We have video of the new Aston Martin Rapide testing at MIRA and the Nurburgring and driving in the mountains of Italy. We finally got the launch proper of the DB9 derived Aston Martin Rapide at the Frankfurt Motor Show last month. Little changed from the Rapide Concept we saw what seems like a decade […]
Top Gear does Romania
The Top Gear Crew are out filming Series 14 in Romania on the stunning Transfagarasan Road in the Carpathian Mountains with a Ferrari, an Aston Martin and a Lamborghini. We won’t get the latest series of Top Gear (Series 14) on our screens until November, but the Top Gear Crew are out filming – in […]
Aston Martin V12 Vantage – US bound
Aston Martin has revealed the V12 Vantage will be sold in America; the Aston Martin Cygnet will go on sale in 2010 and the Rapide should sell 2,000 a year. It’s eight months since Aston Martin announced that they were turning the V8 Vantage in to the car it should always have been – by […]
Mansory Cyrus – the Carbon Fibre DB9 at Frankfurt
Mansory has revealed the Aston Martin DB9 carbon fibre clad Mansory Cyrus at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Mansory, in case you didn’t know, is a builder of customised cars. Not exactly a MK II Escort with a big wing and wheel arch extensions territory, Mansory takes the stuff of dreams and makes it more so. […]
Aston Martin Rapide Press Release
Rapide: Pure Aston Martin: The World’s Most Elegant Four-Door Sports Car * The most elegant four-door sports car in the world * Accommodates four adults in luxury and comfort * Benchmark levels of driver engagement and refinement * Spacious and functional creating a truly versatile Aston Martin sports car Gaydon, Warwickshire 15 September 2009. Aston […]
Aston Martin Rapide Frankfurt launch
Aston Martin has revealed the production ready version of the 470bhp Aston Martin Rapide. Finally – about 300 years since the Aston Martin Rapide was first shown as a concept – Aston Martin has launched the car at the Frankfurt Motor Show. But it is beautiful. Even though we’ve seen lots of it -including an […]
Lagonda working on an S-Class based Concept?
Lagonda are preparing a luxury saloon concept based on the Mercedes S Class, which may make an appearance at Frankfurt. Aston Martin are still intent on bringing back the Lagonda, despite the less than universal praise for the big SUV concept they showed at Geneva this year. And if the rumours are to be believed, […]
Aston Martin Rapide – the Video
There really are some big advantages of having been in the car news game for a long, long time. Cars UK is a relative newcomer compared in particular to people like Autocar, which is about as old as car magazines get. Which probably explains why Autocar editor Steve Cropley was lucky enough to find himself […]
1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 ‘Jarvis Torpedo’ at R.M. Auctions
When we went off to Salon Prive last month for a day of lobster, champagne and exotic cars, we did piece on the Salon Prive Classic Cars. And in amongst the Classic Cars was a 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 ‘Jarvis Torpedo’, which RM Auctions were displaying as a prelude to their ‘Automobiles of London’ Auction […]
Aston Martin Rapide interior shots surface
The Aston Martin Rapide has been on its way for what seems like forever. But finally, it’s almost here. The plan is to have the Rapide at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September and have the car on sale in early 2010. So it’s no real surprise, with the Aston Martin Rapide actually getting to […]