Aston Martin Rapide S

Besides the power and performance, Aston Martin is very popular for its classy interior segment. Rapide S is lined with exciting and comfort features and proposes you the selection of best themes which complements your personality. Inside, the detailing are done in beige and leather so that it can match up with the whole concept of Rapide S. The entire interiors including the front and rear cabin has got levy of sophisticated features staring from dashboard, centre console to the luggage cabin. The seats, steering wheel and pedals are perfectly aligned at right places. The inside fabric is made available in leather with number of color combinations available for its occupants. The wide range of interior trims from which you can choose your favorite includes new Piano Ice Mocha finish, quilted leather patterns, Alcantra and duotone perforated leather. Embellished with the fine material, the rear compartment of Rapide S is as attractive as the front cabin. In addition, the power assisted steering wheel is of rack and pinion type, and speed-sensitive that can be tilted and acquire the perfect adjusted position as per your comfort.

Interior Comfort:

Comprising individually sculpted seats that provides ample support and can be extended via sliding and adjustment to comfortable sitting position in the Rapide S. The raised centre console serves multi functions; with built-in armrest and two cup holders to store drinks. Inside, both the front cabin occupants and rear seat passengers can set appropriate temperature in individual space through Zoned air conditioning system. The front and rear seats with rear screen are employed with heating feature to maintain optimal temperature. In addition, mini storage cabins are allocated within door pulls of each gate, dashboard and centre console. One can also observe little features like Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) displays, trip computer, remote-control central door locking and boot release, auto-dimming interior rear-view mirror and glass switches.

Interior Measurements:

Rapide S offers large flat luggage area that is enough to accommodate your everyday belongings without disturbing the rear seat passengers. However, if you want extraordinary space to travel long ways and touring, the rear seats can be folded to increase the normal luggage space. The boot space with all seats up measures 317 litres which is not too big but can be conveniently increased by folding the rear seats to a staggering 886 litres.

Stereo and Accessories:

For the ultimate 'fun' experience, you don't need to look further whether you are sitting at the back or in the front seat. Rapide S is equipped with very well advanced rear seat entertainment system featuring individual screens mounted in the back of the front seat head restraints which takes input via 6-disc in car DVD player. Also adding on to the convenience headphones and remote control function are provided with the rear entertainment system package. The Bang & Olufsen sound system with 1000 watts of amplification and 15 perfectly set speakers gives quality sound output of a theater experience inside the car. You can also set the desired sound level with the changing driving conditions through imperceptible equalization adjustment that works by determining the algorithm that utilize multiple vehicle sensors. Closed designed speaker cabinet reduces the sound to go out and gives you privacy so that you can enjoy the music on high frequencies. For navigation, 6.5" LCD screen with Hard Disc Drive (HDD) satellite navigation is provided. Further entertainment systems embedded inside includes DAB radio, AM/FM radio, A2DP Bluetooth audio, 3.5 mm auxiliary input socket, integrated Apple Ipod and iPhone connctor, USB connector with Waveform Audio Format (WAF), Windows Media Player (WMA) and MPEG (MP3) audio file compatibility.

Aston Martin's expertise of building beautiful and performance cars never bagged down in the last years. The launch of Aston Martin Rapide S grabbed attention of the people worldwide due to its stunning looks. It made its first appearance and got the 'wow' comments, even from the most stringent critics. The designers have worked precisely on each and every angle doing justice to all the profiles. Whether it is front or back, the weight is distributed in equal proportion to ensure that its speed doesn't gets affected. The bonnet structure is kept low stance with elongated and reduced top in a sliding coupe style to idolize the vehicle in sheer aerodynamics and offering the vehicle to cross the winds and lanes rapidly without any hindrance. The front fascia is embellished by large aluminum grille made in horizontal slat design showcasing the power of the car and making this Rapide S eye-catchy substance. The mirrors adds-on to the front sporty appearance of the vehicle. Also, bi-zoned small grille is present on the side front just between the front fender and side mirror adding on the special feature to this Aston Martin class. Now hoping up to the rear profile of the car, it is again designed to maintain aerodynamics complimenting the entire structure with the aerodynamic diffuser and swept flipped up tail-gate, just like the shark fin. You may wonder on this addition, like it or not, but it helps to keep your vehicle stable at higher speeds. Hence, after the detailed evolution of Rapide S, it has become the thrilling and exciting car range of Aston Martin.

