Aston Martin Is Building A Limited-Edition, 210mph Rapide AMR

With just 210 units scheduled to be built, the Aston Martin Rapide AMR will be a super-exclusive four-door sports GT you won't see every day
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Aston Martin is preparing a faster, more powerful Rapide under the AMR sub-brand, according to reports. And it sounds amazing.

This video captured a couple of days ago at the Nurburgring shows a Rapide development mule, complete with yellow AMR-spec detailing around the rear diffuser and exhausts, doing laps at the famous German testing ground.

Aston Martin Is Building A Limited-Edition, 210mph Rapide AMR

The noise from the V12 is incredible, for one thing, and this will be a rare beast. Autocar writes that just 210 of the exclusive four-door grand tourers will be made; a reference to the car’s 210mph top speed.

A 50bhp increase bumps the 5.9-litre V12’s power to 595bhp and is mostly the same as the one that was crammed into the hardcore GT12 version of the old V12 Vantage. We’re told to expect a 0-62mph sprint of about four seconds and sharper handling to go with it.

This could also be the last hurrah for the legendary 5.9 V12 eargasm, with a blown 5.2-litre replacement already having debuted in the DB11. As this footage reminds us, the old boy will be missed.

Source: Autocar

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GTRTURTLE 🔰 🐢(Oo \ S K Y L I N E / oO) (Koen

AMR stands for Aston Martin Rapide, right?

04/16/2018 - 11:33 |
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I believe it stands for Aston Martin racing. They’ve already built a super hard core rapide and Vantage.

04/16/2018 - 11:39 |
12 | 0

“Aston Martin Rapide Aston Martin Rapide”

smh my head

04/16/2018 - 11:46 |
94 | 2

So what Aston is going to unveil is the 2AMR?

04/16/2018 - 12:54 |
0 | 0

Looks like they went to the Ferrari school of naming cars

04/16/2018 - 12:59 |
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GTRTURTLE 🔰 🐢(Oo \ S K Y L I N E / oO) (Koen

Eat your heart out Panamera Turbo

04/16/2018 - 11:34 |
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Tomislav Celić

When you need maximum Aston performance, but you have kids

04/16/2018 - 11:39 |
8 | 4
BenPaye(JDMSquad)(MX5Squad)(LFAsquad)(Subie Squad) (Rotary F

In reply to by Tomislav Celić

Yesss

04/16/2018 - 11:50 |
0 | 2

When James Bond has kids but still needs a car to reach his nemesis’s lair in speed and style.

04/16/2018 - 12:59 |
0 | 0

Kids with no legs, because nobody fits in the back. Lol

04/16/2018 - 16:22 |
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Anonymous

Should call this car amr amr

04/16/2018 - 11:48 |
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Aaron 15

I thought it was already revealed???

04/16/2018 - 12:12 |
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The grill opening and headlight combo really reminds me of the ND Miata

04/16/2018 - 12:36 |
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Elias Gilkey (Wagon Squad) (Manual Squad) (Classics squad)

In reply to by Aaron 15

I think they showed it in concept form, along with the Vantage AMR

04/16/2018 - 14:44 |
0 | 0

It was a concept. I Didn’t know that either, until today.

04/16/2018 - 15:52 |
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Concept, but it’ll be BMW like concept where production is basically the same

04/16/2018 - 17:32 |
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=ash=

Aston Martin Rapide AMR. What does AMR stand for? Probably AMR-ica (America), the only problem is, Aston Martin is a British company.

04/16/2018 - 12:21 |
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Jakob

In reply to by =ash=

Or Aston Martin Racing, how does that sound?

04/16/2018 - 13:09 |
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Anonymous

Finally

04/16/2018 - 15:22 |
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Matthew Henderson

I’ve just had a James May moment… I mean… why the hell are they testing it on the ‘Ring? makes no sense to me!

04/16/2018 - 16:01 |
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Because it’s being developed by AM’s racing department. Considering it’s AMR, it’s supposed to be much more hardcore and probably better than competitors around a track

04/16/2018 - 21:00 |
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Anonymous

Dear Aston Martin, atleast don’t call it a coupé

04/16/2018 - 16:34 |
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woulditfitonmyhonda

A 210 mph sedan? I WANT IT

04/16/2018 - 16:48 |
0 | 0