Aston Martin Rapide experience the feeling to sit by

Mr.Bond is a good car care never knew the guy, although the process varies, but he always had an outcome similar to the Aston Martin. David Beckham also has an Aston Martin, it was charming lines DB7, soon, he will have a value in excess of $ 2 million One-77. Beijing newsroom downstairs often see a DB9, I do not know what belongs to whom. Of course, this is not important, as an Aston Martin, Lamborghini, it is not as extreme, no Ferrari is so flirtatious.
Take Flight Air China CA937 from Beijing, after 11 hours of flight arrival Faro Airport. This is almost a month of my second time to England, but became a destination for Birmingham. As the UK's largest industrial city in its heyday, the UK exports more than 25% of the production here. Meanwhile, here brings together representatives of the British automobile industry. Including Aston Martin, including, we are familiar with Land Rover, Jaguar also produced here. From the Walton Hall Hotel to Warwickshire Jiadun (Gaydon) Aston Martin headquarters about a half hour drive, we proceed in the light rain in the road on both sides of the ranch foes have been shrouded in rain and fog, which is typical of British weather, cold, wet, but you can think of the pastoral life of idleness and comfort, a cup of hot tea, a sofa is sufficient, without regard to the wind and rain outside the window.
Aston Martin and Bugatti's experience is somewhat similar, but the traditional British home depot but much more fortunate than the latter. Early years, the Aston Martin racing the same obsession, after decades of ups and downs, finally found the right direction. Newly built factory looks more like a Jiadui luxurious private club, but it is an entirely different story inside. Through the office is a busy production line, where you can see an Aston Martin, the whole process of birth. From hand-stitched leather components to body painting, assembly, finished vehicle testing, seems busy, but each step in an orderly manner. From the body color, interior trim materials and even colors to carpets and leather stitched seam color, etc., each user can be different according to their own preferences to customize a unique production Aston Martin. With other luxury brands like Aston Martin, pay attention to every product detail, simply V8 VANTAGE models body painting process will be spent over two hundred hours, and DB9, DBS model will have more time spent long.
Aston Martin's design center and Jiadun factory fused, but in a relatively independent region. Here, the design director Marek Reichman told us about the One-77 from the design sketch to the 1:1 model of the entire development process, who once worked at Land Rover, BMW and Ford's dear friend Rapide model is also the designer. And just at the Frankfurt Motor Show this four-door Aston Martin is Reichma described as a natural elegance of the "long-distance sports car," It provides an environment stressed motorists, but also for its elegance and comfort of passengers internal, which is the main purpose of our trip.
We are lucky enough to become the first Asian media got into the house Rapide, Prior to this, the details of its interior only photographer digital imaging. It has four separate seats and a spacious luggage compartment can be expanded space, the interior part of many similar elements and DB9 models. The car is based on the DB9 platform to build models, it has a longer wheelbase and a more spacious interior, "Now, no matter how the user's way of life requirements, there is a suitable for all types of Aston sports car customers? Martin, "Aston? Martin CEO Dr Ulrich Bez, said," Rapide is our most versatile products for the driver and passengers are bringing a new luxurious and elegant Standard. "
Rapide models with the same power system with the DB9, 477-horsepower naturally aspirated V12 engine for this four-door sports car to provide a strong driving force, it can at 5.3 seconds to accelerate from standstill to 100 km / hour. I almost sat down on its driver's seat, but this car is just an engineering prototype Rapide, it was a panoramic glass roof is still covered in black Alcantara material, and even within some of the noise process is not complete, so We can only the identity of passengers to experience this car Aston? Martin. Project director Simon Barnes put it in the open country roads to 150 km / hour speed, but still showed DB9 Rapide general robustness and calm. Now, in addition to Rolls-Royce and Bentley, the super-rich have an additional choice, although the time to market for new cars have to wait until early 2010, but I think some people have it ready for the check. The Rapide has also been high hopes that it might become the Aston? Martin towards the peak of the cornerstone.
Rapide models from the 1960s Aston? Martin? Lagonda brand. From 1961 to 1964, this based on Aston? Martin DB4 GT models of luxury four-door sports car produced a total of 55, one of the 48 save now. The car also uses lightweight aluminum body, equipped with 4.0 liters of inline six-cylinder engine. It uses dual-disc braking system piping and three-speed automatic transmission. The Rapide also produce according to orders, although the price is only £ 4,950, but in that year is extremely expensive. The new Aston? Martin Rapide model plant capacity due Jiadui approaching saturation, at Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria plant, currently planned annual output of 2000 or more.