Exterior Measurements:

Aston Martin Rapide is made in extruded aluminum bonded VH Body structure with composite body proportions comprising of overall length 5019 mm and height 1360 mm. The width excluding the mirrors is 1929 mm. Its elongated wheelbase measures to be 2989 mm.

Wheels:

The wheels fitted in Rapide S Takes the car to the next level. The wheels are designed in 20 inch and are painted in silver with neat finish. These wheels not just increase the aesthetic appeal of the vehicle but also ensures grip on high speeds with the road surface. The wheel size for this Aston Martin car is 20 inch with the tyre size 245/40 R20 in front and 295/35 R20 in rear.

The Rapide S can't really be considered in the list of economic cars. Still, it manages to take the fuel consumption of 19.5 l/100 km on urban driveways, 9.1 l/100 km in extra urban driveways and in combined cycle, it takes 12.9-litres of petrol to cover the distance of 100 kilometers. The CO2 emission count for this vehicle is 300 g/km.

Aston Martin Rapide S is faster, responsive and power boosted, all thanks to its combined technology with advanced engineering. The 6.0-litre AM29 V12 engine churns out high power of 552 bhp at 6650 rpm and maximum torque of 630 Nm at 5500 rpm. This is all due to the support of highly sophisticated Bosch engine management system and all new eight speed Touchtronic III automatic transmission. With this management system, Rapide S engine communicates with Touchtronic III transmission thousands times a second to promote engine efficiency and improve overall performance. The eight-speed Touchtronic III transmission enables you to shift gears in just 130 milliseconds for ultimate response. Additionally, all-new torque tube equipped inside helps in transferring maximum power from engine to the gearbox so as to increase the overall performance.

Power:

Under its hood the Rapide S is fitted with a gigantic 6.0-litre heart pumping with quad-cam V12 engine that delivers ultimate performancey. It manages to pump out 552 bhp power at 6650 rpm along with the maximum torque of 630 Nm at 5500 rpm. This is all due to the support of highly sophisticated Bosch engine management system and all new eight speed Touchtronic III automatic transmission. Piloted with such new systems, the engine becomes more responsive and cleaner than ever before.

Acceleration & Pickup:

This powerful Aston Martin delivers unprecedented performance figures with the top speed of 327 km/hr. It can breach the speed mark of 100 km from halt in just 4.4 seconds which is 18 times increased figure than the first generation Aston Martin Rapide. The overall speed ratio determined by engineers for this car is labeled as 2.7 3:1 and is just not possible to reach the exciting figure without the eight-speed gearbox.

Braking and Handling:

A revised braking system is fitted in the car for higher performance and better braking with front disc brakes of size 400 mm with six-piston calipers and rear dual-cast disc brakes of size 360 mm with four-piston calipers. Talking about suspension; front axle is outfitted with independent double wishbones incorporating anti-dive geometry, coil springs, anti-roll bar and monotube adaptive dampers. While, the rear axle comes with independent double wishbones with anti-squat and anti-lift geometry, coil springs, anti-roll bar and monotube adaptive dampers. For effortless driving, just like another luxury car, you will enjoy the 3-stage Adaptive Damping System (ADS) with Normal, Sport and Track modes. Other braking and handling features that will assist you throughout rides with Rapide S includes Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), 3-stage Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), Emergency Brake Assist (EBA), Traction Control (TC), Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA), Positive Torque Control (PTC) and Electronic Park Brake (EPB).

Safety and Security:

With the leading technology, more power and performance, comprehensive range of safety features are also as important as other features. For passive safety, the car's basic structure is compact-made in aluminium that up to a certain limit manages the car while collisions. The seat belt engineering includes dual pre-tensioning and load limiting technology for all its occupants. In addition, eight air bags are provided including dual-stage driver and front passenger frontal airbags, front occupant side airbags and head protection airbags for front and rear occupants. A Tire Pressuring Monitoring System (TPMS) is provided to keep check on air pressure inside the tires and giving information to the driver via a gauge with a low-pressure warning light. Other standard features equipped are alarm and immobilizer, cruise control and trip computer and others.