The Aston Martin Rapide is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body designed by Marek Reichman.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.9 litre, double overhead camshaft 60 degree V 12 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 470 bhp (477 PS/350 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 600 N·m (443 lb·ft/61.2 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
A 6 speed automatic 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 1950 kg.
The Aston Martin Rapide is claimed to manage a top speed of 303 km/h or 188 mph, official fuel consumption is 22.6/10.4/14.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 355.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Marek Reichman | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2989 mm | 117.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1589 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1613 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Length | 5019 mm | 197.6 inches | |
| Width | 1929 mm | 75.9 inches | |
| Height | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1950 kg | 4299 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90.5 litres | 19.9 [23.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Aston Martin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.9 litre 5935 cc (362.176 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 79.5 mm
3.5 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 477 PS (470 bhp) (350 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 600 Nm (443 ft·lb) (61.2 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 59.1 kW/litre 80.3 ps/litre 79.2 bhp/litre 1.3 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
101.1 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1270.4 kPa (184.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.58 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 303 km/h (188 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 244.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 179.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 241.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.56 kg/kW 9.29 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22.6/10.4/14.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 22.6/10.4/14.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.4/9.6/6.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 12.5/27.2/19.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 10.4/22.6/15.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 355.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Bridgestone Potenza 245/40 R 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | Bridgestone Potenza 295/35 R 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 390 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 205700 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 58.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Aston Martin Rapide added 2009-09-25. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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