The shock announcement
On 29th June 2009 Aston Martin released a single image of a full size clay model. It showed a small city car with a distinctive, but large, grill, and a full width front spoiler. In the accompanying release it was disclosed that it was based on the Toyota iQ, and that although it would retain the iQ’s engine and running gear it would feature Aston’s own bespoke interior.
The shock announcement
On 29th June 2009 Aston Martin released a single image of a full size clay model. It showed a small city car with a distinctive, but large, grill, and a full width front spoiler. In the accompanying release it was disclosed that it was based on the Toyota iQ, and that although it would retain the iQ’s engine and running gear it would feature Aston’s own bespoke interior.
The shock announcement
On 29th June 2009 Aston Martin released a single image of a full size clay model. It showed a small city car with a distinctive, but large, grill, and a full width front spoiler. In the accompanying release it was disclosed that it was based on the Toyota iQ, and that although it would retain the iQ’s engine and running gear it would feature Aston’s own bespoke interior.
The shock announcement
On 29th June 2009 Aston Martin released a single image of a full size clay model. It showed a small city car with a distinctive, but large, grill, and a full width front spoiler. In the accompanying release it was disclosed that it was based on the Toyota iQ, and that although it would retain the iQ’s engine and running gear it would feature Aston’s own bespoke interior.
The motoring press loved the V8 Cygnet
Competition Wheels & Tyres
The Cygnet's original OEM wheel tyre combination includes bespoke 16" x 6" wheels with 175/60 R16 Bridgestone B250. For rally and street use the stock wheels were retained but with Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 tyres that have increased grip in both wet and dry, with only a slight increase in their wear.
In order to enhance the Cygnet's acceleration for sprints and hill climbs a larger width but smaller diameter wheel/tyre combination was investigated. Using www.willtheyfit.com to ensure that the tyres would not project outside of the body work or foul the suspension, 15x7.0 ET38 wheels were chosen with 205/50 R15 tyres. The common 4x100 stud pattern meant that there are plenty of wheels available, and 356 Wheels TFS4 steel grey alloy wheels are avialable from Driftworks, while road legal Nankang NS-2R competition tyres are obtained from Demon Tweeks. Return to KM12ZSZ.
