RE: Aston Martin finally builds the Cygnet we deserve
Discussion
GroundEffect said:
A car that short will have really poor traction.
An interesting assertion, please explain. I can see all sorts of handling issues, but they are more concerned with the high Centre of gravity combined with a short wheel base.
It only about 15% shorter than a caterham 7, and they seem to do OK.
Edited by OverSteery on Thursday 12th July 10:07
I genuinely can't believe that people are having a go at this. Yes it's stupid, yes it's not very pretty, but it's a roller skate with a V8 in it, how could that not raise a smile.
The fact that someone asked Aston to do it, Aston actually AGREED to have a go and the person stumped up the (no doubt huge amount of) cash for them to do it just makes it even better.
Talk about sense of humour malfunction.
The fact that someone asked Aston to do it, Aston actually AGREED to have a go and the person stumped up the (no doubt huge amount of) cash for them to do it just makes it even better.
Talk about sense of humour malfunction.
JohnG1 said:
Norfolkandchance said:
If it were mine I'd be going back to Aston and saying "now its passed SVA (or what ever), can you take an inch off the width of each of the wheel arch extensions, please".
But then it would fail the next MOT wouldn't it?Jon_S_Rally said:
The fact that someone asked Aston to do it, Aston actually AGREED to have a go and the person stumped up the (no doubt huge amount of) cash for them to do it just makes it even better.
Agreed.If I'd found the infinite money cheat, I'd like to think this is just the sort of thing I'd be up to as well rather than sucking off a dealer principle so I could buy another 911 with limited edition stickers on it
anonymous said:
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I almost guarantee that whoever commissioned this can afford a Ferrari 458 Speciale to take to the track, and a race prepped caterham, and a road going hypercar, Range Rover, Rolls Royce AND still have plenty left over to indulge on this. It's their money they can spend it on whatever craziness they like. The engineers at Q aren't wasting their time because they will have been paid for this and that's their job; to let well heeled customers turn fantasy into reality.As a car enthusiast I'm very glad there are people out there willing to do utterly stupid and irrational things like this. Yes it's unnecessary and pointless, but so is almost anything with a 4.7 litre V8.
I 8 a 4RE said:
The only question that remains ... what else could this fantastic sounding engine be shoehorned into?
Almost anything if you have imagination, time and dosh.But if you want to consider a similar idea, using modified parts all from one manufacturer, this V8 front wheel drive one takes a prize from me:
http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/333897-...
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