Body style: Coupé (two-door)
Segment: Exotic
Production years: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Aston Martin had a long history of 4-doors sports cars, decades before the „4-door coupe” trend was on the market. In 2010, the British brand launched a true 4-door Granturismo vehicle. But it didn't stop there and, in 2013, a new version appeared: the Rapide S.
Despite the same displacement and the same bore and stroke, the Rapide S had a different engine than the Rapide. It was just one of the domains where the British car-manufacturer succeeded to change something, but not showing it.
On the outside, it takes an expert eye to distinguish a Rapide S from a Rapide. At a glance, those two vehicles were identical twins. On second sight, there are three exterior designs that could tell the difference. While the 2010 Rapide had a grille split in two parts, and one side was included in the bumper, the Rapide S adopted a single, big, aluminum grille. On the side, there were new 20” forged alloy wheels and in the back, on top of the trunk, an extended “duck-tail” was installed. Those were the “major” exterior changes for the Rapide S.
Inside, the changes were... non-existent. If the same colors and materials would have been chosen, there would have been no different. But the car-manufacturer decided to not change something that was already appreciated. The Rapide was more like a 4-door supercar than a 4-door coupe.
On the technical side, the Rapide S gained some power, some torque, and lost some seconds in the 0-100 kph (0-62 mph) sprint. It also gained better control of the adaptive suspension. On top of that, it showed clearly how a true 4-door Granturismo should be.
ENGINE SPECS - 6.0L V12 6AT (558 HP) | |
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Cylinders: | v12 |
Displacement: | 5935 cm3 |
Power: | 410 KW @ 6750 RPM 558 HP @ 6750 RPM 550 BHP @ 6750 RPM |
Torque: | 457 lb-ft @ 5500 RPM 620 Nm @ 5500 RPM |
Fuel System: | Direct Injection |
Fuel: | Gasoline |
PERFORMANCE SPECS | |
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Top Speed: | 190 mph (306 km/h) |
Acceleration 0-62 Mph (0-100 kph): | 4.9 s |
TRANSMISSION SPECS | |
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Drive Type: | Rear Wheel Drive |
Gearbox: | six-speed gearbox with electronic shift-by-wire control system |
BRAKES SPECS | |
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Front: | DUAL CAST DISCS, 398 MM DIAMETER WITH SIX-PISTON MONOBLOC CALIPERS |
Rear: | DUAL CAST DISCS, 360 MM DIAMETER WITH FOUR-PISTON MONOBLOC CALIPERS |
TIRES SPECS | |
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Tire Size: | Front: 245/35 ZR20; Rear: 295/30 ZR20 |
DIMENSIONS | |
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Length: | 197.6 in (5019 mm) |
Width: | 84.3 in (2141 mm) |
Height: | 53.1 in (1349 mm) |
Front/rear Track: | 62.6/63.5 in (1,590/1,613 mm) |
Wheelbase: | 117.7 in (2990 mm) |
WEIGHT SPECS | |
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Unladen Weight: | 4387 lbs (1990 kg) |
FUEL ECONOMY (NEDC) | |
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City: | 11 mpg US (21.4 L/100Km) |
Highway: | 23.3 mpg US (10.1 L/100Km) |
Combined: | 16.4 mpg US (14.3 L/100Km) |
CO2 Emissions: | 332 g/km |