RE: First production Lagonda teased
Discussion
Macboy said:
They have lost their minds.
Relaunching Lagonda is enough of a stretch but these designs are like Gerry Anderson's 1960's vision of 2021. The Aston Martin Lagonda of the 70's and early 80's was a terrible car in nearly every way - except in having some hand in saving the company from bankruptcy. Updating it's ridiculously idiosyncratic design language for a new era of cars is a complete nonsense but seems to inform much of the recent design thinking for the brand. If ever anything was going to be seen as Aston Martin hubris it's the distraction of a separate saloon and SUV brand and the pretence that Lagonda meant or means anything to anyone (except fantasists who have never driven or owned a Towns' wedge Lagonda or the very small number of die-hard fans).
Yep, you nailed it.Relaunching Lagonda is enough of a stretch but these designs are like Gerry Anderson's 1960's vision of 2021. The Aston Martin Lagonda of the 70's and early 80's was a terrible car in nearly every way - except in having some hand in saving the company from bankruptcy. Updating it's ridiculously idiosyncratic design language for a new era of cars is a complete nonsense but seems to inform much of the recent design thinking for the brand. If ever anything was going to be seen as Aston Martin hubris it's the distraction of a separate saloon and SUV brand and the pretence that Lagonda meant or means anything to anyone (except fantasists who have never driven or owned a Towns' wedge Lagonda or the very small number of die-hard fans).
king arthur said:
Wasn't there already a plan to do a Lagonda SUV based on the Merc ML some time back?
They were indeed. Around 10 years ago I replaced their network infarstrcuture as a result of Ford selling them and got to sit in a development vehicle. Had a rabbit fur scarf built into the front seats...very cosy! :-) If I remember rightly it was also badged as a Lagonda. They were pulling a Maybach apart to see what it had in the way of luxury items, which was nice to sit in the back of (not opulent like a Roller though)Also got to see the One-77 in clay which was/is just stunning, the Toyota being pulled apart and converted to a Cygnet which is/was less so... and a plethera of broken DBS's which were from the Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace film shoots.
Best 6 months work I can remember... getting paid to work around my favorite car brand!
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