Aston Martin Rapide (2009): first official image

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Nov 26, 2008 | 05:29 PM

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D2AUTO

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Originally Posted by alin2.5

Panamera<<<<<<<<Rapide

^what he said!!!

lol

Nov 27, 2008 | 05:25 PM

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Alzilla

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Looks great, but I like the front end on the older concept more.

Nov 27, 2008 | 06:03 PM

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Those headlights in the first image are MURDER! Wow, this car should be put in a museum.

Nov 27, 2008 | 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Craigger

I just cant get over the fact that it is practically a stretched DB9

Yep, with a vantage arse.

Love the look, but they could have made it slightly different from the DB9.

Dec 12, 2008 | 03:02 PM

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Jace

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love it.

Dec 12, 2008 | 04:06 PM

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Rapide is one car to sought after, its such a looker. I would love to drive it at night and just enjoy cruising around downtown with the windows down whilst listening to cafe del mar and hotel costes tracks.

Dec 12, 2008 | 10:39 PM

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Dec 13, 2008 | 09:43 PM

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Here are some more "zoom ins", or better said close ups, of that rear view: streetdrift.net: New Aston Martin Rapide renderings showing the rear

Total Panamera killer IMO (design-wise, at least regarding the rear portion)

Dec 13, 2008 | 10:59 PM

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Can we compare this to the panamera though, I mean they are different price points from what I've seen. I mean the 599 looks wayyyyyyy cooler than a TT but I mean at 3 times the price NO SHIT...

Dec 14, 2008 | 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by TTM0TION

Can we compare this to the panamera though, I mean they are different price points from what I've seen.

Good point.
Very true for the V6 and the V8 S-version and even the Turbo... However, a possible Carrera-GT-V10-powered Panamera (although unlikely they'll ever make one - but you can always hope

) would be a direct competitor, price wise... But then again IMO, the rumored $400k for the Rapide just seem a little too high, even though it'll get a really nice V12 powerplant

...