阿斯顿·马丁Rapide S：本色不改，动力更强，外观更美

　　· Rapide S is the most powerful four-door Aston Martin to date

　　· Rapide S是阿斯顿·马丁史上动力最强劲的四门车型

　　· Peak output jumps 17% as new 6.0-litre V12 engine produces 558 PS 

　　· 搭载全新6.0升V12发动机，Rapide S峰值输出提升17%达到558马力

　　· More assertive new look emphasises Rapide S’ sports car character

　　· 全新的个性外观强化Rapide S的跑车特质

　　The stunning new Aston Martin Rapide S is making its debut with yet more luxury and yet more power on offer in its quintessentially elegant four-door silhouette.

　　全新阿斯顿·马丁Rapide S全球首发亮相。延续阿斯顿·马丁的优雅四门车身设计，新款车型拥有更丰富豪华的配置和更澎湃强劲的动力。

　　The iconic British car maker’s new luxury GT has been sympathetically redesigned and painstakingly re-engineered to reassert its position as the world’s most beautiful, and beautifully balanced, four-seat sports car.

　　阿斯顿·马丁投入了大量的心血将这台车型进行了重新设计与工程调试，Rapide S作为这一标志性英国跑车品牌的全新奢华GT，再度确立了它作为世界上最具美感、完美平衡的四门四座跑车的地位。

　　Aside from the extensive design and engineering improvements, the luxurious new Rapide S is now even more refined thanks to a range of additions to the four-seater’s sumptuous interior.

　　除了新颖的设计以及调教方面的提升，增配的奢华内饰也使全新Rapide S散发出奕奕神采。

　　Still instantly recognisable as an Aston Martin, of course, the new Rapide S now boasts an imposing and assertive new ‘face’, created by virtue of the impressive and striking new full grille.

　　作为一辆典型的阿斯顿·马丁汽车， Rapide S仍呈现出极具个性的全新前脸设计。这主要归功于让人印象深刻的全新的整体化进气格栅。

　　Imbuing the new car with an even more sporting, forceful demeanour, the revised front end design is matched at the back by a striking new rear deck profile which includes a more pronounced boot lid ‘flip’. The aerodynamic and aesthetic upgrades both reinforce the sporting nature of new Rapide S and work to counteract lift at higher speeds.

　　为了凸显新车的动感和强劲特质，Rapide S启用了全新的尾部设计，微微上扬的后备箱盖是其中一大亮点，这与升级的前脸造型相得益彰。这些兼顾美学及空气动力学的升级配置不仅彰显了Rapide S的运动本质，同时中和了汽车在高速行驶中的升力。

　　Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ulrich Bez said: “The Rapide S is to me, without doubt, the most beautiful four-door sports car on the market today. This is, very clearly, the power of luxury in action.

　　阿斯顿·马丁首席执行官 Ulrich Bez博士表示：“于我而言，Rapide S毫无疑问是目前市场上最漂亮的四门跑车。这显然是由其专属的豪华特性所决定的。”

　　“The car’s stunning visual appeal is now matched by a much more powerful and yet more efficient engine – our exceptional new AM11 V12 – which increases massively both the excitement and performance potential of the Rapide S.

　　“与惊艳视觉体验相辉映的是更强劲也更高效的引擎，搭载着我们无与伦比的全新AM11 V12发动机，大大提升了Rapide S的驾驶乐趣及性能潜力，” Ulrich Bez博士补充道。

　　“It is a four-door sports car that uniquely combines luxury, style and sporting excitement in Aston Martin’s most flexible and accommodating silhouette. Purity of proportion and exceptional elegance are mixed with truly sensational dynamic performance – this is the four-door sports car in its most versatile form and I am sure our customers around the world are going to love it!”

　　“这款四门跑车独创性地将奢华、风尚和运动激情融入到阿斯顿·马丁灵动、圆润的轮廓设计之中。无与伦比的车身比例和迷人优雅的外形与其令人惊叹的动力性能相得益彰。作为最为全能的四门跑车，我确信全世界的客户定会对其倍加垂爱。”

　　Engineered to excel

　　致力卓越的工程设计

　　Changes under the new Rapide’s skin are comprehensive, with a version of the new AM11 naturally-aspirated 6.0-litre V12 powerplant delivering unprecedented power and improved in-gear acceleration.

　　新款Rapide S的内部核心拥有综合性的升级，包括全新一代AM11 6.0升V12自然吸气发动机，实现前所未有的动力表现以及加速性能方面的显著提升。

　　Power from the new engine jumps significantly versus that of its predecessor: up by 17% or a massive 81 PS from 477 PS at 6,000 rpm to a now very substantial 558 PS at 6,750 rpm.

