Aston Martin Rapide
written by Goldmoney
at 09 March 2008
Aston Martin has announced that they will collaborate with its Austria based partner, Magna Steyr, to build the new 4-door Aston Martin Rapide sports car.
The Rapide will be built at Magna Steyr plant in Graz, Austria. The new Aston Martin Rapide is expected to go into production late 2009 with 2,000 units to be sold annually.
The Rapide will be built at Magna Steyr plant in Graz, Austria. The new Aston Martin Rapide is expected to go into production late 2009 with 2,000 units to be sold annually.
The reason why Aston Martin has to outsource the production of the Rapide is due to the plant in Gaydon has exceeded its production capacity with the production of other Aston Martin cars such as the DB9, DBS and V8 Vantage. Apart from that, Magna Steyr has the capability and experience in producing luxury cars such as models from Mercedes-Benz and also BMW.
There are no details yet about the Aston Martin Rapide but the concept car was first unveiled at the 2006 Detroit Motor Show which was powered by a 6.0-liter V12 engine producing 480 hp (358 kW).
