Our good pal Darren from TeamSpeed spotted this Hardly Green 4-door Aston Martin Rapide cruising East 61st Street one sunny afternoon last weekend. Yes, you read that correctly…a 4-door Aston Martin. I know what you’re thinking…since when does Aston Martin concern themselves with backseat passengers? It’s akin to a watering hole offering day care for patrons or a strip club with 401K plans for their employees. But, truth be told, Aston has actually built their fair share of sporting saloons over the years. The one you see here is actually a pre-production model, or prototype to sound more exciting, likely being used for VIP test drives and high end dealer salon shows. How do we know? Because the Rapide isn’t out yet. This probably explains the pissed off expression seen on the passenger’s face. But hey, you can’t drive around in something this sexy and not expect to be photographed. Look for the 470 HP Rapide to hit dealerships next month for about $200K.
Awesome find Darren!
Now Aston has something to chase after a Panamera.
4 doors… what’s the world coming to.
People want the best of both worlds, and thanks to some pretty incredible technology, they now can. Gone are the days that say driving a big car means driving a boring one. Engines are powerful enough and suspensions are now advance enough to make a car of this size fun to drive. It might not be the the fastest Aston on the block, but who cares what its lap time is? Its about having car thats fun to drive and now you can even bring your friends!
nice shot !
sweet ride!
Well it’s not a Lagonda, but that’s all right. Much better looking than Panamera though. I’m not a fan of four door sports sedans in super-car category. AMG and Motorsport divisions of Benz and BMW have already shown us how it should be done. However, Astons have timeless elegance.
Better eat your wheaties if you want to ride in the back of this ride!
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