{"id":25230,"date":"2018-07-12T12:37:17","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T12:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/?p=25230"},"modified":"2018-07-12T12:37:17","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T12:37:17","slug":"aston-martin-cygnet-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/aston-martin-cygnet-v8\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Martin Has Built A V8-Powered Cygnet \u2013 Because Reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019re aware of the Aston Martin Cygnet, the tiny city car that Aston introduced in 2011.<\/p>\n

In truth, it was never really an Aston Martin. It was actually a Toyota iQ with a few new panels, a fancy interior, and an Aston Martin badge on the bonnet. And, if we\u2019re honest, it\u2019s probably best that the whole endeavour is consigned to the pages of history.<\/p>\n

Well, except this Cygnet, which Aston has shoehorned a ruddy great V8 into.<\/p>\n

Yep, this is a tiny city car, capable of seating just two adults, packing the 4.7-litre, naturally aspirated V8 from the last Aston Martin Vantage S<\/a>. All of the 430 bhp that this engine produces goes directly to the rear wheels. Scary stuff in a car with the wheelbase of matchbox.<\/p>\n

Why was this incredible car created, you ask? Well, it was actually commissioned by a single customer, who approached Aston Martin\u2019s bespoke \u2018Q by Aston Martin\u2019 coachbuilding service for an outlandish small car. The result is what Aston is calling \u201cthe ultimate city car\u201d.<\/p>\n

How did they do it? Well, the starting point was a right-hand drive Cygnet steel body shell and panels. A roll cage was welded to this, becoming an integral part of the chassis in the process, while a new front bulkhead and transmission tunnel were fabricated from sheet metal to accommodate the V8. Subframes and suspension are also derived from the previous generation Vantage and a steel fuel tank housing has been mounted in the boot area.<\/p>\n

Aston claims that, despite all this work, the car still very much looks like a Cygnet, and is reasonably subtle. We\u2019d disagree there \u2013 this looks as much like a normal Cygnet as a Mitsubishi Lancer looks like an Evo 10.<\/p>\n

Anyway, this super-Cygnet should be quite a handful. Weighing just 1,375 kg, it\u2019s got a power-to-weight ratio of 313 bhp\/tonne. As a result, it\u2019ll do 0-60 mph in 4.2 seconds. Oh, and it\u2019ll go 170 mph (273 km\/h) at the top end.<\/p>\n

Braking is taken care of by 380 mm discs clamped by six-piston monoblock calipers at the front and 330 mm discs gripped by four-piston mono block calipers at the rear. The calipers are painted yellow to contrast with the Buckinghamshire green of the bodywork.<\/p>\n

Most of the remaining parts of the braking system are taken from the V8 Vantage S with ABS and a fixed brake bias valve. Inside, there is a bespoke brake pedal housed in the V8 Vantage-derived pedal box. The gearbox is from the Vantage S, too.<\/p>\n

Want to see this Cygnet in the flesh? It\u2019ll be at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed before being sent off to its new owner.<\/p>\n

What do you reckon? Is this the maddest thing you\u2019ve seen this week?<\/p>\n

\"Aston<\/p>\n

\"Aston<\/p>\n

\"Aston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most examples of the Aston Martin Cygnet are probably best forgotten. Except this one, which Aston has shoehorned a ruddy great V8 into.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":25231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2836,2633,2643],"tags":[2541,3235,3236,3233,3231,2595,2840,2815,3237,3234,3232,2998,2559,2560,2779],"class_list":["post-25230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hatchbacks","category-new-cars","category-supercars","tag-aston-martin","tag-bespoke","tag-commission","tag-crazy-cars","tag-cygnet","tag-dubai","tag-hatchback","tag-hot-hatch","tag-one-off","tag-q","tag-small-car","tag-small-cars","tag-uae","tag-united-arab-emirates","tag-v8"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}