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First Drive: 2010 Aston Martin Rapide is always ready for its close-up
Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Aston Martin, First Drive, Luxury 
2010 Aston Martin Rapide - Click above for high-res image gallery
The world's best-looking four-door sedan beckoned us from Miami. Enticed, we boarded a jet and paid the 2010 Aston Martin Rapide a visit. Our task was to shuttle Aston Martin's first four-sedan up the coast to Palm Beach - someone had to do it. Of course, we took the circuitous route and spent the day blissfully putting her through the paces as we leisurely motored our way north.
Why did the British automaker design a sedan - and what is hiding under its skin? What is it like to drive? How are those rear-seat accommodations? Most importantly, how does the Rapide measure up to the Porsche Panamera and Maserati Quattroporte? The answers and more after the jump...
Photos by Michael Harley / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.Continue reading First Drive: 2010 Aston Martin Rapide is always ready for its close-up First Drive: 2010 Aston Martin Rapide is always ready for its close-up originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments | Aston Martin shows off the racier side of the Cygnet
Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Hatchback, Aston Martin, Design/Style 
Aston Martin Cygnet in Gulf Livery - Click above to enlarge
Aston Martin is an automaker with a history that's indelibly linked with racing... not to mention beautiful styling, attractive colors and, um, James Bond. But the British automaker has more recently signaled its intent to be known for offering a lavishly equipped fuel efficient city car that focus solely on transportation duties and not 0 to 60 times or top speeds.
Mostly. A quick run through the automaker's website shows that its not willing to let the Cygnet degrade its performance and racing image entirely. To wit, the little urban commuter is pictured in a number of scenarios that don't exactly scream "efficient transportation." For instance, there's an orange-helmeted Stig lookalike posing with the Aston in one scene.
Note too that the Cygnet can be customized with three different racing-derived paint schemes, two of which focus on the classic British Racing Green of Aston Martin's current racers and a third that shows the Cygnet painted up in iconic Gulf livery. Feel free to check it out for yourself at AstonMartin.com.
[Source: Aston Martin]Aston Martin shows off the racier side of the Cygnet originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments | Coming to a City Near You: Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black Edition
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Aston Martin, Luxury 
Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black Edition - Click above for high-res image gallery
If you've been waiting patiently - even not so patiently - to get your hands on the new Carbon Black edition of the Aston Martin DBS, you'll still have to wait until the summer to take delivery. Oh, and a trunk full of hundred-dollar bills. But if all you want is to catch a glimpse, we've got good news for you. Because no matter where you are in the continental United States, chances are there's a DBS Carbon coming to a city near you.
In a special demonstration organized by Aston's exclusive audio partner Bang & Olufsen - which furnishes the 13-speaker, 1000-watt sound system in the DBS - a pair of the special Carbon Black editions will be touring America. Along their route, they'll be hitting New York, Washington, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco and LA. So unless you live in Oregon, you're covered.
If you do swing by a local Aston dealer when the Carbon Black editions are in town, you'll see a pair of DBS coupes with a special-process black flick paint and an interior with carbon-Kevlar seats covered in black leather with silver stitching, along with special wheels and badging.
[Source: Inside Line]Coming to a City Near You: Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black Edition originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments |
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