While you may already find it strange that Aston Martin is producing the Toyota iQ based minicar, things may get a little more weird today when you find out that respected tuner Project Kahn will be offering a modification kit for the tiny luxurious city car. Project Kahn today released one photo of their take [...]
With a starting prices of $35,000 (or at least that’s what we thought it actually costs $49,253), you would think Aston Martin is done milking this Toyota iQ based Cygnet ultra-luxury subcompact thing by now – well, they’re not. Aston Martin announced today that they will build two limited Cygnet Launch Editions, “each exemplifying the [...]
Aston Martin isn’t using the upcoming 2010 LA Auto Show to debut the new Cygnet concept – No no, the Cygnet is to luxurious for that. Instead, the luxury sports car manufacture chose to debut the Toyota iQ based Cygnet at the world’s most prestigious department store – Harrods in Knightsbridge. The Aston Martin Cygnet [...]
We’re still not sure about the Aston Martin Cygnet and we probably never will be. Good thing is we’d probably never own an Aston Martin supercar so we’ll never get the rights to purchase the $35,000 Toyota iQ based Aston Martin. However, even if we did, we probably wouldn’t. Aston Martin has just released a [...]
It’s not like we didn’t know this already but Aston Martin confirmed today that the Toyota iQ based compact Cygnet will go into production in 2011 at the company’s Gaydon headquarts in Warwickshire. “It is time to think differently. Aston Martin is honest and we don”t make compromises” says Aston Martin CEO Dr Ulrich Bez. ”Whatever [...]
Originally, the Aston Martin Cygnet was only planned for the European market. Reports now suggest that the rebadged Toyota iQ minicar will be coming to the United States in 2012 – but that’s not all. Besides the regular 1.3L gasoline engine based Cygnet, an electric-version with a 60-mile range will arrive sometime in 2013. Same [...]
If you’ve always thought that the Aston Martin Cygnet city car was an abomination, think again. It is probably the sole reason that Aston Martin will continue to produce V12 engined supercars instead of dropping them in favor of a V8. According to a report by AutoCar the Toyota iQ based Cygnet plays a key [...]
The new Toyota iQ based Aston Martin Cygnet is expected to help increase sales of the company by more than 30 percent from 2009. Aston Martin sold 4,000 units last year as compared to 5,800 units in 2008. CEO Ulrich Bez says he expects sales to surpass 2008 levels and top 6,000 units in 2010. [...]
The Aston Martin Cygnet made its world debut today at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. According to Aston Martin, the Cygnet is “a bold step towards a new form of transportation; the luxury commuter car, a form of personal transportation that sees the company’s core values engage with a new environment.” “Many of our customers [...]
Here is something to help kick off your Monday. The following is video that contains two guys racing to hump hug an Aston Martin Cygnet. Weird? Bad attempt at viral marketing? Waste of time? All of the above? We think so. Refresher: Based on the Toyota iQ, the Aston Martin Cygnet will be powered by a [...]
