Beneath the gorgeous skin of the four-door Rapide S—which replaces the Rapide rather than being a high-performance addition to the range—lies Aston’s ubiquitous Gen-4 VH architecture. Nestled under the long hood is Aston’s equally well-known AM11 5.9-liter V-12, which is mounted 0.7 inch lower than before and sees an increase in output. Horsepower jumps from 470 to 550, while maximum twist nudges upward from 443 lb-ft to 457. (Aston also notes that the relatively rev-happy engine now has more torque available at lower engine speeds.) The company also says that the S will cut 0.4 second from the previous car’s 0–60 time, which we recorded at 4.8 seconds. Top speed is now 190 mph, which is up two ticks from before.

All the current Aston models look exactly the same to me. Fortunately, they all look gorgeous.