Aston Martin Cygnet
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The Aston Martin Cygnet is a 2+2 marketed by Aston Martin
beginning with model year 2011 as a rebadged
variant of the Toyota iQ
. The Cygnet enables Aston Martin to comply with the European Union
-imposed fleet average emissions regulations
taking effect in 2012.
The Aston Martin Cygnet is a 2+2 marketed by Aston Martin
beginning with model year 2011 as a rebadged
variant of the Toyota iQ
. The Cygnet enables Aston Martin to comply with the European Union
-imposed fleet average emissions regulations
taking effect in 2012.
The Aston Martin Cygnet is a 2+2 marketed by Aston Martin
beginning with model year 2011 as a rebadged
variant of the Toyota iQ
. The Cygnet enables Aston Martin to comply with the European Union
-imposed fleet average emissions regulations
taking effect in 2012.http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/aston-martin-cygnet-toyota-iq-2011-01-20
The Cygnet will be available initially only in the UK, and then to other EU countries. Production and sales commenced in January 2011 and the market coverage will expand by 2012. Sales will not be restricted; however, it is expected that demand from existing Aston Martin owners for Cygnet would initially take priority. Aston CEO Ulrich Bez
recently announced shipping expectations of about 4000 per year at a price of about £30,000- about three times as much as the iQ.http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/262507/aston_martin_cygnet_launch_editions.html Bez claims that the Cygnet demonstrates the company's "commitment to innovation and integrity", whilst respecting the need to "satisfy demands of emissions and space".http://www.autotalk.com/aston-martin-cygnet-confirmed-for-production-6743/
Aston Martin's changes to the design were limited to slight exterior tweaks and a reworked interior, with aspects of the Toyota's hard-plastic interior remaining.
The Cygnet has 98 bhp 1.3L straight-4 engine, it produces 110g of CO2/km and the fuel consumption is 58.9 miles per US gallon.
The Cygnet was featured in the 'News' section of the BBC
's Top Gear car show (Season 15, Episode 3), with Jeremy Clarkson
, James May
and Richard Hammond
casting scorn on the concept, and suggesting that the company should sell horses instead.
Aston Martin
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire...
beginning with model year 2011 as a rebadged
Badge engineering
Badge engineering is an ironic term that describes the rebadging of one product as another...
variant of the Toyota iQ
Toyota iQ
The Toyota iQ is a city car introduced at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show, with Japanese sales having begun in October 2008 and European sales in January 2009. The production iQ followed a concept vehicle presented at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show. A North American version of the iQ, branded as the Scion...
. The Cygnet enables Aston Martin to comply with the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
-imposed fleet average emissions regulations
European emission standards
European emission standards define the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions of new vehicles sold in EU member states. The emission standards are defined in a series of European Union directives staging the progressive introduction of increasingly stringent standards.Currently, emissions of...
taking effect in 2012.
The Aston Martin Cygnet is a 2+2 marketed by Aston Martin
Aston Martin
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire...
beginning with model year 2011 as a rebadged
Badge engineering
Badge engineering is an ironic term that describes the rebadging of one product as another...
variant of the Toyota iQ
Toyota iQ
The Toyota iQ is a city car introduced at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show, with Japanese sales having begun in October 2008 and European sales in January 2009. The production iQ followed a concept vehicle presented at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show. A North American version of the iQ, branded as the Scion...
. The Cygnet enables Aston Martin to comply with the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
-imposed fleet average emissions regulations
European emission standards
European emission standards define the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions of new vehicles sold in EU member states. The emission standards are defined in a series of European Union directives staging the progressive introduction of increasingly stringent standards.Currently, emissions of...
taking effect in 2012.
The Aston Martin Cygnet is a 2+2 marketed by Aston Martin
Aston Martin
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire...
beginning with model year 2011 as a rebadged
Badge engineering
Badge engineering is an ironic term that describes the rebadging of one product as another...
variant of the Toyota iQ
Toyota iQ
The Toyota iQ is a city car introduced at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show, with Japanese sales having begun in October 2008 and European sales in January 2009. The production iQ followed a concept vehicle presented at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show. A North American version of the iQ, branded as the Scion...
. The Cygnet enables Aston Martin to comply with the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
-imposed fleet average emissions regulations
European emission standards
European emission standards define the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions of new vehicles sold in EU member states. The emission standards are defined in a series of European Union directives staging the progressive introduction of increasingly stringent standards.Currently, emissions of...
taking effect in 2012.http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/aston-martin-cygnet-toyota-iq-2011-01-20
The Cygnet will be available initially only in the UK, and then to other EU countries. Production and sales commenced in January 2011 and the market coverage will expand by 2012. Sales will not be restricted; however, it is expected that demand from existing Aston Martin owners for Cygnet would initially take priority. Aston CEO Ulrich Bez
Ulrich Bez
Dr. Ulrich Bez is a German-businessman and currently CEO of Aston Martin motorcars.-Life:He holds a doctorate in engineering from the University of Stuttgart...
recently announced shipping expectations of about 4000 per year at a price of about £30,000- about three times as much as the iQ.http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/262507/aston_martin_cygnet_launch_editions.html Bez claims that the Cygnet demonstrates the company's "commitment to innovation and integrity", whilst respecting the need to "satisfy demands of emissions and space".http://www.autotalk.com/aston-martin-cygnet-confirmed-for-production-6743/
Aston Martin's changes to the design were limited to slight exterior tweaks and a reworked interior, with aspects of the Toyota's hard-plastic interior remaining.
The Cygnet has 98 bhp 1.3L straight-4 engine, it produces 110g of CO2/km and the fuel consumption is 58.9 miles per US gallon.
The Cygnet was featured in the 'News' section of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Top Gear car show (Season 15, Episode 3), with Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson is an English broadcaster, journalist and writer who specialises in motoring. He is best known for his role on the BBC TV show Top Gear along with co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May...
, James May
James May
James Daniel May is an English television presenter, journalist and writer. He is best known for his role as co-presenter of the award-winning motoring programme Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond....
and Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond
Richard Mark Hammond is an English broadcaster, writer, and journalist most noted for co-hosting car programme Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, as well as presenting Brainiac: Science Abuse on Sky 1.-Early life:...
casting scorn on the concept, and suggesting that the company should sell horses instead.