RE: Aston Martin sells Vanquish design for £20m
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k about, thats dated!LooneyTunes said:
Even with the tooling, I can’t imagine it would be easy to reproduce the carbon panels without considerable CF expertise and doubt they could be used for any other sort of construction.
A very strange story.
AML did not make the carbon fibre panels - that was multimatic.A very strange story.
The VH platform used the Vanquish mk 2 is pretty advanced compared to most mainstream manufacturers. The lazy journalists that referred to it as venerable didn't really understand that VH is a construction technique rather than a specific chassis.
So - look at how Tesla got started with an old Lotus. Same business model here?
So - look at how Tesla got started with an old Lotus. Same business model here?
According to another publication:...
"And keep in mind, whomever bought the tooling and designs (and, for the record, also scored a year and a half of consulting help from Aston Martin to work on the project)"
It's an odd one - why would they want to help an EV company given the Lagonda strategy...
Maybe it's someone like Dyson - but I would have thought he would be looking to build a car for the masses - not exactly the Vanquish space?
I wonder if it's a company that will build something that Aston would like to build, and doesn't have time/money/resources, or perhaps a company like Fraser Nash (Bristol) or maybe even Morgan to replace the frog eyed monster
"And keep in mind, whomever bought the tooling and designs (and, for the record, also scored a year and a half of consulting help from Aston Martin to work on the project)"
It's an odd one - why would they want to help an EV company given the Lagonda strategy...
Maybe it's someone like Dyson - but I would have thought he would be looking to build a car for the masses - not exactly the Vanquish space?
I wonder if it's a company that will build something that Aston would like to build, and doesn't have time/money/resources, or perhaps a company like Fraser Nash (Bristol) or maybe even Morgan to replace the frog eyed monster
Edited by oilit on Thursday 25th October 06:47
JohnG1 said:
The VH platform used the Vanquish mk 2 is pretty advanced compared to most mainstream manufacturers. The lazy journalists that referred to it as venerable didn't really understand that VH is a construction technique rather than a specific chassis.
Mmm. So have Aston sold a licence to use that VH construction technique, too?JohnG1 said:
So - look at how Tesla got started with an old Lotus. Same business model here?
Not really. Tesla bought "gliders" - rolling shells without drivetrain - from Lotus.TooMany2cvs said:
JohnG1 said:
The VH platform used the Vanquish mk 2 is pretty advanced compared to most mainstream manufacturers. The lazy journalists that referred to it as venerable didn't really understand that VH is a construction technique rather than a specific chassis.
Mmm. So have Aston sold a licence to use that VH construction technique, too?JohnG1 said:
So - look at how Tesla got started with an old Lotus. Same business model here?
Not really. Tesla bought "gliders" - rolling shells without drivetrain - from Lotus.Cold said:
Lotus were consultants for the VH platform. It's the same construction principle used in the Elise, Evora and more pertinently the APX.
Sure, and the Rapide and probably the DBX, too.But it's still a big chunk of current-range tech to be giving access to for relative pocket change.
oilit said:
According to another publication:...
"And keep in mind, whomever bought the tooling and designs (and, for the record, also scored a year and a half of consulting help from Aston Martin to work on the project)"
It's an odd one - why would they want to help an EV company given the Lagonda strategy...
Maybe it's someone like Dyson - but I would have thought he would be looking to build a car for the masses - not exactly the Vanquish space?
I wonder if it's a company that will build something that Aston would like to build, and doesn't have time/money/resources, or perhaps a company like Fraser Nash (Bristol) or maybe even Morgan to replace the frog eyed monster
Dyson did say he was going to create a more premium offering, more Tesla that Twizzy but he strikes me as the type that would go for a clean sheet design something to set himself apart from the usual offerings and buying and old design doesn't really fit in that respect. Interesting story nonetheless."And keep in mind, whomever bought the tooling and designs (and, for the record, also scored a year and a half of consulting help from Aston Martin to work on the project)"
It's an odd one - why would they want to help an EV company given the Lagonda strategy...
Maybe it's someone like Dyson - but I would have thought he would be looking to build a car for the masses - not exactly the Vanquish space?
I wonder if it's a company that will build something that Aston would like to build, and doesn't have time/money/resources, or perhaps a company like Fraser Nash (Bristol) or maybe even Morgan to replace the frog eyed monster
Edited by oilit on Thursday 25th October 06:47
cookie1600 said:
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