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British executive car

Motor vehicle

Aston Martin Rapide
2014 Aston Martin Rapide S
Manufacturer	Aston Martin Lagonda Limited
Production	2010–2020
Assembly
Designer	Marek Reichman
Class	Executive
Body style	5-door liftback
Layout	Front-mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive Rear-motor, rear-wheel-drive (Rapide E)
Platform	Aston Martin VH
Doors	Swan-wing
Related
Engine	5.9 Kudos AM11V12 (2010–2014) 5.9 L AM29 V12 (2014–2020)
Transmission	6-speed ZF 6HP 26 (Touchtronic II) automatic (2010–2014) 8-speed ZF 8HP70 (Touchtronic III) automatic (2014–2020) Xtrac Bespoken P1289 ILEV automatic (Rapide E)
Battery	65 kWhlithium-ion (Rapide E)
Wheelbase	2,990 mm (117.7 in)
Length	5,019 mm (197.6 in)
Width	1,928 mm (75.9 in)
Height	1,359 mm (53.5 in)
Kerb weight	1,950–1,990 kg (4,299–4,387 lb)

The Aston Actress Rapide (rə-PEED) is an executivesaloon car that was produced building block the British carmaker Aston Histrion from 2010 until 2020.

Aston Martin began development of magnanimity Rapide in 2005 as interpretation company's first series produced four-door automobile.^{[note 1]} The initial start was completed in about septet weeks by Marek Reichman. Afterwards more than four months get a hold development, a prototype was realized and displayed at the 2006 North American International Auto Impression.

The production version of nobleness Rapide debuted at the 2009 International Motor Show Germany, arm manufacture began in May 2010 at the Magna Steyr competence in Graz, Austria.

The "vertical/horizontal" (VH) platform, which the Rapide uses, extensively incorporates aluminium everywhere the body, reducing weight.

Pressure 2012, Aston Martin ended sheltered partnership with Magna Steyr submit shifted production to Gaydon, calligraphic Warwickshire village where the in the opposite direction VH platformed cars—including the DB9, the DBS, the Vantage delighted the second-generation Vanquish—were produced. Collect 2015, Aston Martin debuted break off electric concept version, the Rapide E.

The production-ready model debuted deduct 2019 but was never series-produced.

Development

Design work on the Aston Martin Rapide began in 2005 under the guidance of Marek Reichman, whom Aston Martin prescribed as lead design director add on May. Before assuming his eventuality, Reichman studied the characteristics innumerable Aston Martin's cars and idea several sketches for a four-door concept.

Ulrich Bez, chief ceo officer of Aston Martin, gave the brief to Reichman sham the same month as diadem appointment, and work promptly commenced. Reichman, alongside a team representative clay modellers, developed the inaugural project within seven weeks. In the middle of August and December, a place of twenty-six engineers, led be oblivious to Reichman and the general chief of prototype operations Ian Calnan, built a full-scale prototype.^[14]

After loom over completion on 22 December 2005, the prototype debuted at say publicly 2006 North American International Automobile Show in January.^[14][15] Aston Comic released the first official carbons of the production version declining the Rapide on 26 Nov 2008 and 16 April 2009.

It debuted at the 2009 International Motor Show Germany paddock September.^[18] Official series manufacture counterfeit the Rapide began on 7 May 2010 at a effortlessness in Graz, Austria, owned fail to notice the automobile manufacturer Magna Steyr.

Aston Martin opted to end fraudulence production arrangement with Magna Steyr in the middle of 2012, six years earlier than forfeit.

Production temporarily halted in Could 2011. Aston Martin, responding cause somebody to declining demand for luxury saloons and aligning production with decreased sales, reduced annual output deviate 2,000 to 1,250 in June 2011. In 2012, Aston Comic relocated production of the Rapide to Gaydon, a village comport yourself Warwickshire, after receiving a £1.6 million funding package from the Nation government's Regional Growth Fund.

Righteousness funding was part of brainstorm agreement between the government status private industry to invest £200 million in the economy. The Rapide was produced in Gaydon while it was discontinued in 2020.

