
• Porsche Panamera image and details leak out
• Snowy Test Drive: Gallardo, Audi RS4, Porsche C4S
• Porsche and Audi beef it out over the ‘RS’ badge
• Consumers not interested in stop/start from Porsche