RE: Aston Martin Lagonda - Exclusive Pictures
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this nearly made me cry!
Why on earth, what on earth!
This compares to the Rexton in ugliness and that is well regarded as the ugliest car in Britain,
But from a company that makes some of the most beautiful cars in the world?
A lot of people regard the DB9 Volante as the Most beautiful convertible, I just can't understand it!
I know people will want this because its ugly, but this is not Aston Martin, this is not what they do and shouldn't do, I know they did it with the Last Lagonda, but two wrongs hardly make a right?!
Why on earth, what on earth!
This compares to the Rexton in ugliness and that is well regarded as the ugliest car in Britain,
But from a company that makes some of the most beautiful cars in the world?
A lot of people regard the DB9 Volante as the Most beautiful convertible, I just can't understand it!
I know people will want this because its ugly, but this is not Aston Martin, this is not what they do and shouldn't do, I know they did it with the Last Lagonda, but two wrongs hardly make a right?!
I had a Mondeo estate full of network equipment parked in that very spot just 2 weeks ago!
I saw both this and the new One-77 in the flesh (shiny clay model) in the design studio. This was slightly challenging on the eye, very Bentley at the back and quite a large gaping 'whale shark' mouth. The Lagonda range is very much designed to be transported in, rather than the Aston Martin range which is aimed at being a drivers car. Rear headroom was awful in the Lagonda though, so that would need to be addressed if it went ahead. The rear seats have a scarf around neck level made from rabbit skin that looked a little out of place, but did look nice and warm! It certainly looked like a car to be driven in, bar the rear headroom of course.
The One-77 on the other hand. In the flesh it was quite a site to behold. I thought it was stunning. It looked very aggressive and purposeful, had monstrous 325 section rear tyres and 20 or 21 inch rims if I remember right. The blacked out windows synonymous with clay models made it look more mean than I guess it will in final production state. Aston Martin are by far and away my all time dream machine (V12 Vantage or DBS) and this did not disappoint, it was lovely!
I think there are interesting things to come from Lagonda....there was a Maybach on site being prodded and poked, I think it was the 72 (The big one!)? The Maybach is certainly a car to be driven in, as are the new Lagonda models....
The Maybach, although very comfortable is a bit ostentatious for my liking, has masses of room and gadgetry but is a bit plasticy almost tacky inside. I think there is a fine line between luxurious and vulgar and this hovers dangerously close to the line IMHO.
That being said, if you can afford any of the above mentioned cars then fair play!
I saw both this and the new One-77 in the flesh (shiny clay model) in the design studio. This was slightly challenging on the eye, very Bentley at the back and quite a large gaping 'whale shark' mouth. The Lagonda range is very much designed to be transported in, rather than the Aston Martin range which is aimed at being a drivers car. Rear headroom was awful in the Lagonda though, so that would need to be addressed if it went ahead. The rear seats have a scarf around neck level made from rabbit skin that looked a little out of place, but did look nice and warm! It certainly looked like a car to be driven in, bar the rear headroom of course.
The One-77 on the other hand. In the flesh it was quite a site to behold. I thought it was stunning. It looked very aggressive and purposeful, had monstrous 325 section rear tyres and 20 or 21 inch rims if I remember right. The blacked out windows synonymous with clay models made it look more mean than I guess it will in final production state. Aston Martin are by far and away my all time dream machine (V12 Vantage or DBS) and this did not disappoint, it was lovely!
I think there are interesting things to come from Lagonda....there was a Maybach on site being prodded and poked, I think it was the 72 (The big one!)? The Maybach is certainly a car to be driven in, as are the new Lagonda models....
The Maybach, although very comfortable is a bit ostentatious for my liking, has masses of room and gadgetry but is a bit plasticy almost tacky inside. I think there is a fine line between luxurious and vulgar and this hovers dangerously close to the line IMHO.
That being said, if you can afford any of the above mentioned cars then fair play!
All you style sensitive Europeans and Americans are missing the major point!
PH Story said:
it's designed to target - China, South America, Russia and parts of Asia among others
They like their cars big and crass over there so it's spot on really.Edited by robm3 on Thursday 9th April 15:58
Erm, you could`nt post an image of the Lagonda as it is but with the DBS wheels could you please? SimonST said:
Well i was bored, and it still looks pretty rubbish, but anythings got to be better than that pos.
IMO that actually improved it a fair bit. I think the main problem with the original design was the rear end, presumably because Aston didn't want to end up with a vehicle 6m long like the Phantom EWB.I actually think if the original height was retained and had the rear extended into a proper boot, it would look like a real alternative to a Bentley CFS or even the Phantom.
btw, I may not presently live in China, but I'm Chinese, so maybe that's why I like it
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