Aston Martin has released two new films showing that the Cygnet is worth receiving the badge of the luxury sports car maker. The two videos show the Cygnet’s hand-crafted production at the company’s global headquarters in the UK and the luxury compact car traveling the city. Click here for more news on the Aston Martin Cygnet. [...]
Aston Martin has confirmed that 50 units of its rebadged Toyota iQ, known as the Cygnet, will be headed to Hong Kong and Japan. Prices in will start at $603,578 HKD ($77,649 USD)and ¥4,750,000 YEN ($62,621 USD), the Cygnet will offer buyers in those regions a rebadged Toyota iQ with a restyled exterior, a redesigned [...]
Aston Martin has not been selling as many units of its Cygnet city car as it was anticipating. Chairman Ulrich Bez believes that this is due to nothing other than supply shortages, and that the wait time between ordering the model and receiving it is simply too long. Bez comments “I’m not satisfied with Cygnet [...]
Two Toyota iQ-based Aston Martin Cygnets competed in this year’s fifth annual Bridgestone Eco-Rally in London. This is Aston Martin’s first ever time participating in the event, which begins in Oxford and ends in central London. The Aston Martin Cygnet is capable of 55.6 mpg on the UK cycle and Darren Turner, a racing regular, [...]
Bulgarian custom design studio Vilner chose the Toyota IQ for its latest creative project. With the Smart ForTwo model already on its resume, this will be the company’s second city car. “When it first appeared on the market in 2008, Toyota IQ set itself the task to become the most attractive vehicle of the subcompact class, [...]
Sir Stirling Moss is one of the greatest, go-fast men in automotive history. In fact, his driving career with Aston Martin saw him drive a number of the company’s racing cars including the famous DB3S and DBR1 models with great success – so why would he purchase the new Toyota iQ based Aston Martin Cygnet? [...]
Want to buy Aston Martin stock? Well, you might have to wait a little longer. The British company plans to increase sales in emerging markets and will soon start importing cars into China – all the while it keeps its sights on an initial public offering. “We are still thinking of an IPO,” CEO Ulrich [...]
As reported earlier this morning, Aston Martin hopes to sell 1,500 Cygnets a year, which would end up making the car the brand’s second-bestselling car after the V8 Vantage. The company delivers 2,000 units of the Aston Martin V8 Vantage on an annual basis. That makes Aston Martin Cygnet price-tag is more than double that [...]
The Aston Martin iQ, aka the Aston Martin Cygnet, may seem like a big mistake to enthusiasts and the media, but the brand has a lot of hope for the Toyota iQ-based Aston. Aston Martin will produce (by producing we mean ‘luxuryify’ the iQ) around 1,500 units and will sell them for $49,253 each. That makes [...]
An electric Aston Martin? Doesn’t sound like something many Aston Martin or even car enthusiasts would be excited about. Nonetheless, Aston Martin is considering an electric version for one of its models – and now it’s not an Aston Martin DBS or a Vantage. According to CAR Magazine, Aston Martin is working on an electric-version [...]
