Finally, a tiny Aston Martin!

[Carl242]

AutoBlogGreen has an article on an Aston Martin concept based on the Toyota IQ, called the Cygnet. Very nice

REPORT: Toyota iQ to underpin smartly dressed Aston Martin Cygnet


As you can see by the picture, they are designing it so fast the workers are actually blurring

[headless]

They can't be British workers then, they don't move that fast, that is why the British car industry is on it's arse, and yes I can say that, as a Brit myself.

[jwight]

This certainly raises the question of aftermarket body panels for the smart. Probably not enough interest now, but there's no reason third party companies couldn't develop all sorts of panel kits to customize smarts.

[John_H]

I just don't understand who would buy a clay car. Wouldn't it get really nasty at the first rain? Forget about taking it to a car wash.

Spokesman: Phil Hartman

Spokesman: These days, everyone's talking about the Hyundai, and the Yugo. Both nice cars, if you've got $3,000 or $4,000 to throw around. But, for those of us whose name doesn't happen to be Rockefeller, finally there's some good news - a car with a sticker price of $179. That's right, $179. The name of the car?

Adobe. The sassy new Mexican import that's made out of clay. German engineering and Mexican know-how helped create the first car to break the $200 barrier. At this price, you might not expect more than reliable transportation - but, brother, you get it! Extra features: like the custom contour seats, or the beverage-gripping dash. And the money you save isn't exactly small change!

Jingle:
"Hey, hey, we're Adobe!
The little car that's made out of clay!
We're gonna save you some money
that you can spend in some other way!
Hey, hey, we're Adobe!
Hey, hey, we're Adobe!
Adobe!"

[ show Adobe driver get into a fender-bender. She casually steps out of the vehicle and uses her hands to mold her bumper
back into its proper shape, in under six minutes! ]

Spokesman: Adobe. You can buy a cheaper car. But I wouldn't recommend it!

Announcer: Not approved for street use in some states. No warranty either expressed or implied. All sales final.

[Kermit]

Also it is obvious the car has no British electrics. The car isn't on fire.

[MP3SMART]

Originally Posted by Bum-bling-B

Also it is obvious the car has no British electrics. The car isn't on fire.

ouch!

[headless]

Originally Posted by Bum-bling-B

Also it is obvious the car has no British electrics. The car isn't on fire.

Haha, I like it.
That's cos crap does'nt burn.

[Big Panda]

To me, it looks a lot like the Fiat 500!

[BigWarpGuy]

TGDaily does not seem to have a high opinion of it.
"Obviously bored with waiting for the recession to end before they can get back to making proper cars, Aston Martin engineers have turned their attention to turning a sow's ear into a silk purse by pimping up a Toyota iQ town car with some slices of dead cow and a stick-on badge."

[Big Panda]

Originally Posted by Carl242

Do you think they'll showcase it in the next James Bond movie, "Platinum Finger"?