Aston Martin Rapide Priced at £139,950 in the U.K.

by Jeremy Korzeniewski (RSS feed)
Dec 4th 2009 at 7:01PM

Aston Martin Rapide – Click above for high-res image gallery

Aston Martin has finally hung a price tag on its first ever four door, the Rapide, in its home market of the U.K., and it doesn't come cheap. Starting at £139,950 (about $233,000, though that's not necessarily an indication of actual U.S. pricing), the Rapide costs nearly twice what Porsche asks for its base Panamera and over £40K more than even the impossibly quick Panamera Turbo. Though the cars weren't exactly designed as competitors, there's little doubt that the two four-passenger sloping-roof models will be compared by interested parties.

For that whopper of a price tag, buyers will be getting a largely handmade and finely-crafted automobile powered by a 470-horsepower V12 engine – for what it's worth, that's 30 horses less than the Panamera Turbo – and wrapped in typically attractive sheetmetal. We're not going to say it isn't worth its hefty sticker price, but you can bet we'd strap ourselves behind both four-door behemoths before signing any checks. Expect initial Rapide deliveries to begin in the spring of 2010.

Gallery: Aston Martin Rapide

[Source: Autocar]

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verdegrrl Dec 4th 2009 8:30PM

The Rapide will probably come with very few technical options other than paint and hides, while the Panamera turbo can be spec'd to just a whisker over $200K before adding custom paint and hides. So if pricing is correct for the Aston, then it's pretty close.

All of this only makes the Maserati Quattroporte look like a great deal in the mid $100 range. Granted, it doesn't have the latest bells and whistles, but it sounds great, drives divinely with limits higher than most drivers will explore, and still looks stunning.

sampashi Jan 24th 2010 4:37AM

You got to really be an Aston fan to own the Rapide. I think the Panamera is a much better engineered vehicle, at least that's my opinion. All in all this car is gorgeous.

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