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03-20-2013, 09:42 AM
Filed under: Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Aston Martin (http://www.autoblog.com/category/aston-martin/), First Drives (http://www.autoblog.com/category/driving/)
Fresh Styling, More Power And New Confidence
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Three years ago, almost to the day, we slid behind the wheel of the all-new Aston Martin Rapide (http://www.autoblog.com/aston+martin/rapide/) for the very first time.
After unabashedly calling it "the world's best-looking four-door sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/18/2010-aston-martin-rapide-first-drive/)" - a statement that is as accurate today as it was in 2010 - we piloted the Aston Martin (http://www.autoblog.com/aston+martin/) on a meandering route from Miami to our final destination in Palm Beach.
Our conclusion, at the end of a very long day, was that British automaker had built a peerless sedan cleverly disguised as a coupe, and it offered more accommodation and utility than anything else in the automaker's two-door lineup. With that as its primary mission objective, it excelled. However, in terms of overall performance, our realization was that it fell short.
Enter the Aston Martin Rapide S, a thoroughly refreshed sedan that appears, at first glance, to have addressed our very frustrated concern.Continue reading 2014 Aston Martin Rapide S [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/20/2014-aston-martin-rapide-s-first-drive-review-video/)
2014 Aston Martin Rapide S [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/20/2014-aston-martin-rapide-s-first-drive-review-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Fresh Styling, More Power And New Confidence
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Three years ago, almost to the day, we slid behind the wheel of the all-new Aston Martin Rapide (http://www.autoblog.com/aston+martin/rapide/) for the very first time.
After unabashedly calling it "the world's best-looking four-door sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/18/2010-aston-martin-rapide-first-drive/)" - a statement that is as accurate today as it was in 2010 - we piloted the Aston Martin (http://www.autoblog.com/aston+martin/) on a meandering route from Miami to our final destination in Palm Beach.
Our conclusion, at the end of a very long day, was that British automaker had built a peerless sedan cleverly disguised as a coupe, and it offered more accommodation and utility than anything else in the automaker's two-door lineup. With that as its primary mission objective, it excelled. However, in terms of overall performance, our realization was that it fell short.
Enter the Aston Martin Rapide S, a thoroughly refreshed sedan that appears, at first glance, to have addressed our very frustrated concern.Continue reading 2014 Aston Martin Rapide S [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/20/2014-aston-martin-rapide-s-first-drive-review-video/)
2014 Aston Martin Rapide S [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/20/2014-aston-martin-rapide-s-first-drive-review-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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