Revealed! Full Renderings of Production Aston Martin Rapide Hit the Web

More images of Aston Martin's stylish new four-door Rapide have hit the Web today along with some fresh details. The car appears to have picked up some slight styling changes, but remains faithful to the well-received 2006 concept.
According to Britain's Autocar, the Rapide will keep the 480-hp 6.0L V-12 engine found in the concept and it will still be mated to a ZF six-speed automatic transmission with Aston's Touchtronic manual shifting controls. To accommodate the second row of seats and doors, the VH architecture, which also underpins the DB9, has had its wheelbase stretched 10 inches and its roofline has been raised 2.5 inches to create more headroom for the rear-seat passengers. Overall, the car should stretch about 16.5 ft long, right in Mercedes-Benz S-Class territory. All that stretching has reportedly upped the weight by 287 lbs to 4277 lbs, but the extra power is expected to make up for the extra heft and keep the 0 to 60 mph time in the four-and-a-half second range.