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Aston Martin Rapide Lives Up To Its Name, Does 173 MPH On The Autobahn – Motor1
The V12-powered Aston Martin Rapide headed to an unrestricted section of Germany’s glorious Autobahn for a top speed run. It maxed out at 278 km/h.
Aston Martins attempt to take on the Porsche Panamera never lived up to the expectations the high-ranked officials from Gaydon had from the V12 luxobarge. The fullsize five-door model also had to face the Mercedes CLS 63 before the boys and girls from Affalterbach replaced it with the more intense AMG GT 63 4-Door Coupe.
Bad fuel economy, cramped seats, extremely high sticker price, poor ergonomics, and other issues plagued the Rapide. The combustion-engined model was supposed to be replaced by…
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