Lagonda to join forces on S-Class based sedan?
September 10, 2009 by Matt Brogan
The almost unmitigated failure that was the Lagonda SUV Concept, unveiled earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, has, despite its public rejection, paved the way for Aston Martin to revive the Lagonda brand with reports today suggesting these may take the form of a Mercedes-Benz S-Class based offering from the famous name.
Expected to arrive in mid-2012, the Lagonda sedan is expected to feature a hybrid powertrain and W222 platform underpinnings, much like the next Maybach super-sedan, and will borrow heavily from the S-Class in terms of high-tech features that will include, amongst other things, a forward-scanning predictive suspension system.
The hybrid system will most likely be based on that recently unveiled in the S400 Hybrid, itself a result of a joint project with Chrysler, General Motors and BMW.
It is most likely the conventional petrol engine component will be that of a Mercedes-Benz sourced 6.0-litre twin-turbo V12.
All other design work, including that of the body shell, will be left to Aston Martin.
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That has to be the biggest Aston Grille I’ve ever seen.
I like the Lagonda concept. I don’t think it’s beautiful, but Im a big fan of prescence and the Lagonda has it in spades. Plus, there’s something so enticing about a V12 SUV. A more agreeable luxury saloon would be nice though.
just a contrived joke just like all the other aston martins
So their pretty much making an S-Class with Aston Martin body panels.
An S-Class based sedan? Whats the Rapide for then?