Aston Martin Cygnet: First official Photos of the Toyota iQ-based Mini, will go on sale in 2010 Menghadirkan
Aston Martin Cygnet: first official Photos of the Toyota iQ-basic Mini, will go on sale in 2010
as strange as it may seem, it's new award-winning mini car Aston Martin , the Toyota iQ-based Cygnet. British supercar manufacturer had presented the Cygnet preview earlier this year with a prototype of clay covered, but here are the first official pictures of the production-ready concept model.
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he Cygnet resembles the iQ because that's what it is; a retrimmed Toyota. Aston Martin developers essentially took many elements of design of their sports cars like the grid of the brand and the air intakes and apply on the small Toyota without any other changes on the shape of the car.
features a unique style on the outside are limited by popups, consistent and bumper rear, head handles specific lights front and rear and newly designed multispoke rims.
goes the same for the cabin of the Cygnet that has been adorned with high quality materials and the different toppings, but to share it, it keeps the base iQ architecture and design.
Aston Martin chose not to disclose any information on the material of the car, but it is believed that the petrol iQ 1.33 litre engine we will roll to the Cygnet.
the company's plan is to sell initially the Cygnet to current and future owners of Aston Martin, with a release to follow at a later date.
Aston Martin said it will continue to develop the Cygnet, but expects to have the car in production and on sale in the United Kingdom and Europe before the end of 2010.
even if the Cygnet is nothing else than a Toyota more premium with DB9 styling cues, the mini will get an Aston Martin price tag, estimated to be somewhere around £20,000, or about $32,000 - €22 000 at today's exchange rate.
Aston Martin Cygnet
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Toyota iQ
