And now for something completely different - well quite unexpected anyway. If you have a good knowledge of the Aston Martin marque, you will be aware that almost all models have just two doors. The number of 4 door Aston Martins (and I don't mean Lagonda's) can be counted on just one hand. Well on Monday the 9th of January 2006 at the Detroit Motor Show, Aston Martin stunned the automotive world by unveiling an unbelievably elegant 4 (well 5 door hatch) concept called the Rapide, a name last used on the DB4 based Lagonda Rapide in the early 1960's.The Rapide has come about because of the flexibility of the Aston Martin VH architecture. The VH platform is made up of extruded aluminium, it is both light and strong but has a very neat trick as it can be modified in both length and width. Thus it is used as the basis of everything from the V8 Vantage, through the DBR9 and onto the Rapide.
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