cygnet

The Aston Martin Cygnet is a bit of an anomaly, and its very existence may be just a creative way to boost Aston’s fleet-wide fuel economy numbers. Essentially a re-badged Toyota iQ, the Cygnet wasn’t initially destined for the U.S. market, since microcars haven’t quite been proven here yet. But new reports suggest that the [...]

Aston Martin Enters Microcar Territory

by Import RPM on December 19, 2009

What do you get when you combine the sexy styling of an Aston Martin with the humble proportions of Toyota’s iQ microcar? You’ve guessed it, this thing. The Aston Martin Cygnet is what the sports car maker calls the world’s first luxury urban commuter. Don’t expect the Cygnet to keep up with a DB9, as [...]