16 May 2014, 12:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You all probably know about Toyota’s smallest car iQ, which is also marketed as a Scion in the United States. But you may not know that Aston Martin had a car based on it for sale until last y...
31 Oct 2013, 17:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hello sir, do you have a moment to talk about our defunct city car, the Toyo… errr Aston Martin Cygnet? Yes, the Aston Martin Cygnet has been canceled, with just 150 having been sold so fa...
27 Sep 2013, 14:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The most expensive version of the Toyota iQ you could get, for around €35,000, as an Aston Martin Cygnet is reportedly exiting production after just three years on the market. The Aston Mart...
8 Apr 2013, 14:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Selling small, efficient cars is not what Aston Martin does best. For all its apparent charm, the Cygnet is slow to catch up with its V8 and V12 brothers, despite the British manufacturer's bes...
10 Aug 2012, 14:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Putting big engines in the back of small, front-wheel drive cars seems like a bad idea, as the heavy back end and the short wheelbase means your car is likely to swap ends on you. Regardless, there ...
2 Mar 2012, 18:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Sounding very James Bond about it, the British automaker today announced ‘Q by Aston Martin’, which is a personalization service like no other. This is just what you need if you want ...
27 Jan 2012, 15:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’ve yet to really hear Aston Martin’s business case for the little Toyota iQ twin. But we suppose that with the stringent emissions regulations imposed by the EU on automakers, there w...
14 Dec 2011, 16:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There are very few dilutions of a venerable performance brand that are worse than the Aston Martin Cygnet. The automotive world has been dreading this car ever since the partnership with Toyota was ...
15 Nov 2011, 16:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Here’s a case study into how you can make a bad car even worse: you take a city car that’s not selling well (Aston says its supply, we say it’s demand) and ad something that will m...
24 Oct 2011, 12:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Aston Martin today announced the launch of its Cygnet city car in Japan and Hong Kong, with the vehicle bringing two limited Launch Editions. The Cygnet comes with a starting price of YEN4,750,000 ...
19 Sep 2011, 15:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We tend to think of the overly proces Toyota in Aston clothing as a bit of a bad idea and a waist of your money. But the company’s CEO Ulrich Bez knows a thing or two about the market and he s...
19 Sep 2011, 15:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Aston Martin, one of the most renowned brands in the automotive industry, is to continue its association with the London Design Festival as the week long design showcase comes to the UK capital. ...
30 Jul 2011, 15:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British automaker Aston Martin confirmed today that two of its Cygnet cars will try their luck in the Bridgestone Eco-Rally this weekend, marking the brand’s debut appearance at the respective...
12 Jul 2011, 09:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Aston Marton’s citycar based on the Toyota iQ is already in production, and one of the first units to be delivered has found itself a celebrity owner. We are talking here about none other than...
23 Jun 2011, 10:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There has never been a better way to sell a premium citicar car like the smart fortwo, MINI Cooper or Citroen DS3 than collaborating with a big fashion house or releasing a factory-customized versio...
17 May 2011, 12:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’re always glad to report on a new BMW with a twin turbocharged V8 or a new supercar that promises to change all the rules, but not this: Aston Martin, the famous British brand that builds s...
16 May 2011, 07:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Aston Martin has just launched the online cofigurator for the brand new Toyota iQ-based Cygnet. Given the high price tag of the little fortwo-rival, the famous British firm had to pull out something...
27 Jan 2011, 09:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In order to lower the company’s carbon footprint across the model lineup, Aston Martin decided to build an urban machine based on Toyota iQ. The new Cygnet citycar, which is scheduled to enter...
20 Jan 2011, 14:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British automaker Aston Martin confirmed today that the new Cygnet model will enter production soon, with the first examples rolling of the assembly lines to be two special launch editions, called B...
17 Nov 2010, 06:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / What better place for a car born to become an over expensive key chain for Aston Martin buyers to meet its dazzled audience than in the Harrods' window display in Knightsbridge? No other place ...