What's Wrong With This Picture: Good Enough For The Wife Edition

Edward Niedermeyer
by Edward Niedermeyer

When a brand like Aston-Martin releases a new car, it’s de rigeur to assemble some cameras and hand out a freebie to a legend of the motoring world. But when a brand like Aston-Martin creates a deeply controversial car like the Toyota iQ-based Cygnet, the luminaries of road and track are hardly going to be lining up for the thing. Luckily if you ask nicely enough, they might be convinced, as apparently Sir Stirling Moss was, to re-gift the thing to the wife. That way he doesn’t have to endure the embarrassment of driving the thing, but Aston still gets to hype the fact that the Sir Stirling said

Since seeing a pre-production Cygnet in January I knew that it was the perfect car for Susie; a proper little piece of British luxury and perfect for our life in town.

Unfortunately, as Pistonheads points out, the Cygnet isn’t even exempt from London’s congestion charge… which is typically an important criteria for a car to be “perfect” for life in London town. Oh, and it’s about as British as yakisoba. But hey, Sir Stirling “bought” one for his wife so…. um… yeah.


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  • Tallnikita Tallnikita on Jul 12, 2011

    Quick, what was the main plot line in Diverce Italian style movie?

  • Advo Advo on Jul 12, 2011

    Goes to show you that women are eminently more sensible than men ... (Ducks from all the backlash at this politically-incorrect, stereotyping, sexist statement. It's not as bad as what Jeremy Clarkson throws out there, though.)

  • Alfabert Alfabert on Jul 13, 2011

    Stirling Moss would still be faster around any racetrack in this "Aston-Martin" than anyone on this website would be in anything else, except maybe Jack Baruth, and Jack would get black flagged in three laps against Stirling Moss anyway. QED. Thanks for the Stirling Moss reference regardless!

  • CJinSD CJinSD on Jul 13, 2011

    This isn't the first time Aston Martin has gussied up an econobox and marketed it. I wonder what would win a race between a 1984 Frazer Tickford Metro and an Aston Martin Cygnet. http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/car_info_frazer_metro_tickford.htm

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