Aston Martin enters the Micro car segment w/ Aston Martin Cygnet

$ushi · 10-11-2010, 01:11 PM

I may get clowned on for saying this but I would def rock one of these as a daily driver then have a 370z weekend car.

source:
Aston Martin Cygnet gets the green light — Autoblog

***Berndonfat*** · 10-11-2010, 01:12 PM

thats awesome.

Agent007Si · 10-11-2010, 01:21 PM

If you can afford an Aston Martin, why in the world would you buy this?

$ushi · 10-11-2010, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Agent007Si

If you can afford an Aston Martin, why in the world would you buy this?

It's a micro car! It's not going to come with a Aston Martin DB7 price tag. It will probably be competing with the prius and insight price point

Chadillac · 10-11-2010, 02:10 PM

I'm sure that current Aston Martin owners are just ecstatic that this is coming out.

Pharoh · 10-11-2010, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Chadillac

I'm sure that current Aston Martin owners are just ecstatic that this is coming out.

x2

Agent007Si · 10-11-2010, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by $ushi

It's a micro car! It's not going to come with a Aston Martin DB7 price tag. It will probably be competing with the prius and insight price point

I guess we'll have to wait and see but I imagine that Aston Martin wont ever make a $25,000 car as that would put it into a whole different group of cars, I'm sure they dont want to be seen as an inexpensive car maker. Just like BMW and Mercedes are reluctant to offer cash back incentives because they dont want their cars to be seen as cheap. I dont know but I imagine this car will be well past what is considered affordable for most of us.

$ushi · 10-11-2010, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Agent007Si

I guess we'll have to wait and see but I imagine that Aston Martin wont ever make a $25,000 car as that would put it into a whole different group of cars, I'm sure they dont want to be seen as an inexpensive car maker. Just like BMW and Mercedes are reluctant to offer cash back incentives because they dont want their cars to be seen as cheap. I dont know but I imagine this car will be well past what is considered affordable for most of us.

I agree with most of what you said. However, I see it as Aston Martin trying to make a sub $18k micro car into a luxury/sports micro car. The article says its based off of Scion/Toyota's IQ platform. So your looking at a Aston Martin badged scion.

If it were to come in around $25k it would be the most expensive micro car out.

GoHuskies · 10-11-2010, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Agent007Si

If you can afford an Aston Martin, why in the world would you buy this?

You can't drive your Aston Martin into downtown London.

This is a city car available to existing owners for use in the growing number of European cities that place restrictions on gas guzzlers.

elasticjoe · 10-12-2010, 11:26 AM

Its also an effort to get the MPG of their line of autos up since Aston is on its own. Bugatti and Lambo have VW to bring theirs up, Aston doesn't have that luxury so has to figure out ways around the system.

jwlj · 10-12-2010, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by $ushi

I agree with most of what you said. However, I see it as Aston Martin trying to make a sub $18k micro car into a luxury/sports micro car. The article says its based off of Scion/Toyota's IQ platform. So your looking at a Aston Martin badged scion.

If it were to come in around $25k it would be the most expensive micro car out.

Yep, it is a Scion/Toyota IQ rebadged.

Cygnet

Toyota iQ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Aston Martin “Cygnet” | Toyota Scion IQ Car
Aston Martin Cygnet on Sale in 2010 | FavStocks
Aston Martin Green Car Advisor Blog on Edmunds' Inside Line
Toyota iQ Gets A Scion Badge And Aston Martin Grille | Autopia | Wired.com

I think this is going to dilute the Aston Martin brand big time.

rexdog101 · 10-12-2010, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jwlj

Yep, it is a Scion/Toyota IQ rebadged.

Cygnet

Toyota iQ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Aston Martin “Cygnet” | Toyota Scion IQ Car
Aston Martin Cygnet on Sale in 2010 | FavStocks
Aston Martin Green Car Advisor Blog on Edmunds' Inside Line
Toyota iQ Gets A Scion Badge And Aston Martin Grille | Autopia | Wired.com

I think this is going to dilute the Aston Martin brand big time.

It really shudnt because its only available to current owners of an Aston Martin car. They shud make it a pretty limited car.

jwlj · 10-12-2010, 01:29 PM

When people see these things driving down the road, the thought will be,.. Aston Martin can be bought for less than $100k? for less than $40k?!! WTF?!

Insert_Username_Here · 10-12-2010, 07:08 PM

I think this is kind of embarrassing for Aston Martin as a whole

jwlj · 10-13-2010, 07:50 AM

Daimler-Benz didn't dilute the Mercedes image when they worked with Swatch to release the Smart line of cars.

Though, it wouldn't of been as dumb considering Mercedes sells cars across in just about every catagory.

Insert_Username_Here · 10-13-2010, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwlj

Daimler-Benz didn't dilute the Mercedes image when they worked with Swatch to release the Smart line of cars.

Though, it wouldn't of been as dumb considering Mercedes sells cars across in just about every catagory.

They also rebadged them as Smart rather than including them under the Mercedes title

Shertz · 10-14-2010, 12:08 AM

reality is, if this thing is competitively priced they're going to sell them like CRAZY.

JDMFGSI · 10-14-2010, 12:10 AM

looks better than a smart car...i'd rock it!

sneakers · 10-14-2010, 12:52 AM

but in Cygnet form will be hand-assembled at Aston's factory at Gaydon in Warwickshire, England
means this car will never be cheap

iCeMaN57 · 10-14-2010, 12:55 AM

Looks like they copied smart cars and threw their style in it...

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