　　与上一代发动机相比，全新的AM11发动机在动力表现方面跃升明显：最大马力由原先的477（6000转/分时）提升了整整81马力（17%）至现在的558最大马力（6750转/分时）。

　　Peak torque increases, too, up from 600 Nm to 620 Nm at 5,000 rpm. Meanwhile an even more marked improvement in torque occurs lower down the rev range, as pulling power rises by more than 40 Nm between idle and 4,000 rpm with an additional 50 Nm available at 2,500 rpm.

　　在发动机转速达到5000转/分时，峰值扭矩由600牛·米提高至620牛·米。该车型在中低转速扭矩提升方面同样令人折服。在怠速与4000转/分之间，牵引扭矩增加了40牛·米，当转速达到2500转/分时，扭矩进一步提高了50牛·米。

　　Naturally, increases in power and torque lead to even swifter performance as befits a four-door sports car. New Rapide S shaves 0.3 seconds off its 0-62 mph time, which drops from the 5.2 seconds of the current car to just 4.9 seconds for the new model. Top speed climbs, meanwhile, to 190 mph.

　　输出功率和扭矩的增加使这款四门跑车变得更为迅猛、敏捷。与现款Rapide 百公里加速用时5.2秒相比，新款Rapide S仅需4.9秒，其最高时速也攀升至190英里/小时。

　　The 5,935 cc naturally aspirated V12 boasts race car technology – developments derived directly from Aston Martin Racing’s successful WEC GT campaign – to maximise both performance and efficiency. The new AM11 engine thus boasts fully CNC machined combustion chambers and lighter, hollow, cam shafts.

　　新款Rapide S配备的12缸5935cc自然吸气发动机运用了来源于赛车的技术，这些技术直接来自于阿斯顿·马丁车队曾在世界耐力锦标赛的GT组别中获得的成功，使得该车的性能及燃油效率得以显著优化。这款AM11发动机采用了数控加工的燃烧室以及轻质空心凸轮轴。

　　Dual variable camshaft timing, knock sensing, even the fully catalysed stainless steel exhaust system – these are all engineering advances developed to preserve the V12’s position as a mainstay of the Aston Martin range.

　　其它创新工程技术，诸如可变气门正时系统、爆震感应系统以及完全催化不锈钢排气系统，都进一步巩固了这款新型V12发动机在阿斯顿·马丁引擎系列中中流砥柱地位。

　　The engine is now even more efficient, too. Despite the very significant increase in peak power and torque, the Rapide S is appreciably more economical than before. CO2 emissions drop by seven per cent – from 355 g/km to 332 g/km – while fuel economy now stands at 19.9 mpg on the official EU combined cycle.

　　同时，这款发动机的燃油性方面也更优化。在峰值马力和扭矩增加的同时，油耗不仅没有增加，反而略有降低，二氧化碳排放量也相应降低了7%（从355克/公里降至332克/公里）。该车型在欧盟标准测试循环中的平均燃油经济性为19.9英里/加仑。

　　A product of the latest generation of Aston Martin’s world-renowned VH engineering philosophy, which debuted in 2003, the new car of course benefits from many elements of the current Gen4 VH architecture.

　　2003年，阿斯顿·马丁推出其举世闻名的 VH 工程理念，RapideS自然融入许多当下第四代VH架构元素。

　　The carefully conceived engineering changes continue as the new Rapide now offers even sharper agility and even quicker responses to driver input. The new AM11 engine – a key Gen4 component – has been lowered by 19 mm versus the position of the powerplant in the previous car, with a corresponding reduction in the sports car’s centre of gravity.

　　构思整密的工程改进继而为全新Rapide的驾驶者提供了更大的敏捷性以及更快的反应速度。作为第四代VH架构的关键，全新AM11 引擎的安装位置被降低了19毫米，相应带来的是更低的跑车重力中心。

　　The changes also lead to a tangible improvement in front end turn-in – no mean feat for a car that was already acknowledged as a leader in dynamic performance.

　　这种改变同时使得车体前端入弯性能上实实在在的提升，这对于一台已经被公认为具有领先操控性的跑车而言又是一个极大的亮点。

　　Aston Martin engineers at the company’s global HQ in Gaydon have worked to revise the car’s dynamic stability control (DSC) in line with its significant increases in both power and torque.

　　阿斯顿·马丁Gaydon全球总部的工程师们致力于不断完善跑车的动态稳定控制 (DSC) 以配合其大幅提升的马力和扭矩。

　　As befits the more sporting nature of new Rapide S the car benefits from the latest Gen4 iteration of Aston Martin’s hi-tech Adaptive Damping System (ADS). The system now offers three distinct settings: ‘Normal’, ‘Sport’ and ‘Track’, with the character of each being tailored to the nature of Rapide S.

