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Rapide S - Technical

Engineered as a sports car, featuring our advanced V12 engine technology and flexible engineering architecture, Rapide S is the most powerful four-door Aston Martin ever produced.

Rapide S - Technical

Specification

  • Four-door sports car with four seats
  • Extruded bonded aluminum VH body structure
  • Aluminum, magnesium alloy and composite body
  • Extruded aluminum door side-impact beams
  • Single bi-xenon headlights with integrated LED side lights and direction indicators
  • LED rear lamps and side repeaters

  • All-alloy, quad overhead camshaft 48 valve 5,935cc V12
  • Front mid-mounted engine, rear-wheel drive
  • Fully catalyzed stainless steel exhaust system with active bypass valves
  • Compression ratio 11:0:1
  • Fuel consumption Liters/100 km (mpg)
    – Urban 19.5 (14.5) 
    – Extra urban 9.1 (31.0)
    – Combined 12.9 (21.9)
  • North America Gas Mileage
    – City 14 US mpg
    – Highway 22 US mpg
    – Combined 17 US mpg
  • CO2 emissions
    – 300 g/km

  • Rear mid-mounted ‘Touchtronic III’ eight-speed gearbox with electronic shift-by-wire control system
  • Alloy torque tube with carbon fibre propeller shaft
  • Limited-slip differential
  • Final drive ratio 2.73:1
  • Launch Control

  • 20-inch Multi-spoke silver painted alloy wheels
  • Front wheel: 8.5J x 20-inch
  • Front tyre: Bridgestone S0001 245/40 ZR20
  • Rear wheel: 11J x 20-inch
  • Rear tyre: Bridgestone S0001 295/35 ZR20

  • Rack and pinion, servotronic speed-sensitive power-assisted steering, 3.0 turns lock-to-lock
  • Column tilt and reach adjustment

  • Single mode Adaptive Damping System (ADS) 
  • Front: Independent double wishbone, coil springs, anti-roll bar and adaptive dampers
  • Rear independent double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar and adaptive dampers

  • Front: dual cast discs, 398mm diameter with six-piston calipers
  • Rear: dual cast discs, 360mm diameter with four-piston calipers
  • Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) with Track mode
  • Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
  • Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD)
  • Emergency Brake Assist (EBA)
  • Traction Control (TC)
  • Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA)
  • Positive Torque Control (PTC)
  • Electronic Park Brake (EPB)

  • Length: 197.64 in
  • Width: 84.25 in
  • Height: 53.15 in
  • Wheelbase: 117.68 in
  • Fuel tank capacity: 23.9 gal
  • Weight: 4387 lbs
  • Weight Distribution 51%/49% (Front/Rear)

  • Enhanced grain leather interior
  • Piano Black fascia trim
  • Glass switches
  • Electrically operated front seats
  • Memory seats & exterior mirrors (three positions)
  • Dual-stage driver/front passenger front airbags
  • Heated front seats and rear seats
  • Heated rear screen
  • Automatic temperature control
  • Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) displays
  • Trip computer
  • Cruise control
  • Bluetooth® telephone preparation
  • Front and rear parking sensors
  • Tyre pressure monitoring system
  • Alarm and immobiliser
  • Remote-control central door locking and boot release
  • Tracking device (UK only)
  • LED map-reading lights
  • Bang & Olufsen BeoSound audio system with ICEpower® technology
  • Hard Disk Drive (HDD) satellite navigation
  • 6.5” LCD Screen
  • DAB radio
  • AM/FM radio
  • Integrated Apple iPod® and iPhone® connector (requires Apple-supplied Lightning adaptor for iPhone 5 compatibility)
  • USB Connector with Waveform Audio Format (WAF), Windows Media Audio (WMA) and MPEG (MP3) audio file compatibility
  • A2DP Bluetooth® audio
  • 3.5 mm auxiliary input socket
  • Infotainment system (AMi III)

  •  Alternative brake caliper finish – grey, black, red, silver or yellow
  • 10-spoke forged alloy wheels silver painted with diamond-turned finish
  • 10-spoke forged alloy wheels gloss Black painted with diamond-turned finish
  • 10-spoke directional forged alloy wheels graphite painted with diamond-turned finish
  • 10-spoke directional forged alloy wheels satin Champagne painted with diamond-turned finish
  • Magnum Silver rear lamp infills
  • Delete Protective film
  • Carbon Exterior Pack
  • Alternative facia trim finishes: Mahogany, Walnut, Carbon Fibre Twill, Satin Cuprum Carbon Fibre, Piano Ice Mocha, Iridium
  • Piano Black Trim Pack
  • Ice Mocha Trim Pack
  • Matching wood or carbon fibre door trim
  • Perforated leather door inserts
  • Headrest embroidery – Aston Martin Wings or Rapide S logo
  • Personalised sill plaques
  • Semi-aniline leather
  • Black and red perforated duotone leather
  • Colour-keyed steering wheel
  • Embroidered Rapide S seat logo
  • Twin-screen rear-seat entertainment system with six-disc DVD player, auxiliary input, wireless headphones and remote control
  • Auto-dimming interior rear-view mirror   
  • Auto-dimming interior rear-view mirror with garage door opener (USA and Canada only)
  • Alarm upgrade (volumetric and tilt sensor)
  • Ventilated front and rear seats
  • Smoker’s pack (ashtray and cigar lighter)
  • Second glass key
  • Aston Martin tracking by Cobra
  • First-aid kit
  • Boot-mounted umbrella
  • Duotone Pack
  • Exterior Styling Pack
  • Interior Black Pack
  • Luxury Pack

Performance

Torque lb-ft
Power HP
Seconds 0 to 62 mph

465

Torque lb-ft

560

Power PS

4.2

Seconds 0 to 62 mph

COOL DELIVERY, SEARING PACE

The heart of the Rapide S is a cultured quad-cam 6.0-liter V12. The marriage of sumptuous accessibility with supreme ultimate performance perfectly represents the dual personality of Rapide S. Producing a scintillating 560 horsepower, and 465 lb-ft of torque, the V12 is eminently accessible and capable of soaring performance.

TWELVE TO THE POWER OF EIGHT

Rapide S has been transformed by the highly advanced, eight-speed Touchtronic III automatic gearbox. Like the car, Touchtronic III has a comprehensive skill set – capable of shifting gears in as quick as 130 milliseconds for ultimate response, but simultaneously improving refinement and economy. Eight ratios ensure that the 6.0-liter V12’s innate qualities are fully realized. Shorter, lower ratios improve acceleration while the relaxed gait of ratios 7 and 8 reduces revs for near-silent cruising capability.

BEAUTY THAT IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP

The Rapide S shares the same advanced bonded aluminum construction and potent powertrain as our latest generation GT and Super GT models. It provides the ideal platform on which to create the most sporting four-seater in our history with a lower center of gravity and increased structural rigidity.

MATURE PERFORMANCE TO SUIT EVERY JOURNEY

It is not just the outright pace of the Rapide S that makes it so impressive, but the way it is deployed. Developed to fully exploit and perfectly complement the tremendous reserves of accessible performance, the Rapide S advanced suspension and braking systems are paragons of control, power and precision. 

NATURAL ATHLETICISM AND PERFECT BALANCE

Positioning the 6.0-liter V12 engine behind the centerline of the front wheels and mounting the eight-speed Touchtronic III transaxle at the rear concentrates the major masses within the wheelbase of Rapide S and achieves a near-perfect weight distribution. This has the twin benefits of optimizing agility and delivering consistent, confidence-inspiring handling on all roads and in all weather conditions.

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