Supercars of Hong Kong. Aston Martin Rapide Shiny Copper and Black !

This car looks amazing. Most likely it is not painet but wrapped. It was parked in front of the Mandarin Oriental Landmark Hotel.


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You can see this car in motion at the beginning of this video.


The Rapide is powered by a 5,935 cc V12 engine, initially producing producing 470 hp. It is rear-wheel drive and has a six-speed Touchtronic automatic.

The Rapide can reach a top speed of 303 km/h, and accelerate 0-100 km/h in 5.3 seconds.

As part of the 2014 facelift and revisions to the Rapide, the V12 engine is upgraded to now produce 550 bhp. Performance improvements include a top speed of 306 km/h and acceleration 0-100 km/h reduced to 4.9 seconds. CO2 emissions are cut by 23g/km to 332g/km.

The Rapide S received further revisions in 2015, with a new 8-speed automatic transmission, a small power increase to 552 bhp, and acceleration 0-100 km/h now 4.4 seconds. And a new top speed of 327 km/h.


The Rapide name is a reference to the Lagonda Rapide, a saloon car produced by Lagonda, now part of Aston Martin. The new Rapide is the company's first 4-door saloon since the Aston Martin Lagonda was discontinued in 1989. It is based on the Aston Martin DB9 and shares the same VH platform




Location: Central, Hong Kong

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