　　得益于最新的第4代阿斯顿·马丁高超科技的自适应阻尼系统 (ADS)，让全新Rapide S 拥有更具运动感。该系统提供三种不同驾驶模式的设置： '普通'、 '运动' 和 '赛道'，每种设置的特点都是为全新Rapide S量身打造而成的。

　　The ADS automatically alters the suspension settings to ensure the driver has high levels of control at all times, with the ability to respond quickly to different driving conditions. The different damping modes help to significantly broaden the character of the Rapide S, adapting its set-up to suit the driver’s precise requirements. Thus it can be a luxurious GT car in Normal mode with the capacity to morph into a more assertive sports car in Sport and Track modes.

　　自适应阻尼系统自动改变悬挂设置确保驾驶者时刻拥有高度操控感，能在不同的驾驶条件下快速响应。不同阻尼模式将全新Rapide S的特质展现得更为全面，通过自动适应的调节精确地满足驾驶者的每一个要求。在“普通”模式下，这是一款奢华GT跑车，而当切换到“运动”或者“赛道”模式后，它足以变身为一台纯正的跑车。

　　The damper settings are determined by an electronic control unit which takes sensor readings from the car’s systems, including throttle position, brake position, steering wheel rotation and vehicle speed. This data establishes the prevailing driving conditions and the demands the driver is making on the car.

　　阻尼设置由接受系统传感器数据的电子控制单元所控制，这些数据来自于包括油门位置、 刹车位置、 方向盘转动位置和车轮速度。这些数据反应出通常情况下的驾驶条件以及驾驶者对车做出的动作要求。

　　Head of Product Development at Aston Martin, Ian Minards, explains: “Growing the power in a luxury sports car is all very well, but maximising control and ‘usability’ of that increased power is, just as much, the engineers’ challenge.

　　阿斯顿·马丁产品研发总监Ian Minards说：“想增加奢华运动跑车的动力轻而易举，但是在动力增强的同时最大化操控性和实用性才是工程师们最大的挑战。

　　“Balance, poise and control are the keys to a successful sports car and the dynamic improvements we have made with Rapide S showcase our efforts to make this not just the most beautiful, but also the most beautifully balanced, car in its class.”

　　“平衡性、稳定性以及操控性是一款成功跑车的核心要素，Rapide S性能表现上的提升展现了我们孜孜不倦地努力，我们不仅致力于打造最具美感的跑车，而且是打造同级别中最为完美平衡的跑车。”

　　He added: “Transmission calibration, ADS refinement, braking capability and engine output optimisation are among the many ‘ingredients’ which the team here at Gaydon have used to create a sports car of unerring quality and excitement.”

　　他补充：”变速装置的精准调校， ADS的精良工艺，制动能力以及引擎输出最优化，都是Gaydon工厂打造精准品质且振奋人心的运动跑车的众多要素之一。”

　　Meanwhile, as with the new DB9, the new Rapide S achieves compliance with the latest European pedestrian protection regulations courtesy of its innovative new front grille design.

　　遵循最新的欧洲行人保护条例，新款Rapide S与新款DB9创新设计了全新的前进气格栅。

　　The lowered engine, new bonnet, new front bumper construction and new grille combine to deliver a uniquely innovative approach to pedestrian impact protection.

　　较低的引擎、全新发动机罩、全新前保险杠结构以及全新的进气格栅结合在一起，表现出Rapide S在保护行人碰撞方面的独特创新。

　　The patent-pending design – which features a unique ‘keystone’ construction – enables the grille to move rearwards on impact, whilst the central and outboard chin stiffeners give rigidity to the lower structure and support achievement of the leg impact regulations. Cut-outs on the front wing catwalks contribute to the achievement of the headform regulation.

　　这项专利设计包含了一个特别的结构原理，让进气格栅在遭到撞击时向内收缩，同时加固车身中部及外侧下颚处以降低撞击后的车身结构，从而对行人腿部起到更好的保护。中空的前翼结构则更好的保护了行人的头部。

　　The solution means Aston Martin can remain true to its design ethos, and avoid the use of plastic grilles and nose cone bumpers that stretch up in front of the bonnet.

　　这种解决方法意味着阿斯顿·马丁可以忠于其设计理念，避免使用塑料格栅和会伸展至引擎罩前方的车鼻处的锥形缓冲器。

　　First class cabin

　　头等驾驶舱

　　As luxurious as it is thrilling, the new car now boasts a host of new luxury- or sports-orientated options, allowing buyers to more precisely tailor the car to their specific style.

