Archive for the ‘Aston Martin’ Category
Monday, December 28th, 2009
The UK-based Aston Martin distribute the first pictures of his car sub-compact Cygnet. Is currently ready only its design, but sales of the production model should start by the end of 2010th. Cygnet is a joint development of Aston Martin and Toyota. It is based on IQ and the model will be available with its 1.33-liter gasoline engine, whose power is 99 h.p. Of course, the British car is much more luxurious in every respect. Front of Cygnet is typical for models of Aston Martin style rear end is very stylish with LED lights and the wheels are 16-inches. The interior of the car is extravagant combination of red and black, and the dashboard console is built for the iPhone. Aston Martin Cygnet will be offered initially only to existing customers of the company. The idea of creating the birth of modern cars are after analyzing data from the study, that 30% of the owners of vehicles with the brand Aston Martin and Britain have Smart, who used to travel to cities. Cygnet price of the Island would be about 20 000 pounds, with annual production will be within 1 000 – 2 000 copies, but sales will be limited to Europe. Please note that the price of Toyota IQ with this engine in the UK starts from 11 763 pounds.
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
More than a year before the British company, Aston Martin announced plans to mark the revival of Lagonda, and the exhibition in Geneva in March introduced a concept crossover, even with its emblem. Although during the summer from Aston Martin announced that the project freeze, now they have published new photos of the Lagonda Concept to your site, but did not mention whether it will be revived again. The interesting thing here is that the British first showed the interior of the car. The first thing is seen the eyes is the presence of small cushions in the rear, together with part of the back of all seats are dressed in extravagant fabrics. Lagonda concept crossover is powered by a V12 engine of the Aston Martin, but the cars are built much of the technology of Mercedes GL. If put into production, the model will be available in 100 countries around the whole world, which is quite ambitious, given that the British company now officially only present in 30 countries.
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Impressive concept Aston Martin Volare, you see the pictures, now is the work of graduate student James Trim from Coventry University, majoring in automotive design. As we know, all manufacturers of super-cars are challenged to significantly reduce harmful exhaust emissions from their models while maintaining the characteristics of these. James concept represents the next generation of supercar Aston Martin, which presents a completely environmentally friendly. Volare is a two-seater is provided with a powerful fuel cell, located between the seats, battery pack, located at the rear of the passenger compartment and electric motor under the hood. To balance the weight distribution, James is positioned both hydrogen tank over the rear axle. Volare appearance in the style of the current models of Aston Martin, but it is quite futuristic. The front fenders are flexible and have the ability to change shape when they have to appear hidden lights.
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
German tuner Mansory has apparently recently decided to bet heavily on carbon. After presenting the model Chopster, whose outer panels are made of composite materials, and now he showed so-called Cyrus, who can boast the same. For base Mansory Cyrus used Aston Martin DB9, but the package can be used for DBS. The car has received a new aerodynamic package, which together with all other external elements is made of carbon, is mounted a huge rear diffuser. Carbon fiber car is also equipped with a sports exhaust system, issuing more sinister sound, adjustable suspension and new black wheels that are 20 inches in size 21 inches front and rear, and tires are dressed with Dunlop Sport Maxx. Mansory are the designers of give serious attention to the interior, which is a combination of black and red elements, further reinforcing the extravagant appearance of the car. The price of Mansory Cyrus, based on the Aston Martin DB9 e 380 000, having regard to note that the standard car is worth 124 000 euro.
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Saturday, September 19th, 2009
The production version of the Aston Martin Rapide made its official debut at the exhibition in Frankfurt. The car is almost identical with the same name, a concept the company introduced in Detroit in 2006 as the serial model has received minor changes to the bumpers. Aston Martin Rapide is equipped with 6.0-liter V12 engine, whose power is 470 h.p. and maximal torque reaches 600Nm. The unit works in tandem with six-speed automatic transmission Touchtronic 2, with the possibility of switching gears from behind the steering wheel controls. The British company has not yet declared the dynamic performance of their new car, but according to specialists it accelerates less than 4 seconds from 0-100km / h. and is able to develop a maximum speed of 290 kilometers per hour Aston Martin Rapide platform using V / H Architecture, which is the same as in models Vantage, DB9 and DBS. The company also reported that the volume of the luggage compartment is 300l. But the rear seats are folded, in which case it increases to 750l. The first owners of the Rapide will receive their car early next year, the expected price of the model is around 140 000 pounds sterling. The new Aston Martin sedan will be manufactured in a factory in the Austrian company Magna Steyr, located in Graz.
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Aston Martin DBS Volante made its debut at the exhibition in Geneva in March, but now by the British company have decided to rejoice with us more pictures of the car. DBS Volante is the most powerful convertible model in the history of Aston Martin, which is equipped with 6.0-liter V12 engine, whose power is 510 h.p. and its maximum torque is 570Nm. To accelerate from 0-100 kilometers / hr of the Aston Martin DBS Volante it necessary only 4.3sec and the maximum speed is electronically limited to 307 kilometers / hr, which was made for reasons of security.
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Aston Martin revealed the new model Rapide, representing 4-door compartment and based on the same concept that was presented three years before the show in Detroit.
In the press release states that the vehicle is equipped with 6.0-liter V12 engine which has power 470 h.p. and maximum torque 600Nm. Drive is transmitted to the rear wheels through an automatic transmission 6-stage Touchtronic.
CEO of Aston Martin Ulrich Bez said that Rapide will be the most elegant 4-door body in the world. According to him, the car will exceed all expectations and outperforms its competitors in terms of driving fun and comfort.
Aston Martin Rapide will appear on the market next year and is expected to cost around 140 000 liras sterling. Production of cars will be delivered in the company’s Austrian factory Magna Steyr, located in Graz.
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