RE: Lagonda Taraf: Review
Discussion
PH comment of the year?
"While most pluto-barges only tolerate corners, big brake applications and anything else that isn't serene progress, the Lagonda seems - like a true British aristocrat - to relish a good thrashing."
Seems that if they did do as PH suggest there is a market for four door Astons.
"While most pluto-barges only tolerate corners, big brake applications and anything else that isn't serene progress, the Lagonda seems - like a true British aristocrat - to relish a good thrashing."
Seems that if they did do as PH suggest there is a market for four door Astons.
Captainawesome said:
I saw one of these a few months ago near gaydon. It looked like some kind of spaceship. I definitely has the road presence required of a car like this.
If you wanted that you'd be better off getting an original Lagonda and get it sorted properly - it'd cost a lot less.
If you are would be dictator in a motorcade you would at least want it to be bullet proofed. It seems to me (reduced volume expectation and now offered in more markets) they may have misjudged the market. Their timing is certainly unfortunate with oil prices and markets going pear shaped.
yonex said:
The only benefit, and sole reason not for burning each one made at the stake, is that it hopefully keeps the finances at AM healthy.
Maybe it would better to ensure that the core range of cars are able to out performing their rivals in as many key area's as they can manage thus making them more desirable leading to more sales and increased revenue rather than this type of thing? I personally don't think that either this, the Vulcan or the One77 have made Aston as a brand any more desirable and I'm not sure that they even promote the core range very well. The fact that Aston have had to open the Taraf up to more markets and production is going to fall short of what they intended probably shows what even the mega-rich who don't have to consider the cost think of it. The Vulcan, although cool in isolation, just reeks of opportunism rather than innovation to me. Aston obviously noted the efforts of Pagani with the Zonda R and Ferrari with the FXX programs and thought that they would try and grab a piece of the pie. The difference is that both the Pagani and Ferrari's (and even Mclaren's GTR at a later date) were born from the marques wishes to fulfill the desires of existing, loyal customers and technologies implemented in the programs have been carried over to existing models. Aston just seem to be trying to cash in on this market for the sake of revenue rather than reward or progression.
The One77 to me should never have been a low volume effort aimed at the mega-rich, sell it for as much as you can because the Veyron has shown that there is a new ceiling to what is an acceptable amount to charge for a new car. Give it a proper boot, maybe cut back a little on the very expensive hand crafted aluminum parts then make it the new Vanquish. Sell it for a similar price as an F12 or the Aventador (what does it really offer above one of these from a technical or use of materials perspective) and it would truly have been an achievement and I'm sure would sell extremely well gaining Aston more revenue in the long run and more importantly pushing them to the front of the pack rather than seemingly always playing catch-up or imitating to their competitors.
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