World Auto News & Reviews

Aston Martin, like most other automakers, is feeling the pinch of the global recession. Nevertheless a good deal of new products will make their way out of its factories. The company’s product plans spanning three years have been revealed and will see it attack markets never before entered.
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Thanks to the current state of the automobile industry – and the rest of the global economy, for that matter – Aston Martin’s ambitious global sales goals have veered off course, but the British automaker is hopeful that a trio of new models will help get the company back on track.
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Mansory presents the Cyrus package based on the Aston Martin DBS or the DB9. The Cyrus emphasises masculinity and power with its newly designed front skirt with enlarged air inlets, the carbon fibre wing extensions and the newly designed rear skirt with an integrated diffuser. The two slotted power domes on the carbon fibre bonnet send extra air into the 12 cylinder engine. Completing the picture are the stainless steel tailpipes attached to the sonorous sport exhaust system.
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It has been over three years since Aston Martin first previewed its Rapide ultra-luxury sedan in concept form. Today, at the Frankfurt auto show, the British automaker finally revealed the production version of the car.

It goes without saying the car will compete with vehicles like the Porsche Panamera. But the Aston will likely be one of the most expensive and exclusive luxury sports sedans on the market.

The Rapide features a hand-built 6.0-litre V12 engine producing 470 horsepower with peak power being delivered at 6,000 rpm and 443 pound-feet of peak torque at 5,000 rpm. A specifically tuned six-speed Touchtronic 2 automatic transmission allows the driver to change gear automatically or manually via the steering column-mounted magnesium paddles.
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Aston Martin’s Lagonda concept didn’t go over too well at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, but the re-born luxury brand is mulling another direction for its first production vehicle. Thanks to a tie-up with Mercedes-Benz, Lagonda first production model could be based on the S-Class sedan.
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