RE: Aston confirms Lagonda saloon...

RE: Aston confirms Lagonda saloon...

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AlexKing

613 posts

157 months

Saturday 26th July 2014
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MyCC said:
This does seem a little of odd, like AM cutting of their nose to spite their face. Surely there would be potential for this car in China, even parts of W. Europe (London, Geneva, Monaco) albeit in small numbers?

There's being exclusive and then there's being nonsensical.

Regards,

MyCC.
Fixed it for you. Who's being nonsensical?

If Aston can work out a way of making heaps of cash out of re-bodying a Rapide and adorning it with trinkets then all power to them. Everything says that the ultra-luxury market is growing like topsy, and Aston would be dumb not to try and get a slice of it. The alternative may very well be to sell more slices of the company to the self same sheiks, or to the Germans.

It looks like an alternative to the Phantom, which has been out for a while now, and the sheiks will be getting a little bored. It doesn't have to be particularly beautiful (though I don't mind it at all) - it just has to be different to what they already have and reek of money. It does all these things. Luckily, car companies don't listen to the naysayers on here, otherwise Porsche would never have built the Cayenne and be in the hands of the Chinese by now.

simonrockman

6,843 posts

254 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Of course AM needs to move of from the (beautiful) DB9 design language because Ian Callum now works for Tatra.

Simon

RichB

51,430 posts

283 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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simonrockman said:
Of course AM needs to move of from the (beautiful) DB9 design language because Ian Callum now works for Tatra.
Is there a preview of the DB9 replacement?

RosscoPCole

3,300 posts

173 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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So if I had the cash and was a regular Aston Martin customer they would say no if I asked for a RHD one?

robemcdonald

8,716 posts

195 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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NXXN said:
robemcdonald said:
Looks interesting.
Likely to be the most expensive car on a decade old platform.
Probably all already sold though.
Remind me, when was the Rolls Royce Phantom released?
It's not clear; but I assume as you mentioned the phantom that you think this will cost less. Given the exclusivity and how much was charged for the one-77 I doubt it.

Happy to be proved wrong though.

ZesPak

24,421 posts

195 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Leins said:
cookie1600 said:
I think it was mostly the Sultan's brother that went on the spending sprees, but they kept Aston Martin (and probably Rolls-Royce/Bentley) afloat for many years with the specials.
Always thought that Virage estate was lovely looking
Looks like a Volvo.
And I like Volvo's, I just think an Aston Martin shouldn't look like one.

As for the images posted above, I think they have to compete with the brilliant looking XJ. I'm making a stretch here but from this kind of "release", they seem to realise that they have to capitalise on brand and exclusivity.

Poor show, but if it gets them to design and make a DB9 replacement, I'd say I hope they succeed.

dinkel

26,886 posts

257 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Lagonda Coupe would be stunning. Bentley Brooklands ... but different.

RosscoPCole

3,300 posts

173 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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As I said in the Aston Martin V8 Vantage: Spotted thread. They have made great looking 4 door saloons.

RosscoPCole said:
Love this Aston Martin Works Service Vantage Special Type I 4 door. Euromillions ticket bought for tonight.

Pothole

34,367 posts

281 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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RosscoPCole said:
So if I had the cash and was a regular Aston Martin customer they would say no if I asked for a RHD one?
Maybe not, but it might not get type approval for the UK market....

bobberz

1,832 posts

198 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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simonrockman said:
Of course AM needs to move of from the (beautiful) DB9 design language because Ian Callum now works for Tatra.

Simon
Tatra?! As in this Tatra?



If so, that's very intriguing. I had no idea they still existed. Fantastic cars. Rear-engined, with an aluminum, hemispherical-combustion-chambered V8. Oh, and air-cooled! Like a Porsche 356 on steroids! In fact, IIRC, it was the Tatra that inspired Ferdinand Porsche in his design of the KdF-Wagen.


RosscoPCole

3,300 posts

173 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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bobberz said:
simonrockman said:
Of course AM needs to move of from the (beautiful) DB9 design language because Ian Callum now works for Tatra.

Simon
Tatra?! As in this Tatra?



If so, that's very intriguing. I had no idea they still existed. Fantastic cars. Rear-engined, with an aluminum, hemispherical-combustion-chambered V8. Oh, and air-cooled! Like a Porsche 356 on steroids! In fact, IIRC, it was the Tatra that inspired Ferdinand Porsche in his design of the KdF-Wagen.
Tatra hehe I think that should be Tata who are the huge Indian conglomerate that own Jaguar and Land Rover. They also own Tetley Tea, Ritz Carlton hotels and Corus Steel.

Tatra still produce commercial vehicles in Czech Republic. The last car they made was the Tatra T700 in the 1990s that was as long as an S-Class Mercedes Benz of the time.

Gary C

12,313 posts

178 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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I hope it doesn't look like the towns lagonda as that thing was vile.

Mr. Magoo

686 posts

227 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Any proper re-launch of the Lagonda brand is good news with me. Here is mine on the front row of the grid at FoS this year. 200 faultless miles that day and she's 85.


Gary C

12,313 posts

178 months

Friday 1st August 2014
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Mr. Magoo said:
Any proper re-launch of the Lagonda brand is good news with me. Here is mine on the front row of the grid at FoS this year. 200 faultless miles that day and she's 85.

Now that's a proper lagonda !

Qwert1e

545 posts

117 months

Saturday 2nd August 2014
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Personally I think AM are killing their own brand(s). On the other hand, it seems the Chinese and the Arabs will buy just about anything - so long as it's shiny.