If James Bond ever settles down to have a family, he’ll almost certainly opt for an Aston Martin Rapide S. The Rapide S combines the brand’s various sport coupe design elements with the practicality of a sedan, making it the most versatile of all Aston Martin vehicles so far. With rear seats that make you feel as though you’re travelling in a private jet, this unconventional sedan relies on a V12 that generates 552 horsepower and 465 lb·ft of torque.
MIRABEL, Quebec – For hundreds of millions of people, the Aston Martin represents one thing: the favourite car of the planet's most famous secret agent. Who? Bond, James Bond, obviously. From the gadget-laden DB5 that he christened half a century ago to the magnificent DB10 that he drives in the …
How do you convince your significant other to allow you to spend more than $200,000 on a high performance automobile? Why, by pointing out all of its practical and useful qualities, of course! Take the 2014 Aston Martin Rapide S, for example. Although its slippery shape suggests a two-door GT …
On October 8, British auction house Bonhams will sell a series of eight unique Aston Martin cars covering the 2010-2011 model years. How unique? Well, just look at the pictures: they’re all finished in bespoke Orange No.1 paintwork, exactly like the Swiss customer who commissioned them wanted. Oh, and their …
Aston Martin’s first electric vehicle—and quite possibly James Bond’s next ride —made its world debut in production form at Auto Shanghai today. The Rapide E has been developed in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering and will be sold as a special-edition model. The Rapide E is powered by an 800V …
A clear sign of modern times, the world’s top secret agent will drive an electric car in his next movie. James Bond will slip behind the wheel of a 2020 Aston Martin Rapide E , an insider told British newspaper The Sun. Apparently, director Cary Joji Fukunaga (who replaces Danny …
As production of the Aston Martin Rapide winds down, the British brand is working on a fully electric version of its high-performance sedan that will start being delivered to customers at the end 2019. It was originally planned to be called the RapidE , but the car will instead be …
English brand Aston Martin has confirmed the eventual production of their very first electric car, as part of the low- and zero-emission vehicle strategy included in their Second Century Plan. Called the RapidE, the new EV supercar will be based on the upcoming Aston Martin Rapide AMR Concept, but an …
Aston Martins are not known to radically change every few years. They keep their models for a long time, steadily improving them over the years. For 2015, the Vanquish (and its four-door variant, the Rapide S) keep the attributes that made it famous, while updating a few aspects that were …
Following in the footsteps of the new Vanquish and DB9, here comes the Aston Martin Rapide S. This five-door extended coupe has undergone a major facelift, with the most pronounced changes affecting its front section. The British automaker has redesigned the vehicle’s front grille, reducing its width and increasing its …
We've all known it was coming for some time, but there’s something special about seeing the Aston Martin Rapide finally come to light in the most official way possible. Shown completely uncovered at Frankfurt, Aston has released all the details for the big sedan in one lengthy press release (copied …
William Clavey sits down with Laura Schwab, the first female president at Aston Martin The Americas. Laura shares with us her professional background, the challenges she's faced as a woman making her way in a typically male-dominated industry, as well as the future of the Aston Martin brand in North …