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[otherunicorn]

Aston Martin Cygnet 2011-2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_iQ

A total flop.

 

Edited December 16, 2016 by otherunicorn

[STYRENE-SURFER]

OOPS , I guess I blurted there. 

Edited December 12, 2016 by STYRENE-SURFER
I should always read the instructions first!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Cute little bugger. I could commute and chase parts happily in it, so long as I didn't have to drag around any engine blocks or 60"-wide rolls of carbon fiber on the day. 

[dw1603]

Cute little bugger. I could commute and chase parts happily in it, so long as I didn't have to drag around any engine blocks or 60"-wide rolls of carbon fiber on the day. 

I wonder if they do a roof rack for this?

[matthijsgrit]

Actually, there are roof racks for this!!!

[otherunicorn]

This weeks list of those who recognized the grill:

maltsr
matthijsgrit
Matt Bacon
Pete J.
Draggon
STYRENE-SURFER
68shortfleet
carsntrucks4you

[matthijsgrit]

Roof Rack: Actually for it's sister car Toyota/Scion iQ, but close enough...

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Badge-engineering a Yotyto and calling it an Aston Martin? Sacrilege. 

So, ummmm...this must be the new entry-level BMW...   

Edited December 17, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

[Matt Bacon]

I don't remember the details, but I have a feeling it was a result of a short-lived period when there were possibly going to be EU regulations about the average fuel economy of all the cars produced by any individual manufacturer. I think it became clear that this was pretty silly, pretty quickly, and these days I think there are exemptions for "low-volume" manufacturers, which is why the Cygnet is no more. I also remember that one of its "selling points" at the time was that it could be easily craned aboard the luxury yacht that serial Aston owners would have, and function as an "on-shore tender..." I guess someone also figured out that it would be cheaper to hire guys (me! me !) to drive your Rapide and V12 Vantage from London to Monte Carlo than buy a whole new over-priced, body-kitted iQ...

best,

M.