　　Rapide S表达了极致的奢华，新车拥有诸多全新奢华或运动风格的选配件，让车主能够更充分地量身定制其专属座驾。

　　The new optional Carbon Exterior Pack, for instance, immediately dials up the Rapide’s sporting attitude. Front splitter, rear diffuser, mirror caps and rear lamp infills all fashioned from carbon fibre clearly signal the sporting nature of this 558 PS four-seater.

　　例如全新的碳纤维外饰配件能即刻凸显出Rapide的运动态度。将碳纤维元素融入前导流板、尾部分流器、反光镜及后视镜后，这辆558马力的四座跑车与生俱来的运动特质得以清晰的展现。

　　More pronounced luxury, on the other hand, comes from the new piano black interior pack that adds a deep, rich, mirror-like shine to the facia, transmission tunnel centre plate and door handles of the Rapide S. A darker surround in the instrument binnacle and steering wheel with black horn-push surround round off the pack’s sumptuous additions. Luxurious blend headlinings in either tan or grey emphasise the luxury still further inside.

　　另一方面，更为显著的奢华感来源于新的piano black内饰选配，Rapide S增加了丰富可选的镜面面板装饰、中控台以及车门把手的不同配置。仪表盘及方向盘周围的深色布局，棕褐色或灰色的豪华顶篷都进一步凸显出了内饰的奢华感。

　　As would be expected of a modern Aston Martin, handcrafting is the order of the day in the Rapide S with the standard-fit pure glass transmission selector switches in the centre console one small yet important example of the truly authentic, bespoke, nature of the car’s cabin.

　　与所有现代的阿斯顿·马丁一样，手工技艺对Rapide S来说极其重要。Rapide S拥有纯粹，定制化，自然的驾驶舱，例如，中控台上标准的纯玻璃质地的档位切换按钮，这就一个很细微但却非常重要的例子。

　　However those with a desire for a more sporting ambience in their sports car will not be disappointed. Optional duotone perforated red and black leather makes its Aston Martin debut here – delivering a captivating visual combination that’s unique to the new Rapide S.

　　然而，那些希望跑车拥有更具运动感的车主同样不会失望。Rapide S拥有独一无二的可选双色版红色与黑色多孔皮革，使其展现出令人目眩神迷的视觉效果组合。

　　Luxury is enhanced by the removal of extraneous ‘noise’ and the enhancement of desirable ‘sound’ – a fine distinction but one that helps the new car deliver an aural experience like no other. Improved NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) characteristics are derived from the likes of the new bonnet lining and revised windscreen cowl.

　　去除无关的“噪音”，增强愉悦的“声音”亦使Rapide S的奢华感得以提升——一个很细微的差别，却让新车带来与众不同的听觉享受。NVH特性的增强源自于全新的阀盖内衬和挡风玻璃罩。

　　Flexibility comes in the form of four seats – the rearmost two capable of accommodating adults in a uniquely sporting setting – while at the touch of a button the individual back seats fold down to almost triple the Aston Martin’s load space.

　　设计灵活也体现在四个座椅上 – 后座空间宽敞，提供普通两名成年乘客自由空间并带有独一无二的运动设置；而且只需轻触按钮，每个后座都可以折叠起来，让后备箱空间立刻增至3倍。

　　Options to further enhance the luxurious look and feel of the Rapide S include, subject to market, a reversing camera and twin screen rear seat entertainment system with wireless headphones, remote control and six-disc DVD changer.

　　为增强Rapide S跑车的奢华外观和质感，您还可以根据不同市场的不同选配，安装倒车摄像头、后座加配带无线耳机的双屏娱乐系统、遥控和6碟DVD播放器。

　　Those seeking the ultimate in luxury and personalisation can also consider the ‘Q by Aston Martin’ service which offers uniquely-tailored options for individualisation. The Q service focuses on fashioning colour and materials with limitless boundaries precisely to customer choice and specification, enabling owners to give free rein to the creativity and indulge their desire for bespoke luxury.

　　追求极致奢华和个性化的车主还可考虑“Q by Aston Martin”定制服务，它为实现个性化提供独一无二的量身定制配置。Q 服务可根据客户选择和要求采用最时尚色彩和材料，让客户自由驾驭创造力，全力满足他们对于定制的奢华的向往。

　　The new Rapide S is available to order in the Chinese market starting from the recommended retail price of 3,588,800 RMB (excluding tax).

　　新款阿斯顿·马丁Rapide S在中国大陆市场的厂家建议零售价为3,588,800元人民币起（不含税），并正式开始接受中国市场的订购。

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