Rapide E2019 announced; programme paused January 2020
Reviewed
Support and maintenance planning for the Rapide E programme announced in 2019 and paused in January 2020. Customer delivery and an operational factory service programme are not verified.
Factory schedule not reproduced
Confirm requirements with the authorised dealer
How to use this guidance
Use the handbook and current dealer programme for the exact model year, market and build specification. No time/mileage intervals, torque settings, fluid grades or capacities are borrowed from the parent family.
Checks, fluids, and inspection notes
Regular checks
Treat Rapide E as a paused electric programme. Confirm any individual vehicle’s provenance, high-voltage support and storage or transport arrangements with Aston Martin; do not apply V12 Rapide procedures.
Obtain written confirmation of programme status, battery-system support and authorised storage/transport arrangements.
Fluid strategy
The announced electric powertrain has no V12 engine-oil service. Obtain vehicle-specific requirements for battery thermal management; no grades or capacities are inferred.
Inspection notes
A named special edition can have body, braking, suspension or electronic equipment that differs from its family.
Retain the factory build specification and documented service/campaign work.
Owner checks do not replace a qualified inspection or authorise workshop procedures.
The manufacturer launch and annual report establish announcement specifications and programme suspension. They do not establish a customer reliability record, maintenance intervals, customer deliveries or definitive cancellation.
A verified schedule for this exact derivative has not been reproduced. Obtain the applicable handbook and current dealer programme; missing published intervals do not justify postponing service.
Does the parent model’s schedule automatically apply?
No. Confirm the derivative, year, market and equipment against the source before using any interval or procedure.
Is an announcement proof of a delivered customer vehicle?
Announced in 2019; programme paused January 2020 pending review according to Aston Martin’s annual report. These sources do not establish customer deliveries or a definitive cancellation.