A mini Aston Martin is on the way.
According to the company, the urban runabout is called Cygnet and “will offer customers a distinctive, intelligent and exclusive solution for urban travel in style and luxury.”
Left Lane News.com reports that Toyota will send IQs to Aston Martin in England, and Aston Martin will customize them with an Aston Martin grille and a reworked interior. The car’s powertrain will remain unchanged.
Although Aston Martin issued no details, the Cygnet could have one or more of these powertrains: a one-liter, 3-cylinder gasoline engine teamed with a 5–speed manual transmission; a 1.4-liter, 4-cylinder diesel engine teamed with a 6-speed manual transmission and a 1.3-liter, 4-cylinder gasoline engine teamed with either a six-speed manual shifter or a continuously variable automatic transmission.
The tiny IQ is approximately 10 feet long, 6 feet wide and less than 5 feet tall. Slightly larger than a Smart commuter car, it holds up to four adults but, according to Edmunds.com, they better not be taller than 5 feet, 10 inches tall.
Dr. Ulrich Bez, Aston Martin chief executive, said: “Now is the right time for Aston Martin to take this first bold step to embark on this special project - made possible with the support of an organization of Toyota’s stature and capability and the intelligent design and perfect city car package of the iQ.
“Much work is still required, but I am confident that this project could become reality in the not too distant future.”
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