{"id":501590,"date":"2010-04-01T16:30:06","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T20:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/?p=42230"},"modified":"2010-04-01T16:30:06","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T20:30:06","slug":"nyias-aston-martin-rapide-elegance-defined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/501590","title":{"rendered":"NYIAS: Aston Martin Rapide: Elegance Defined"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/aston-martin-rapide-elegance-defined\/img_1448\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42244\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1448.jpg\" alt=\"Aston Martin Rapide\" title=\"IMG_1448\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42244\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aston Martin&#8217;s are just sexy cars and aside from a little stint of ugly in the 1980s, they&#8217;ve set the standard of what an executive coupe should be. They&#8217;re automotive tuxedos that exude confidence and have an aura about them that states: &#8220;I&#8217;ve made it&#8230;&#8221;. I love these cars and if I had the means I&#8217;d pick one up in a heartbeat. They also, to me anyway, represent themselves as somewhat of an executive hot rod, which is probably why James Bond drives one. <\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-42230\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/aston-martin-rapide-elegance-defined\/img_1449\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42245\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1449.jpg\" alt=\"Aston Martin Rapide\" title=\"IMG_1449\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42245\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When rumors started swirling about that Aston Martin was going to design a 4-door coupe, I immediately started having nightmares reminiscent of the ones I had when I first saw the Porsche Panamera. I pictured a big, ugly, slab sided abortion that was going to ruin the brand &#8211; thankfully, I couldn&#8217;t have been more wrong. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/aston-martin-rapide-elegance-defined\/img_1445\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42243\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1445.jpg\" alt=\"Aston Martin Rapide\" title=\"IMG_1445\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42243\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Rapide is Aston&#8217;s new 4-door coupe and God damn if it isn&#8217;t one of the most beautiful cars at this show. The Rapide is as elegant as it is muscular, and by omitting the use of a separation pillar between the front and rear windows the Rapide gives the impression that it is a true coupe and not a 4-door. The front end has taken ques from the stellar DB9, with the rear emulating the Vanquish. This car is a big gamble for Aston Martin as it&#8217;s their first delve into the 4-door market since their ill-fated Lagonda from back in the 1980&#8217;s. Honestly though, if this car goes as well as it looks then they&#8217;ll have hit the jackpot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/1KlSs5OSb5EijvGEygmqTib2XrQ\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/1KlSs5OSb5EijvGEygmqTib2XrQ\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/1KlSs5OSb5EijvGEygmqTib2XrQ\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/1KlSs5OSb5EijvGEygmqTib2XrQ\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Martin&#8217;s are just sexy cars and aside from a little stint of ugly in the 1980s, they&#8217;ve set the standard of what an executive coupe should be. They&#8217;re automotive tuxedos that exude confidence and have an aura about them that states: &#8220;I&#8217;ve made it&#8230;&#8221;. 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