Could the Aston Martin Rapide Concept be the most beautiful four door ever? Sleeeeeeek and smoooooooth.
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Could the Aston Martin Rapide Concept be the most beautiful four door ever? Sleeeeeeek and smoooooooth.
NB
on 31 Oct 06Curious what you think about the VW Eos?
Justin
on 31 Oct 06Ha! Being a VW enthusiast, it makes me smile that seeing a car like the Aston Martin Rapide Concept (priceless) would make you think of a $30,000 underpowered convertable, but are you serious??
tom
on 31 Oct 06Pretty, but a little long. Reminds me of a beautiful woman who is just a little too tall to be perfect.
Joe Ruby
on 31 Oct 06Wow, the 37S guys’ tastes in cars just keep getting more and more expensive. They must be rolling in dough!
JF
on 31 Oct 06Wow, the 37S guys’ tastes in cars just keep getting more and more expensive. They must be rolling in dough!
Money is no object seeing that this car doesn’t even exist yet ;)
I’ve always been a fan of cars of all kinds. Cheap, expensive, whatever. They are amazing machines. And some of them are works of art with engines.
NB
on 31 Oct 06but are you serious?
Serious as a heart attack… but I wasn’t comparing the two, just curious about JF’s thoughts on the Eos.
Joe Ruby
on 31 Oct 06“I’ve always been a fan of cars of all kinds. Cheap, expensive, whatever. They are amazing machines. And some of them are works of art with engines.”
It is nice to see there are some techies who appreciate cars other than Priuses! ;P
Dave Simon
on 31 Oct 06Joe Ruby – is “Priuses” the proper pluralization of “Prius?” I would have gone for “Prii.”
erik
on 31 Oct 06Looks surprisingly like the Maserati Quattroporte. Maybe a little lower, especially in the trunk, but the hood, fenders and wheels look identical.
My former boss had one and it was definitely a beautiful machine.
Anonymous Coward
on 31 Oct 06well, at first look I thought it had a big ass. at second look I thought it looked OK, or at least the noticeable hump around the second set of doors didn’t bother me as much. at third look I found myself wondering why they were trying so hard to shove 4 doors onto a sports car with a hatchback, making it look so much like a sporty station wagon. successive views haven’t helped. I’m still wondering, why?
--Josh
on 31 Oct 06Something about it doesn’t work for me. It’s all too long, each section. I think the Maserati probably is more of a cohesive design.
Heh
on 31 Oct 06Almost looks like a Chrysler 300M with a nice wax job.
Kris Tuttle
on 31 Oct 06Looks quite a bit like the Maserati Coupe in a 4 door version.
Jonathan Underwood
on 31 Oct 06Not quite the same league as the Aston Martin but the Dodge Charger is a very nice looking four door.
I like how both cars hide the rear doors by styling the rear fenders in to them.
John Topley
on 31 Oct 06The Citroën DS is the most beautiful four day car ever. Personally, I favour the post-1967 variant, with the self-levelling and directional headlights.
Paul Livingstone
on 31 Oct 06I prefer the Aston Martin DB9 personally, it manages to look both modern and classic at the same time… and only £110,000 too, bargain.
Sarah
on 31 Oct 06Sort of looks like something elephantish sat on it.
I saw the most gorgeous old school mini driven down the street today. It rattled most becomingly and made delightful little put-put noises.
Rob Smith
on 31 Oct 06Try doing a quick google image search for “ford iosis” – a ford concept car and notice several ‘similarities’ between the new Rapide and it. (Aston being a Ford owned company)
Tamim
on 31 Oct 06Is it just Jason who loves hot cars at 37?
Great four door: Porsche Panamera. Weeeeeew
beached7
on 31 Oct 06Sorry if I’m being a troll, but I find the SvN Car posts some of the hardest to relate to. It seems to be too much style over substance. I’m guessing money isn’t really the point so how about some old, cheap cars too. Renault 5 anyone?
ajr
on 31 Oct 06I happen to agree that the car looks a bit too long. Now the V8 Vantage on the otherhand IS the most beautiful car in the world.
One thing I always admire about the expensive, handbuilt cars is the lack of seams you see in the sheet metal. That’s art in itself!
FredS
on 31 Oct 06If they could make that thing get more than 8/11mpg, I’d be more interested. It is beautiful though.
Bill P
on 31 Oct 06The Silver Mercedes Gullwing. I saw one of those at the Indy Motor Speedway Museum. Nothing else like it.
Ryan Heneise
on 31 Oct 06Wow, did you see what they keep in the boot? Screw the spare tire – we need vintage wine and a chess set.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/newsID/2060117.006/pageview/photo/photo/Mini4/country/ecf/astonmartin/aston-martin-rapide-concept
Alexandre Simard
on 31 Oct 06OK, I’m going to go out of character, and throw some flowers Audi’s way. The most beautiful 4-door ever is the C3 Audi 100. Released in 1982, this car set the blueprint for all sedans that followed. Even today’s Hyundai Sonata is nothing but a pale rip-off.
Icelander
on 31 Oct 06I’ve never known the 37s crew to be in favor of form over function.
brad
on 31 Oct 06Renault 5 anyone?
