The electric Aston Martin Rapied E – Aston’s first electric car – gets its dynamic debut in Monaco ahead of the Formula E Monaco ePrix. After a four years of promises, Aston Martin finally revealed a production version of the Rapide E electric saloon in April, although its spec fell quite a way short of […]
Aston Martin Rapide E arrives as Aston’s FIRST electric car – but it’s a bit underwhelming
The Aston Martin Rapide E makes its debut in production guise at the Shanghai Motor Show, delivering 602bhp and over 200 miles of range. Four years ago Andy Palmer, Aston Martin boss, confirmed that AML were working on their first electric car, that it would be an electric RapidE (that’s Rapide with a big E […]
Is James Bond going ‘GREEN’ with an electric Aston Martin Rapide E?
It’s reported that the next Bond film – code named ‘Shatterhand’ – will see Daniel Craig’s James Bond driving an electric Aston Martin Rapide E. Although James Bond has become firmly linked with Aston Martin, it wasn’t always so; Bond drove a Bentley in the Ian Fleming novels, and Aston Martin got the gig when […]
Aston Martin Rapide AMR joins the DB11 AMR in Aston’s line-up
The Aston Martin Rapide AMR arrives with 595bhp from its naturally aspirated V12 and track-inspired makeover. Costs from £194,950. The Aston Martin DB11 AMR arrived last month as a more hardcore, range-topping take on the V12 DB11, and now it’s the turn of the Rapide to get the AMR makeover with the arrival of the […]
Electric Aston Martin RapidE is OFFICIALLY going to arrive in 2019 with 4WD and 800bhp+
The electric Aston Martin RapidE four-door coupe saloon is officially going to arrive as a production model on 2019, with four-wheel drive and 800bhp plus. The electric Aston Martin RapidE has been on the way for quite a while, and we’d begun to think it was more about making ‘Green’ noise than any real intent. […]
800 bhp Electric Aston Martin RapidE nearly here – but will then get replaced by a Lagonda
The Aston Martin RapidE – an 800bhp version of the Rapide four-door saloon – will replace the current Rapide, only to be replaced by a new Lagonda saloon. It was back in 2015 that the Aston Martin RapidE Concept was revealed, a Rapide with a big ‘E’ at the end to let you know this […]
Electric Aston Martin Rapide to be built with £50 million from China Equity UPDATED
Aston Martin has already confirmed it is building an electric Rapide, and it looks like that will be achieved with the help of a £50 million from China Equity. UPDATE: Aston Martin caught up with the news on the new RapidE electric super saloon after we published the story. There is little to add to […]
Electric Aston Martin Rapide with 800bhp and 4WD on the way: OFFICIAL
New Aston Martin boss Andy Palmer has confirmed that AML are working on an all electric Rapide with four-wheel-drive and 800bhp. Expected by 2017. It looks like even Aston Martin are not immune from looking at ULEVs as a way of garnering new customers and, perhaps more importantly, allowing their low emissions to off-set the […]
Aston Martin Rapide Shooting Brake heading for production?
The Aston Martin Bertone Jet 2+2 could be heading for production as the Aston Martin Rapide Shooting Brake as AML seek a halo model for the Rapide. At the Geneva Motor Show in March, we saw the Bertone Jet 2+2 – essentially an Aston Martin Rapide Shooting Brake – designed by Bertone as a one-off […]
Aston Martin Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S race car revealed
Aston Martin has revealed their Rapide S with dual fuel enabling it to run on petrol or hydrogen. The hydrogen Rapide S will do an emissions free lap of the Nurburgring. The new Aston Martin Rapide S was revealed in January, and now Aston Martin are taking the Rapide S racing, but with a twist […]