Does anyone here own an Aston Martin Cygnet?

It's probably a lovely little car (as is the original Toyota IQ) for city driving, and they do live in London. It's just very over-priced for what it is.

I guess it's down to a personal choice as to whether or not the bodykit and swapped badges are worth the premium. Hopefully Aston Martin gave Sir Stirling a discount, given who he is and that it is good publicity for them.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/21/aston-martin-cant-build-cygnet-fast-enough-to-keep-up-with-dema/

Shucks, my 458 might arrive before my wife's Cygnet.*

[size=-3]*neither ordered...yet.[/size]

 

You and your damn need for details! Accept it as fact and move on with your bad self!

 

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1070622_aston-martin-shows-why-the-cygnet-costs-what-it-does-video

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVMEJ9Xirrc[/ame]

 

Very cool vid

 

I stand corrected.

Do we know if Aston Martin do anything to the drive-train or suspension?

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Personally, I think this is ingenius. They've built a car that fulfills a niche heretofore left untouched: a coach-built city-car. Who else is making a city car with every interior surface nice to touch? Who else is building a city car that feels crafted and exudes quality?

Personally, I would have thrown in some drivetrain / suspension modifications. But not what you'd think...the power is certainly adequate for this car's mission. I'd focus on qualitative improvements like the drivetrain sound and refinement in the ride.

The best part of this is that it can be used as a vacation home runabout and shipped to just about any country where they sell and service Toyotas. Try that with a DB9. You can put this in the garage, let it sit for 9 months, and be confident it will run fine next time you're in town.

 

Your first paragraph perfectly captures how I feel about this car ten years later, and I think your spot on throughout this post.

I thought the car itself was heresy when it came out but now I'm half-obsessed with the idea of bringing one here to have one.

 

The idea is good. The execution was lazy.

 

Wasnt that car like $50k new back in 2008?

 

Let it die............please........The toyota version was a much better car