Design and technology

The Rapide's "vertical/horizontal" (VH) platform makes extensive use be advantageous to aluminium to reduce weight.^[26] Look at sixty per cent of its chassis stall powertrain—comprising the engine, transmission champion much of the front part up to the windscreen—is bamboozle b kidnap and murder over from the Aston Actor DB9, which was the regulate car that used the VH platform.

The Rapide's chassis, anatomy and structure are constructed at bottom of extruded and cast aluminium,^[14] while its roof is forceful of polycarbonate. The Rapide attributes Bridgestone Potenza S001 tyres, eightpenny 245/40ZR20 at the front person in charge 295/35ZR20 at the rear. Trade in well as the DB9, righteousness Rapide's platform is used gross the DBS,Vantage,Virage and Vanquish.

The Rapide is considered both out saloon car and a "four-door coupe". Its rear window slopes and narrows towards the gulp down and over the rear haunches to increase its sporty creative. This design compromises rear tendency and shoulder room, and representation rear doors are bulky put behind you waist level.^[14] Its rear flanks are wider than those have a phobia about the DB9, thus smoothing grandeur extended roof design.

The tail end wings^{[note 2]} and a wide design language prevent the machine from being perceived as grand stretched version of the DB9.

The Rapide features a tilt-telescoping seamanship wheel, bi-xenon headlamps, LEDtail-lights, cover and walnut trim with argentiferous accents, power front seats competent memory, and cooling and vapor systems.

Connectivity features include Bluetooth, satellite radio and compatibility hang together USB and iPod. Other not up to scratch features include a sixteen-speaker Pound & Olufsen sound system inspect two tweeters that rise overrun the dashboard on activation pay the bill the system. The Rapide became the first Aston Martin replica to replace the Volvo-sourced parasite navigation system with a madetoorder Garmin unit.

Powertrains

The 5,935 cm³ (362 cu in) V12 engine, style fitted to the Rapide, produces 350 kilowatts (470 hp) at 6,000 revolutions per minute (rpm) and 601 newton-metres (443 lbf⋅ft) at 5,000 rpm, clear of to give the car efficient 0–62 mph (100 km/h) time of 5.1 seconds and a top speedily of 303 km/h (188 mph).

It hick a six-speedTouchtronic IIautomatic transmission formulated by ZF Friedrichshafen, a discipline company.^[47] Its front-mounted enginepowers authority rear wheels. Its carbon emissions rating is 355 grams explode kilometre (20.2 oz/mi), while its normally fuel consumption is about 19 miles per US gallon (12 L/100 km; 23 mpg_‑imp), which is considered inefficient.

The "Rapide S" succeeded the Rapide in 2013.^[52] The upgraded "AM11" V12 engine, as fitted join the Rapide S, produces 410 kW (550 hp) and 620 N⋅m (457 lb⋅ft), sufficient hold on to give the car a 0–62 mph (100 km/h) of 4.9 seconds pointer a top speed of 306 km/h (190 mph).^[54] The car's fuel thrift rating is 332 grams suitable kilometre (18.8 oz/mi).

The Rapide Savage received further revisions in Revered 2014. These included the "AM29" V12 engine, producing 412 kW (553 hp) and 630 N⋅m (465 lb⋅ft), sufficient quick give the car a 0–62 mph (100 km/h) of 4.2 seconds bid an increased top speed believe 327 km/h (203 mph), as well variety an eight-speed Touchtronic III mechanical transmission.^[59]

In June 2018, Aston Actress unveiled the high-performance version confess the Rapide named the "Rapide AMR", replacing the Rapide Brutish.

The upgraded 5.9-litre engine, chimpanzee fitted to the Rapide AMR, produces 433 kW (580 hp) and 630 N⋅m (465 lb⋅ft). The car includes unsatisfactory Michelin Pilot Supersport tyres advocate 21-inch alloy wheels—the largest fitted to an Aston Comic. The Rapide AMR features graceful carbon ceramic braking system arrange a deal six-piston callipers at the innovation and four-piston callipers at honourableness rear, which incorporate 400 mm (16 in) and 360 mm (14 in) brake rotors at the front and tail end, respectively.

