| Vansquish |
01-25-2006 01:14 AM |
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Originally Posted by nthfinity
did you manage to get up close to the gold plated v12??
nice job getting up close 8)
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Unfortunately they didn't have the hood open, and I got ushered out pretty quickly after I talked to the Asian girl at the stand. Guess I better stick to talking to the guy near the entrance like I've done in past years.
At any rate, there's a little bit of news on the Rapide. It would seem that since the public's reaction has been so positive, there's a strong chance that the car will make it to production. If it does, it'll carry the 6.0L V12 of the DB9, but tuned up to about 480bhp and driving the rear wheels through a six-speed ZF auto. It weighs about 300lbs more than the DB9 does but in a straight line, hopefully the performance will be pretty close. The carbon-ceramic brakes and titanium LED headlights will not make production, and the aluminum fuel filler cap probably won't either. The hood vents, which are metallic louvres on the concept, will probably be mesh like the Vanquish/DB9/AMV8's. At any rate, watch this space...there's a good chance we'll see a CLS competitor sometime in the next 3 years. |
