Aston Martin Rapide

Bentleys and Roll Royces have never really agreed with me. Sure, the inside of the British alpha cars are a gorgeous and sumptuous indulgence, but the exteriors, the chrome, the stilted, old money looks; to me, it's just a whole lotta Grey Poupon.
Bring on the Aston Martin Rapide. Now here’s something worth all that money—not only is the Rapide an incredible driving machine, but an artform to boot. This is what all those greenbacks should bring you—true class wrapped within true vision. A car that might scream to others, “hey, I’m rich, but look at this thing, can you blame me?” If the Rolls is an arranged marriage, the Rapide is your twenty year old girlfriend.

Of the 2,000 units being built, the first will arrive stateside, not long after their official presentation at this year’s Geneva Auto Show.

Despite it’s sporty looks, the Rapide is roughly the size of a Mercedes Benz S class. Offered will be two engines, a 500 hp V-12 and a entry level V-8. Interestingly, this will be the first Aston Martin to be built outside the UK, thanks to a partnership with Magna Steyr of Austria. As more pictures and details become available, I will post. Maybe that’s because I always wanted to be James Bond—and now with this four door, I still can be/ and have room for the car seats in back.