AUTOCARS COLECTION 2011

Aston Martin Rapide is the race-spec version sports saloon car, are preparing will from Compete in the Nurburgring 24-hour race on May 15-16, 2010. By improving performance and reducing car weight. With adding view safety modification and the removal of the interior trim to reduce weight and a retuned suspension. It will also run on slick tires designed for track use.

The race is intended for the final test on every sports car – it subjects the car to the toughest possible assessment under public scrutiny. The Aston Martin Rapide has the capability to carry four people in comfort but first and foremost it is a sports car and it will subject it to the same tests we would our other sports cars.

The Aston Martin Rapide racer will be driven by a team of engineers from the company’s Gaydon headquarters in Warwickshire. The Rapide will be joined at the Nurburgring race track by a V12 Vantage which in 2009 won its class and finished in 21st place overall in its racing debut.