{"id":18952,"date":"2019-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/aston-martin-rapide-e-2\/"},"modified":"2020-10-06T11:58:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T11:58:03","slug":"aston-martin-rapide-e-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/aston-martin-rapide-e-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Martin Rapide E"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the first time in brand history, Aston Martin is launching the Rapide E as an electrical powered vehicle. This special version was first announced in 2015 on the occasion of a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Great Britain. Since then, development work has been done in close cooperation with Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), a subsidiary of the well-known Formula 1 racing team, to get the car into production-ready state. Special attention was paid not only to the technology, but also to aerodynamics. Like all future electric vehicles from Aston Martin and the revived luxury brand Lagonda, the Rapide E will be built in the new plant in St. Athan in Wales.

Since electric motors and batteries require less cooling than the comparable technology of a car with combustion engine, the designers reduced the air intake size at the front and equipped it with a honeycomb grille mesh. A completely covered underfloor directs the wind from the front spoiler to the enlarged diffuser at the rear. This could be achieved by eliminating the exhaust system. Also, the new forged alloy rims, fitted with bespoke low rolling-resistance Pirelli P Zero tires, improve the airflow without neglecting brake cooling. Overall, the aerodynamic efficiency compared to the normal Rapide S could be improved by eight percent.<\/p>\n\n\n

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