As you’ve no doubt heard, Aston Martin is readying a sleek 4-door to butt heads with with Porches upcoming Panamera sedan and the already existing Mercedes-Benz CLS and Maserati Quattroporte. Below the jump you’ll find some video of the Rapide running round the ‘Ring. And it looks fab. From the front and rear, it looks an awful lot like the 2-door DB9, one of the most stunning cars ever penned. Viewed from the side and thanks to a stretched wheelbase, the Rapide has a long, aristocratic stance that looks much better on the track than sitting on the stage at autoshows. And the teeny trunk section just adds to it. It’s got the family 6.0-liter V12, too. Enough from me — jump and have a look.
Posted By: Jonny Lieberman |
Tags: AM Aston Martin Aston Martin Rapide Britain Nurburgring Rapide V12
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