jackflash Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) Ford's new model facelift looks remarkably like an Aston Martin DBS 2. It almost makes me want to go out and buy one... an Aston that is Edited February 15, 2013 by jackflash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted February 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 ...and of course the Aston Martin Cygnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 :bangin: Aston Martin Cygnet is such a joke...the only resaon to buy it is the name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeSentier Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 ...and of course the Aston Martin Cygnet.Ford_Aston_Cygnet.jpg Muahahaha..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txcollector Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Ford, the Invicta of automakers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 AFAIK the Cygnet is just a rebadged Toyota iQ which Aston sells in order to comply with EU emissions regs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 AFAIK the Cygnet is just a rebadged Toyota iQ which Aston sells in order to comply with EU emissions regs. Bingo! Just like Mercedes => SmartCar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martijnp Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 :bangin: Aston Martin Cygnet is such a joke...the only resaon to buy it is the name But you only can buy this one if you already own a Aston Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 They had to make it to comply with EU emmission standards across their range. (V12 beast + golf buggy) / 2 = compliant. Some of the other brands belong to big 'groups' that have smaller cars, such as Fiat and VW. For Aston Martin (now independent of Ford) they either had to cut the balls off their main models, or add a tiny plop of a car to the line up to even it out. That's my understanding anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 While reading this thread yesterday I mistakenly mentioned the Cygnet to my wife. Now she wants one. Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Think of it like a yacht and a dinghy. You leave the Cygnet in front of your fabulous London townhouse to drive over to your valet'ed garage to take out your DB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartmind Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Haha ,this is really a big project!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt.watch.obsessive Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 The midsize Ford (Focus I assume) is fairly good looking in the flesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 A few comments if I may - I recently saw my first 2013 Fusion in the wild, looked inside and the interior trim was stunningly cheap looking. Talked to my independent mechanic recently and he says they get a lot of recent Ford Focuses and Fusions in for repair, those who don't want to pay dealer's service charges. I've been thinking of buying a new car now for awhile, have a 9 year old bulletproof Honda Accord with 168,000 miles on it. Can't really find what I'm looking for - a very small, but very fun to drive car, I need to park it in a very congested north side of Chicago often. The closest I've come to is the Mini Cooper, but I can't stand the huge speedometer ring, and by the time you option it up you're looking at about $26,000, and it takes premium gas. Any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpletiv Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Premium!? In that!? Eat me! How about the Scion Q or is it IQ? I haven't heard much,but it 'tis small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Error Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hrmf! Cannot Ford make some goodies by themselves? The last "killer" from Ford was the Capri. Later the Cougar has been quite good. The recent collection are not at the top. With the "Aston Martin look-a-like" they safely moves towards; the bottom.... But the Capri, that is, even today, a killer... 8-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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