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01-24-2006, 08:33 PM
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NAIAS 2006 Vansquish's pics
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me-- "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't. Sometimes I feel like the moon is made of cheese"
my Hindibonics-speaking Indian roommate--"Dawgs, do you have any idea how much bacteria that would take?"
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01-24-2006, 08:57 PM
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did you manage to get up close to the gold plated v12??
nice job getting up close 8)
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01-24-2006, 09:50 PM
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An Aston Martin combines three important elements: power, beauty and soul. Aston Martins are truly special - they always have been and always will be.
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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.
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me-- "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't. Sometimes I feel like the moon is made of cheese"
my Hindibonics-speaking Indian roommate--"Dawgs, do you have any idea how much bacteria that would take?"
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01-25-2006, 06:36 AM
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No need to merge with the other topic, and thanks for this AM coverage 
Did you visit the other stands too or AM was enough for you? 
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01-25-2006, 09:36 AM
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I visited the others as well, but AM was the only one to which I got full access. I'll post some more pics later today.
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me-- "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't. Sometimes I feel like the moon is made of cheese"
my Hindibonics-speaking Indian roommate--"Dawgs, do you have any idea how much bacteria that would take?"
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01-25-2006, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Vansquish
I visited the others as well, but AM was the only one to which I got full access. I'll post some more pics later today.
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ferrari was the only one i got full access to last year... this year i didn't actually try to get in... as most of the photos i got were enough...
somehting about the Rapide concept i love... but doubt we'll see on the production version... the doors.. they open at a slight angle, and i think it looks great like that
lol, the gold engine
look at the top left corner of the picture
http://img43.imageshack.us/my.php?im...nrapidb1no.jpg
i think most people didn't even notice it there... and it looks awsome! too bad they put it so far out of the way 
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