Aston Martin Rapide AMR spied
Don't forget the big four-door Aston is getting the AMR treatment too!
The 'AMR' range of cars has also been announced since 2014 - indeed it was at Geneva last year - and these are the first pictures of a Rapide AMR. Those who remember the AMR news from 2017 however will recall that this car will be an 'AMR Line', Aston's second tier of performance derivative, rather than the AMR Pro that saw the Vantage become a track-only monster limited to just seven units.
That should extend to the drivetrain, too; of course the Rapide uses the old V12 rather than the new twin-turbo unit, producing 560hp. Now that same engine makes 600hp in the Vanquish S, so you would have to hope that the Rapide AMR Line is making at least that when its time comes. Anything more than 612hp would surpass both BMW M5 and Mercedes-AMG E63 - and while neither are conventional rivals, it's always nice to have some bragging rights.
Images: S. Baldauf/S.B. Medien
Unlike the V8 Vantage AMR, I believe all future AMR cars will be mechanically upgraded over the base car. The V12 Vantage AMR features the GT12/VanqS engine as referenced in the article, as an example.
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