Hah! The first car I ever drove. Ugly, unreliable, and uncomfortable. It spent nearly as much time in the repair shop as it did on the road. The new Renaults are quite nice, though—I drove a small one (can’t remember which model) for a couple of weeks on my last trip to France and would have happily bought one for myself.
Anyway, the Aston Martin Rapide sure looks sleek, but smacks a bit too much of a muscle car for my tastes.
Benjy
on 31 Oct 06I’d say it’s definitely one of the top two 4-doors, along with the Maserati Quattroporte.
When I’m rolling in dough, it’ll be a tough call… screw it, I’ll just get one of each!
Dmitry Chestnykh
on 31 Oct 06Hmm… I don’t like it.
Nicole
on 31 Oct 06Something about the front end of this car really doesn’t work for me. Maybe like Sarah noted, it’s because something elephantish sat on it.
Ian Leckie
on 31 Oct 06Okay, I can kind of see the similarity to the Maserati, but this car looks nothing like a Chrysler 300.
Looking at the 3 of them together is almost like looking at an abbreviated evolution chart, with the apes on the bottom.
I’ve always thought the Maserati looked a little awkward. The Aston Martin takes the sleek, 4-door sport coupé look to a whole other level.
MartinE
on 31 Oct 06Saw one at a restaurant a few weeks ago and was struck by how completely different it was from any of the other cars nearby- it really stood out. The picture doesn’t do it justice.
Travis
on 31 Oct 06The quattroporte has that title IMO:
http://www.maserati.com/4p_05/eng/index.html
brad
on 31 Oct 06Saw one at a restaurant a few weeks ago and was struck by how completely different it was from any of the other cars nearby- it really stood out. The picture doesn’t do it justice.
Given that this is a concept car and hasn’t actually been manufactured yet, I find this one a bit hard to believe ;-)
Rasmus
on 31 Oct 06Just beautiful – but with insane car prizes in Denmark I’m lucky if I see one on the streets before 2050
Bryan C
on 31 Oct 06Ian, I believe that comment was referencing the Chrysler 300M, not the 300C you included in your composite. They’re very different cars. The 300C’s styling is deliberately massive and slabsided, the 300M is far more sleek and streamlined. (I do not know why they were given such similar model names.)
Anonymous Coward
on 31 Oct 06Boring shape IMO.
Don Schenck
on 31 Oct 06Naaa … Ford Maverick 4-door for me!
Lakshan
on 01 Nov 06I don’t like it’s funnel like design
johnnyg
on 01 Nov 06The car looks like it was designed in the 80’s along with the Ford Taurus (the tail lights from the side remind of it)
Jeff L
on 01 Nov 06I like the CLS myself…
Mike L
on 01 Nov 06Dollar per dollar, I prefer the Audi S4 tricked out with a Nuvi 350 navigation system and ADS speakers. With an aftermarket chip, this bad boy can do 0 – 60 in 5.5 seconds. No need for a hair dryer with that kind of power.
What’s the estimated cost of the AMR?
Jeff
on 01 Nov 06Mike L,
An Audi A4 that can do 0-60 in 5.5 after receiving an aftermarket chip? So what. The Mazda MazdaSpeed 3 that I’d like to trade my 3 in on does 0-60 in the same 5.5 seconds and tops out at 160 mph and it costs about $25K.
Dom
on 01 Nov 06Mmmmmmm makes me wish I could drive!
wax
on 01 Nov 06my bro and i, both car nuts, raved about the AM tapide concept’s looks when we first saw pix. for a long-time ferrari fan, i think that AM has really come into its own design-wise with the latest models.
imho, for performance practicality, looks, and value, porsche wins aston martin currently has the best looking performance car stable. period. lambos are now better looking than my beloved ferraris, although the F430 is pretty nice re: four door super sedans, – AM rapide is the best looking – porsche panamera will be extreme looking but easy to live with – maserati quattroporte seems bulbous and has buick-esque styling cues, even though some seem to love it – bentley continental flying spur continues the fine continental GT look but with four doorsif you don’t think that eco-friendly and performance can blend, check out the tesla roadster.
enough car thought for me for now…
Blake P
on 01 Nov 06Aston Martin is great about designing a ultra performance vehicle without making it look like it came from the latest sci-fi movie.
akt
on 02 Nov 06That thing is yuck. ugly. I wouldn’t be interested in driving it. Maybe it’s a guy car. ick!
It's a buzz, cock
on 04 Nov 06They’re nice and precise, each one begins and ends They may win you admirers, but they’ll never earn you friends Fast cars, fast cars Fast cars, I hate fast cars They’re so depressing going around and around Ooh, they make me dizzy, oh fast cars they run me down Fast cars, fast cars, Fast cars, I hate fast cars Sooner or later, you’re gonna listen to Ralph Nader I don’t wanna cause a fuss, but fast cars are so dangerous Fast cars, fast cars I hate fast cars
Diego
on 10 Nov 06Definitely Top 20, maybe even Top 10, but hard to argue it’s more beautiful than a nice Zagato-bodied Aston (of the 60’s vintage, not the newer stuff)
Harrison
on 13 Nov 06Body works perfect just enough to slice through the tough wind.But show me more of of d engine and interior.
Jerry
on 14 Nov 06Wow, that’s cool! I’m wondering how much will that cost. But nvm. I don’t think I can afford it.
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