"Bertone designs an exclusive Aston Martin wagon"

Frank A · 02-25-2013, 11:57 PM

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While wagons remain a rarity in the United States, the rest of the world has renewed its appreciation for the most useful of automotive forms. From the Ferrari FF to the new Mazda6 wagon (which won't be sold here), the wagon's shape allows designers room to play with surfaces with a grace not found in SUVs. To drive the point home in style, Italian design firm Bertone revealed today it had built a single copy of a wagon built from an Aston Martin Rapide, adding a hatch to the 476-hp, V-12-powered sedan. It's the perfect car for James Bond to take to Tesco.

Dubbed a shooting brake in the British style, Bertone says the car was commissioned by a wealthy Aston Martin collector who wanted something unique, and from what these drawings show, has far better taste in bespoke cars than whomever custom ordered the McLaren X-1. The interior was also revamped to add a few extra accoutrements, from custom leather to fold-flat seats with a sliding electric cover, for those unexpectedly bountiful trips to Costco.

Bertone says the Rapide shooting break shows it can now tailor the body of nearly any model to a customer's wishes, much as the coachbuilders before and after World War II were able to, and will show the finished car next week at the Geneva Motor Show. If every one of them turns out as graceful as the Rapide wagon, it might make up enough karmic points to absolve Aston Martin for building the Cygnet.

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...192148678.html

Suck it, wagon haters!

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J. Steinbeck · 02-27-2013, 01:39 PM

As the previous owner of two WRX wagons and the current owner of an 07 Magnum SRT-8, <----------- THIS GUY approves of the above Aston.

Dex · 03-02-2013, 02:15 AM

Front view, yes.
Rear view, no.
Chrysler 300 wheels, no.

K2e2vin · 03-02-2013, 02:27 AM

Love it!!! I'm also a huge fan of wagons/hatchbacks.

a2cpc · 03-02-2013, 08:25 AM

Can't hate that!

pauli133 · 03-02-2013, 08:39 AM

One of the reasons I like wagons is that they generally have good visibility. This looks like an RC car.

nhat · 03-02-2013, 09:23 AM

It looks like an Aston Martin One-77 front end stuck to an elongated Lexus CT200h body, only Aston Martinized poorly.

I love me some wagons but this thing is ugly.

Hondaslayer · 03-02-2013, 11:27 AM

Yes, yes, YES!

I'll have what he's having

BigElm · 03-02-2013, 01:17 PM

Love the idea but the rear view capacity sux!

JustyWRC · 03-02-2013, 01:53 PM

With the way that Fords going, that's the next Taurus wagon.......

SilverSubaab · 03-02-2013, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nhat

It looks like an Aston Martin One-77 front end stuck to an elongated Lexus CT200h body, only Aston Martinized poorly.

I love me some wagons but this thing is ugly.

X2......

hi5.0 · 03-03-2013, 01:05 AM

I like Aston Martins, but in this case I actually prefer the Panamera wagon over this. Too bad Bertone didn't do a wagon version of Maserati's Quattroporte? Probably look better than either of these cars.

nhat · 03-16-2013, 04:01 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrLgP9Zq2gs

Yotsuya · 03-18-2013, 09:30 PM

Bertone is Italian for 'no head room.'

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02-27-2013, 01:39 PM	#2
J. Steinbeck Scooby Specialist Member#: 140575 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hotlanta, GA Vehicle: 2005 Legacy GT sedan	As the previous owner of two WRX wagons and the current owner of an 07 Magnum SRT-8, <----------- THIS GUY approves of the above Aston.

03-02-2013, 02:15 AM	#3
Dex Scooby Specialist Member#: 163775 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Diego Vehicle: 1984 Sheep Dog	Front view, yes. Rear view, no. Chrysler 300 wheels, no.

03-02-2013, 02:27 AM	#4
K2e2vin Scooby Newbie Member#: 308481 Join Date: Jan 2012 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Raleigh, NC Vehicle: 2005 Legacy GT	Love it!!! I'm also a huge fan of wagons/hatchbacks.

03-02-2013, 08:25 AM	#5
a2cpc Scooby Specialist Member#: 10139 Join Date: Sep 2001 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Indy/Broad Ripple Vehicle: 9&11 WRX 5Dr DGM/Silver	Can't hate that!

03-02-2013, 08:39 AM	#6
pauli133 NASIOC Supporter Member#: 233261 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Herndon, VA, USA Vehicle: 2005 Outback XT Silver	One of the reasons I like wagons is that they generally have good visibility. This looks like an RC car.

03-02-2013, 09:23 AM	#7
nhat #Belieber Moderator Member#: 140163 Join Date: Feb 2007 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: 3MI Racing Vehicle: 03 STi hellaflunctional	It looks like an Aston Martin One-77 front end stuck to an elongated Lexus CT200h body, only Aston Martinized poorly. I love me some wagons but this thing is ugly.

03-02-2013, 11:27 AM	#8
Hondaslayer Brain Stew Moderator Member#: 4562 Join Date: Feb 2001 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Auburn, WA Vehicle: 1998 Forester,lifted 1975 VW Westfalia tin top	Yes, yes, YES! I'll have what he's having

03-02-2013, 01:17 PM	#9
BigElm Always under your radar! Moderator Member#: 1568 Join Date: May 2000 Location: Hawtlanta!!!	Love the idea but the rear view capacity sux!

03-02-2013, 01:53 PM	#10
JustyWRC Scooby Specialist Member#: 153088 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arlington, TN Vehicle: 2005 Baja Turbo 09 WRX	With the way that Fords going, that's the next Taurus wagon.......

03-03-2013, 01:05 AM	#12
hi5.0 Scooby Newbie Member#: 340456 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Vehicle: 2013 Impreza	I like Aston Martins, but in this case I actually prefer the Panamera wagon over this. Too bad Bertone didn't do a wagon version of Maserati's Quattroporte? Probably look better than either of these cars.

03-16-2013, 04:01 PM	#13
nhat #Belieber Moderator Member#: 140163 Join Date: Feb 2007 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: 3MI Racing Vehicle: 03 STi hellaflunctional	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrLgP9Zq2gs

03-18-2013, 09:30 PM	#14
Yotsuya Scooby Guru Member#: 935 Join Date: Feb 2000 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: ಠ_ృ Vehicle: Tony Pond Fan Club	Bertone is Italian for 'no head room.'