Aston Martin Cygnet

Zero Boss · 06-29-2009, 04:56 AM

Extremely interesting news today regarding the Aston Martin line-up, as Autocar online reports:

'Aston Martin has struck a ground-breaking deal with Toyota to launch a £20,000 version of the Japanese-built iQ commuter car, badged Aston Martin Cygnet and built at Aston’s Gaydon works in Warwickshire.'

Link: http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...llCars/241124/

blue2fire · 06-29-2009, 04:59 AM

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Those Spanners.

slowpoke · 06-29-2009, 05:04 AM

Way to sell out and tarnish the Aston Martin name...

blue2fire · 06-29-2009, 05:21 AM

No other way for it, this must have something to do with the European Commission rules on the average CO2 emissions for car manufacturers.

Surely, a Lagonda badged Golf Bluemotion would have done the same? Cant believe these two are sleeping together!

ptack · 06-29-2009, 06:35 AM

This will be great. Now they can start making James Bond as a midget films.

c0nstant · 06-29-2009, 06:44 AM

oh my god

blue2fire · 06-29-2009, 07:53 AM

Quote:

To buy one you must also fork out for a traditional Aston supercar, such as the £160,000 DBS, or already own one.

Makes some sense.

ChrisV · 06-29-2009, 09:47 AM

I like it. But then again, I like the idea of a premium supermini, for city use where congestion charges are the norm, and parking is very hard to come by (remember the Top Gear with Clarkson and company taking the big luxury cars downtown London and trying to find parking spaces?). I've always loved the performance versions of the Japanese kei cars (like having AWD, turbocharged 5 valve percyl crazy revving little engines in a tiny car). This thing would still be exclusive, and I'm sure luxurious inside.

ORIGIN M. · 06-29-2009, 01:35 PM

Not so smart!

My wife about cried when I showed her the photo.

Year's_End · 06-29-2009, 02:05 PM

not a bad idea business-wise and for getting around the co2 standards, but that's one fuuuuuuuuuhhhhhglyyy car.

ejazbmw · 06-29-2009, 02:11 PM

reminds me of a pokemon

Garduna · 06-29-2009, 06:15 PM

A little part of me just died...

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Zero Boss . 75 Rep 39 Posts Drives: . Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: . iTrader: (0)	Aston Martin Cygnet Extremely interesting news today regarding the Aston Martin line-up, as Autocar online reports: 'Aston Martin has struck a ground-breaking deal with Toyota to launch a £20,000 version of the Japanese-built iQ commuter car, badged Aston Martin Cygnet and built at Aston’s Gaydon works in Warwickshire.' Link: http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...llCars/241124/ Last edited by Zero Boss; 07-03-2009 at 04:06 AM..
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ChrisV 7er 9 Rep 409 Posts Drives: 1998 BMW 740iL Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pikesville, MD iTrader: (0) Garage List 1998 740iL [6.00]	I like it. But then again, I like the idea of a premium supermini, for city use where congestion charges are the norm, and parking is very hard to come by (remember the Top Gear with Clarkson and company taking the big luxury cars downtown London and trying to find parking spaces?). I've always loved the performance versions of the Japanese kei cars (like having AWD, turbocharged 5 valve percyl crazy revving little engines in a tiny car). This thing would still be exclusive, and I'm sure luxurious inside. __________________ 1998 740iL
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