Aston Martin Rapide S explained

This morning we were already acquainted with one another British noble lord, the Bentley Mulsanne, now we can welcome the second noble Englishman: the Aston Martin Rapide S!

That the Aston Martin Rapide S in the pipeline was, there was really no escape. We have camouflaged S's already regularly pass by tears, but now Aston Martin Rapide-with-just-that-little-extra officially explained.

The suffix 'S' stands for years guarantee for just a little extra power and rigor. The luxury four-door coupe gets a power upgrade up to 81 hp.

Equine
The total number of horses that the 6.0-liter V12 now to the rear wheels comes out at 558 pieces. The torque rises by 20 Nm to 620 newton meters. With its extra muscle is the sprint to 100 km / h in 4.9 seconds behind, 0.3 seconds faster than the standard Rapide.

The colossus sprint by the counter 304 km / h indicates. Although for a car like this hardly is important, it is equally noteworthy: the increase in power is because along with a decrease in CO2 emissions: it decreases from 355 to 332 g / km.

Gaping maw
The outside, we see a large gaping maw at the front. The bonnet, bumpers and grilles are a number of slightly different designs for a more aggressive appearance.

At the back we see a small spoiler on the ass for some more downforce. For a surcharge, the Carbon Pack to get that the Rapide is equipped with some carbon fiber parts as a diffuser, front splitter and side mirror caps.

The magical "S" on the back should not stand as the handling would not tightened. That is why the Aston Martin Rapide S the Adaptive Damping System. This is the device in the modes Normal, Sport and Track turn, where sports just a tad harder and Track really is tough as nails.

Next month, the first copies of the tape reels. What the caparisoned Rapide will cost is not yet known.