Comments on: Aston Martin unveils Cygnet commuter concept

By: Mumble Duck

Mumble Duck — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:13:00 +0000

Aston Martin has lost the plot more then Porsche has!!!!!

By: ComradeVodka

ComradeVodka — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:34:05 +0000

Haha, Wheelnut™, I like the name Mou.

By: Wheelnut™

Wheelnut™ — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:26:49 +0000

It looks a bit like the small Chevy “micro car” [called Skidz] from the latest Transformers Movie.
There’s a thought.. I wonder if we will see the Cygnet or any other Euro sports cars in the next movie?

By: Wheelnut™

Wheelnut™ — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:12:39 +0000

So what is this car going to be called could it be….
the DB-4: as its less than half the size of a DB-9 or;
the mou: which is french for sluggish; given that rapide is french for fast

By: FrugalOne

FrugalOne — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:06:55 +0000

If they are doing this to reduce its overall carbon foot print, they will be forced to sell them to the public.

I can see it now

“Just got myself a BRAND NEW Aston Martin”

“Wow your a legend, u must be real rich to buy and run it”

lol

Talk about getting a free ride!

Where can i order one?

Cheers

F-0

By: Frontman

Frontman — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:15:23 +0000

Bavarian Missile™

Well there goes my favourite resting place on this Forum

As for the car, Cafe laws and their European counterparts have a lot to answer for :-<

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:11:01 +0000

I saw this on autocar website yesterday and had to check the date to make sure it wasn’t 1st April. THis is a car they have to build to meet the emission regulation, but i’d really prefer if they call it a Lagonda. Reserve AM name for fast cars, and use Lagonda for luxury cars.

By: adam (aka mada)

adam (aka mada) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:55 +0000

Bavarian Missile™,

There you go

By: Bavarian Missile™

Bavarian Missile™ — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:39:30 +0000

Ummmmmmmm Adam I still dont think they understand the reason behind the this car.

Perhaps more information for them ? Quote from TMR

“Why? Aston Martin neglects to mention the precise reasoning, but the decision to go ahead with the pint-sized two-door project was ostensibly made to prepare the British marque for incoming European Union legislation that will require automakers to reduce the overall emissions of their offerings.

Introducing a fuel-sipping minicar to a range dominated by high-powered V8s and V12s is a quick and easy way of improving the company’s fleet emissions, and will mean Aston Martin won’t need to invest significant amounts of money creating its own eco-friendly car before 2012, when the new regulations kick in.

Ferrari and Lamborghini are able to get around the impending law changes thanks to their respective parent companies being able to absorb the high emissions and low fuel economy numbers of their supercars, but being a largely independent company Aston Martin has no such luxury.

The Toyota iQ upon which the Aston minicar will be based wheezes out around 99 grams of CO2 per kilometre – not enough to bring Aston Martin’s fleet average under the projected 130g/km target, but certainly enough to reduce any penalties for not doing so.”" END QUOTE

By: Andronicus

Andronicus — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:56:25 +0000

It’s an experiment; something that gets the creative juices flowing, not an actual investment in their next model.

It’s AM having a bit of a play around. Why do people get so grouchy about this sort of thing?