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Aston Martin Cygnet: Handcrafted, too?

 
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Aston Martin promises its Cygnet city car will be customized by owners - so why not just give them out for free with every Rapide?

Aston Martin promises its Cygnet city car will be customized by owners - so why not just give them out for free with every Rapide?

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Whatever you make of Aston Martin's wacky plan to take the Toyota iQ city car and turn it into a swan of its own, you have to credit the British luxury automaker. Not only will it take on the green movement with a four-seat, 1.0-liter car badge engineered from the Toyota - it will do it with the bespoke ordering customary to all Aston Martin owners.

Britain's AutoExpress magazine reports that Aston Martin Cygnet owners will be able to outfit their very, very small Astons with as much special trim as any other of the company's models, from the new Rapide to the stunning Vantage roadster.

Aston guru Dr. Ulrich Bez says there will be "no compromise" for buyers interested in the ultra-luxury urban commuter, which Toyota introduced last year to European consumers. By no compromise Bez said that would mean everything from wood, leather and carbon-fiber trim for the interior of the new vehicle.

Still, under the hood, the Aston Cygnet will sport the same 1.0-liter engine and 60-mpg capability that's a stark contrast to the usual V-8 and V-12 engines that charge the performance of other Astons. The key to the Cygnet, though, won't be the performance angle--a somewhat astonishing statement from a brand that's known for sheer performance, not to mention the gadgetry of the James Bond cars.

Bez says instead, the Cygnet will be an "intelligent purchase for people concerned about the environment." And based on that, he expects to sell 4,,000 copies of the Cygnet each year.
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  1. ma_daniel86 avatar daniel86 Posted: 7/6/2009 10:07am PDT

    Thats a good idea.
     
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  2. ma_uragan avatar uragan Posted: 7/6/2009 1:15pm PDT

    Toyota is the antithesis of Aston Martin, so they should had better chosen an European car as a basis for this, ehem, "PR stunt". A Mini or any other European supermini would have been a better choice.
     
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  3. ma_NoNameDenton avatar NoNameDenton Posted: 7/6/2009 1:41pm PDT

    Toyota is the antithesis of Aston Martin, so they should had better chosen an European car as a basis for this, ehem, "PR stunt". A Mini or any other European supermini would have been a better choice.

    Rolls doing the MINI
     
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  4. ma_CarFanaticsUnleashed avatar CarFanaticsUnleashed Posted: 7/6/2009 4:15pm PDT

    I dearly hope that they do not put this atrocity into production. I would hate to see them deface the prestige of the great British carmaker with such a car.
     
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  5. ma_azlan avatar azlan Posted: 7/7/2009 12:26am PDT

    "CarFanaticsUnleashed" i agree COMPLETELY! aston martin currently stands at my all time favourite car company, this hopeless piece of work could change that.... =[
     
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  6. ma_taksan avatar taksan Posted: 7/7/2009 12:33am PDT

    i think people are just not used to it having car that is just not on the league of a brand. same thing happened to cayenne when porsche introduced it. it will just take time for people to appreciate it
     
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  7. ma_Devigny avatar Devigny Posted: 7/27/2009 11:43pm PDT

    you CANT appreciate a piece of shit like that... id prefer to burn it then getting it free
     
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