Room for more Bond Babes?

[Tony]

WHAT would James Bond make of it — a four-door, four-seater Aston Martin?

Perfect, perhaps, should 007 decide to settle down and have a FAMILY.
And the new Rapide has a thing or two to keep our most dashing agent in the manner to which he is accustomed.

It is top-secret for a start. It comes with champagne chiller, crystal glasses and a chess set made from hand-carved ivory.
The world’s most sumptuous car will be officially unveiled at next week’s Detroit Motor Show.
The Rapide pictured here was hand-built by a few key staff sworn to secrecy — and is the only one in existence.

I was the first journalist to give it a whirl on a high-security test track.
And though its six-litre engine gives it a stunning top speed of 186mph, Aston chiefs were so afraid it could be damaged they limited me to a piddly 30MPH.
The Rapide is due to hit showrooms in 2008 with a price tag of more than £170,000. The chess set is available as an optional extra at a mere £1,800.

The unveiling tops a remarkable year for Aston Martin in which the Warwickshire-based company enjoyed record sales of 4,500.
Boss Ulrich Bez called it “another milestone on the way to establishing Aston Martin as the ultimate prestige brand.”
Bond, meanwhile, will be seen in another special Aston soon in the next 007 movie Casino Royale — continuing a trend started by Sean Connery’s original hero and his DB5 in 1964 film Goldfinger.

By KEN GIBSON
Motoring Editor - The Sun

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[blue harbour]

That get's the :thumbs1: :thumbs1: :thumbs1: :thumbs1: from me!- yet another fantastic looking aston!:thumbs1: :thumbs1:

It's like a DB7 where the kid's can come along for the ride ain't it!:lol: :lol:

[GT]

I hope those back seats are made of leather :D

[BeverleyM]

MMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

That will go on my lottery winners shopping list :woohoo:

[MaddAussie]

OMG that is one sexeh car :D

[Gav]

Engine 6.0-letire V12, 480bhp
0-60 4.8 seconds
Top Speed 180 mph
Price £180,000

1st opinion Although the rapide is being described as a concept to gauge the publics reaction, Chief Excutive Ulrich Bez told us:"With the DB9 and the V8 vantage we have shown we have a future; with the rapide, we have a greater future. The Rapide would open up the brand to a wider spectrum of customers, and position Aston so it is capable of attracting more buyers in te future."

From 11-17 januarys Auto Express

i Would if some one gave me the money :thumbs2: :car2:

[JC.]

They could easily and most proberbly will put that into production. It's chassis is just an extended version of the VH platform now common to all AM's with the exception of the Vanquish which is due to be phased out completely by the end of 2008 or 2007 for the american market.