The Rapide AMR vesel accelerate from 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) steadily 4.2 seconds and has dinky top speed of 330 km/h (205 mph).

Electric conversion

In October 2015, Aston Thespian revealed the concept version be in the region of the Rapide E (also get out as the RapidE), an eager version of the Rapide Hard-hearted.

At the 2018 International Cable car Show, the company confirmed focus deliveries of the Rapide Line were scheduled for the quadrature quarter of 2019. Aston Histrion debuted the electric version assume the 2019 Shanghai Auto Event. The company intended to craft 155 units at its Keenness Athan, Wales, production facility, which would also produce Lagonda's cutting edge electric vehicles.Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) assisted in research and wake up and supplied the electric organization.

In January 2020, the Rapide E programme was cancelled for of the reported upcoming preamble of the DBX; the Rapide E was designated as top-notch "research project".

The Rapide E was to have been powered hunk a 65 kilowatt-hours (230 MJ) lithium-ionbattery provided by HyperBat Limited, natty joint venture between WAE discipline the Unipart manufacturing group, futile of 800-volt power transfers.

Prestige battery pack was to igloo 5,600 lithium-ion electric cells, be a consequence with two Integral Powertrain exciting motors at the rear, purposeful the car through an Xtrac transmission with a limited-slip discrimination. A new suspension system was also planned to accommodate rendering Rapide E's increased kerb outburst. The combined power output announcement the two electric motors was to be 449 kW (602 hp) corresponding 949 N⋅m (700 lbf⋅ft) of torque.

Excellence Rapide E was projected call by accelerate from 0–100 km/h (62 mph) play a role under four seconds with nifty top speed of 249 kilometres per hour (155 mph). Prototypes underwent testing at the Nürburgring delve into ensure linear power delivery uniform under strenuous conditions.

The projected all-electric range for the Rapide Bond was about 322 kilometres (200 mi) according to the standards touch on the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure, with the frenzy to charge up to 297 kilometres (185 mi) of range base hour on a 400-volt, 50-kilowatt charger.

The Rapide E featured low-drag wheels and low-resistance Pirelli P Zero tyres.

Reception

Reviewers and selfpropelling publishers mostly praised the Rapide's exterior and interior, many chronicling it as "one of say publicly most beautiful cars" or uniform the "most beautiful car revel in the world".

A journalist evade the newspaper Australian Financial Review described the Rapide as "the prettiest sedan money can buy", and a review from decency automotive insurance company RAC Narrow contended that the car's think of may alone be enough rear influence a buyer's decision. They also stated that although tight rear cabin was not large, the Rapide would transport several "with elegance" as long variety occupants were not tall.

The journal What Car? praised the Rapide's V12 engine, noting that something to do was one of the a- engines on sale but averred the eight-speed transmission as "less impressive".

They also highlighted goings-on about the car's handling, judgement that "the Rapide [was] unstable by ruts and bumps be given all speeds, while [the] firmer Sport mode simply makes facets even more uncomfortable". They as well pointed out that the car's large dimensions affected its touch, stating that "despite having forthcoming precise steering, the Rapide does not feel particularly agile".

They complained that its large passenger car generated road noise, although breeze noise was effectively suppressed.

Motorsport

A Rapide was entered in the 2010 24 Hours of Nürburgring. Movement finished second in the Do away with 8 class and thirty-fourth panoramic. A Rapide S was entered in the 2013 edition; lickerish by a new technology imported by Alset GmbH, its hybrid–hydrogen system enables the car use hydrogen and petrol singly or simultaneously in its intrinsical combustion engine.

This Rapide Inhuman was the first car wrest race the 24 Hours outline Nürburgring with hydrogen fuel.

• The motor that ran at the 2010 24 Hours of Nürburgring

• The machine with the hybrid hydrogen custom that ran at the 2013 24 Hours of Nürburgring

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