Rapide

With Rapide, Aston Martin set out to create the world’s most beautiful four-door sports car. Design work was undertaken at Aston Martin’s Design Studio, a bespoke creative workspace at the company headquarters in Gaydon,Warwickshire, UK. The result was Rapide Concept, revealed to the world at the Detroit Auto Show in 2006. The vision was then translated faithfully into the production Rapide. 

Rapide’s rear environment had been intelligently packaged to create a space where passengers feel a part of the driving experience with clear views to the front and sides. Comfort and support was supplied in the form of two hand trimmed individual seats and a personal face-level heating and air conditioning system. Aiding the practicalities of everyday use, the luggage compartment featured a movable bulkhead to permit access from the rear cabin while the rear seats folded flat at the touch of a button to create a flat loading space increasing the luggage compartment from 317 litres to 886 litres.