Oh no... What have they gone and done??

[burntout]

Was looking at something on Aut0 Trader and found this....

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/CARS/news/AS...


Really an Aston Martin with no heart...... Cant see any body buying one of these, not unless it comes in a V12 option...

But to look at it is pretty bloody awsomne......

[Jockman]

Looks like a TVR from the front

[George H]

It looks ok, I like the lines from the side profile.

However, those wheels are ridiculous and vile, the front grille looks awful the way it sort of tapers into a point making the car look like it has some sort of stupid grin. I don't like the rear lights, and the fact that it's electric puts me off right away. I don't want a 4 wheel drive Aston either, I want a big V12 petrol engine up front, and all the power going to the back.

I find it very difficult to believe they are going to somehow retain the glorious sound of the V12, as they say they will.

The only car in the line up that makes sense to be investing in electric / hydrogen power is the Cygnet.

[LordBretSinclair]

Read what it says "... it hasn’t come from Aston Martin, but from the fertile mind of 23-year old design student James Trim." The article was written over 2 years ago. It'll never come to fruition.

Edited by LordBretSinclair on Thursday 24th November 20:46

[XLRONYX]

First thing I thought of...





Jeff

[steveatesh]

“It would provide drivers the world over with equal amounts of guilt-free motoring.”

Anybody here feel guilty about driving an Aston?

[Lunablack]

steveatesh said:

Anybody here feel guilty about driving an Aston?

I feel guilty for not driving it enough

[williamp]

that article is more then 2 years old and ties in with the release of the last bond film. I think you can all rest easy in your beds tonight

[burntout]

Lunablack said:

steveatesh said:

Anybody here feel guilty about driving an Aston?

I feel guilty for not driving it enough

2nd that............ So in fact its nothing more than a chavvvved up Gwizz??

[theno23]

Having driven a couple of electric cars, I would very definitely be up for an electric GT, as long as it had a pertrol generator as a range extender. The feeling of very smooth heavy torque would be fantastic in something with AM build quality. You do lose the noise, but the actual driving experience can be fantastic.

RWD only though, of course.

I would guess 5-6 years before we see anything in the AM segment though, seems like there's challenges around cooling and batteries.