Aston Martin Rapide named classic car of the future

Classic car enthusiasts may be interested to hear that the Aston Martin Rapide has officially been named as the classic car of the future.

German motoring magazine Auto Bild Klassik won the public vote for future classic vehicle in the Classic Golden Steering Wheel awards.

Dr Ulrich Bez, chief executive of Aston Martin, said at the awards ceremony in the German city of Wolfsburg: "It is something very special to see that a car which has only recently been introduced to the market is declared a future classic so shortly afterwards."

The Aston Martin Rapide staved off stiff competition from the second-place Audi A8, which received 4,083 votes in comparison to the Rapide's 5,838, as well as the BMW 5 series, which came in third place with a total of 2,317 public votes.

Another winner at the prestigious awards ceremony was the Mercedez Benz SLS AMG, which was named as the magazine readers' favourite sports coupe or convertible model.

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