Aston Martin Cygnet V8 2018

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https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/...n-martin-cygnet-revealed-v8-powered-hatchback
https://www.gtplanet.net/aston-martin-reveals-insane-one-off-v8-cygnet/

For this one off, Aston Martin took the Toyota iQ based Cygnet city car and crammed in the drivetrain from the outgoing V8 Vantage, with a 430 horsepower 4.7 liter V8 and a 7 speed automated manual. The car has been converted to rear wheel drive and has a curb weight of 3030 pounds, making it several hundred pounds lighter than the Vantage. The V8 Cygnet is claimed to hit 60 mph in 4.2 seconds and top out at 170 mph. With such a short wheelbase and all that power it'd no doubt be difficult to drive.
 
...Yup, I knew it would appear here soon enough. Voted.

Regular Cygnets? No thanks. This one, though, I can get behind.
For a racing game, the regular Cygnet wouldn't be worth it. But this is one Cygnet that's worth it.
 
has a curb weight of 3030 pounds and top out at 170 mph. With such a short wheelbase and all that power it'd no doubt be difficult to drive.
That's quite heavy for city car, but light for something with a V8 in it.
 
It's like the Toyota Yaris GR, before the Toyota Yaris GR.

The world needs more cars like this.


This reminds me less of the GR Yaris and more of the Renault Clio V6, except front engine.

That's quite heavy for city car, but light for something with a V8 in it.
It is heavy for a car like this, but it's still quite a bit lighter than the old V8 Vantage whose drivetrain they crammed in here. I imagine it also handles a lot differently from the Vantage.
 
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