Aston Martin is Preparing a Tesla-Rivaling 800 Horsepower Electric Car - The Cheat Sheet
The Aston Martin Rapide is an incredible vehicle. It’s arguably one of the most impressive sedans in the world, up there with the Mercedes S65 AMG, the Porsche Panamera Turbo S, and the finest Bentleys and Rolls Royces. But it’s aging, and the British marque has big plans for revitalizing the Rapide nameplate — it wants to take a page from Tesla’s playbook, and make an electric model that’s capable of 800 horsepower and is focused more intently on the track and... In its latest iteration, the Tesla Model S — known as the P90D — produces 762 horsepower and is reportedly capable of blitzing 60 in 2. 8 seconds. While most Teslas will exchange hands for under $150,000, Aston Martin is obviously being as Aston as possible and will likely be charging $200,000 to $250,000 per unit when its electric Rapide arrives, theoretically in two years. “If you want to keep making [V12] engines, then you’ve got to do something at the opposite end of the spectrum,” said Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer when speaking with Automotive News. While the car will undoubtably hold many similarities (performance, comforts, overall sedan shape), the Aston will be no more a Tesla killer than any of the others. The BMW i8, the Porsche Panamera hybrid, the BMW i3, the Cadillac ELR, and. Source: www.cheatsheet.com
