Thoughts on Cygnet
Discussion
Please dont shoot me, but ive placed a bid on this car: http://auto.autoscout24.nl/Aston%20Martin-Cygnet-B...
I wanted to know if someone knows the true production run worlwide on these including division between manual and auto.
Im selling my v8v 4.3 and bought a v12vr and want something for the lovely boss to have as well.
Does anyone know the production run, I read very different things on the interwebs...
Any help appreciated.
Regards
I wanted to know if someone knows the true production run worlwide on these including division between manual and auto.
Im selling my v8v 4.3 and bought a v12vr and want something for the lovely boss to have as well.
Does anyone know the production run, I read very different things on the interwebs...
Any help appreciated.
Regards
I thought it was just over 100 produced - rare as hens teeth which is why they're going up in value
And before anyone says, ugly, Toyota iq etc etc. Yes we know, but the classic car market values rarity over function (it's why a v8 zagato is worth a lot despite being one of the ugliest cars ever made)
And before anyone says, ugly, Toyota iq etc etc. Yes we know, but the classic car market values rarity over function (it's why a v8 zagato is worth a lot despite being one of the ugliest cars ever made)
this article says 143 on BRITISH roads: http://jalopnik.com/the-aston-martin-cygnet-is-dea...
But anther article says less than 150 total produced: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-24...
And thats where the confusion lays: they use worldwide and UK production numbers in a mix all over the place.
So nobody has a reliable worldwide production number?
I dont care what people think, i just like the fact that the inside looks great and we live bang in the centre of Amsterdam, so small cars are king when it comes to getting around.
I made them an offer, lets see what they say. Still would like to know production numbers.
But anther article says less than 150 total produced: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-24...
And thats where the confusion lays: they use worldwide and UK production numbers in a mix all over the place.
So nobody has a reliable worldwide production number?
I dont care what people think, i just like the fact that the inside looks great and we live bang in the centre of Amsterdam, so small cars are king when it comes to getting around.
I made them an offer, lets see what they say. Still would like to know production numbers.
Edited by Brakke on Saturday 12th March 10:05
Edited by Brakke on Saturday 12th March 10:05
kensilver said:
It certainly was a very unusual departure from the heritage of the brand and may have some increased market value because of that, and scarcity.
But I would be embarrassed to be seen driving in it. What was Bez thinking!!!!
It was a smart way of meeting overall Company emissions targets or something like that.But I would be embarrassed to be seen driving in it. What was Bez thinking!!!!
Brakke said:
this article says 143 on BRITISH roads: http://jalopnik.com/the-aston-martin-cygnet-is-dea...
But anther article says less than 150 total produced: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-24...
And thats where the confusion lays: they use worldwide and UK production numbers in a mix all over the place.
So nobody has a reliable worldwide production number?
Still would like to know production numbers.
But anther article says less than 150 total produced: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-24...
And thats where the confusion lays: they use worldwide and UK production numbers in a mix all over the place.
So nobody has a reliable worldwide production number?
Still would like to know production numbers.
I have a vague feeling that when production of a model ceases, the Heritage Trust obtain some information. Possibly worth asking.
Appreciate that you are not in the UK, but if it might be of interest, these are the UK licence details;
First time registrations: 84 + 123 CVT = 207.
On 30 Sep 2015 there were: 54 + 98 CVT = 152.
55 have therefore disappeared.
Presumably accidents and moved overseas would account for some of those.
I wonder if a few prototypes were in the initial registration numbers, but subsequently had to be destroyed.
Whenever I see a tiny car (usually Smart) on our motorways, they always seem to be driving flat out. However, just the lightest touch on the throttle to overtake, preferably on an uphill stretch, is always fun.
Edited by Jon39 on Saturday 12th March 11:52
Neil1300r said:
Never had anything to do with emissions, just a Bez vanity project
Aston Martin Cygnet
The Aston Martin Cygnet is a rebadged variant of the Toyota/Scion iQ marketed by Aston Martin beginning with model year 2011—enabling Aston Martin to comply with the 2012 European Union-imposed fleet average emissions regulations.[43][44]
Flugplatz said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_iQ#Scion_iQ_E...
The Aston Martin Cygnet is a rebadged variant of the Toyota/Scion iQ marketed by Aston Martin beginning with model year 2011—enabling Aston Martin to comply with the 2012 European Union-imposed fleet average emissions regulations.[43][44]
The Aston Martin Cygnet is a rebadged variant of the Toyota/Scion iQ marketed by Aston Martin beginning with model year 2011—enabling Aston Martin to comply with the 2012 European Union-imposed fleet average emissions regulations.[43][44]
The person who wrote that on Wikipedia might be correct, but it is all very confusing, because we have heard several different explanations.
One was that Aston Martin are not yet subject to the EU emissions regulations, because their vehicle production is below some particular number.
That version does seem to make sense, because for the past two years, Aston Martin have continued to build cars, where the smallest engine is the 420 bhp V8.
It has also been suggested that the Cygnet would be counted within the Toyota figures under emissions rules, because when it arrived in Britain, the car was already a complete vehicle.
Edited by Jon39 on Saturday 12th March 15:48
Tim C is normally pretty good with his numbers. But I'm not convinced by that 800 figure. Everything I read, including a Reuters article citing aston sources suggests they sold 150 (and they gave one to Stirling moss)
Some may have disappeared from the market as the rumour was that yacht owners were buying them to put on their superyachts
For what it's worth the EU emissions regulations do also apply to small volume manufacturers, but in this case individual improvement targets are set. But as stated above I think the cygnet was a bez vanity project (one of his many - anyone have an UB-DBS?) rather than an emissions trick. Now Andy palmers RapidE is an emissions play....
Some may have disappeared from the market as the rumour was that yacht owners were buying them to put on their superyachts
For what it's worth the EU emissions regulations do also apply to small volume manufacturers, but in this case individual improvement targets are set. But as stated above I think the cygnet was a bez vanity project (one of his many - anyone have an UB-DBS?) rather than an emissions trick. Now Andy palmers RapidE is an emissions play....
Dr Bez admits he didn't need the Cygnet for emissions targets
http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/55000-city-car-...
http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/55000-city-car-...
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