Discussion
OK, imagine you're given the chance to design a new Lagonda. What would yours be like?
Personally, I'd stay away from four door saloons and produce the ultimate grand touring coupe. Sort of a class above the Vanquish (if that's possible!). I'm thinking front-engined, two seats (but plenty of luggage space), scissor doors for a bit of flash and an interior with the quality of an Arnage Bentley. For go, I think a twin superchared V12 should do it, with no less than 660bhp (nice ring to that amount, don't you think?). Looks wise, it'd have to have the beauty of the new DB9/v8 Vantage but retain a look all of it's own. Classically modern, not retro. For exclusivity, I only want one a week to be built and it'd retail for a cool £250k.
If Henrik Fisker or Ian Callum should be reading this.....feel free to have a go at a sketch or two
Personally, I'd stay away from four door saloons and produce the ultimate grand touring coupe. Sort of a class above the Vanquish (if that's possible!). I'm thinking front-engined, two seats (but plenty of luggage space), scissor doors for a bit of flash and an interior with the quality of an Arnage Bentley. For go, I think a twin superchared V12 should do it, with no less than 660bhp (nice ring to that amount, don't you think?). Looks wise, it'd have to have the beauty of the new DB9/v8 Vantage but retain a look all of it's own. Classically modern, not retro. For exclusivity, I only want one a week to be built and it'd retail for a cool £250k.
If Henrik Fisker or Ian Callum should be reading this.....feel free to have a go at a sketch or two
No, sorry, Lagondas must be 4 doors. Otherwise you would just call it an Aston Martin.
Needs to be sleek, not bluff like a RR Phantom, and it needs to be a driver's car. Yes to the supercharged V12, 550-600bhp, 6 speed auto only (NO PADDLES!!) and it must be distinctive. The Vignale concept of 93 was pretty impressive (styled by Ian Callum's younger brother Moray) but this time, don't base it on the Jag S-Type plateform!!
Needs to be sleek, not bluff like a RR Phantom, and it needs to be a driver's car. Yes to the supercharged V12, 550-600bhp, 6 speed auto only (NO PADDLES!!) and it must be distinctive. The Vignale concept of 93 was pretty impressive (styled by Ian Callum's younger brother Moray) but this time, don't base it on the Jag S-Type plateform!!
I've often wondered why all "recent" Lagondas have been 4 doors. Am I right in thinking that they have all been 4 doors since AM bought Lagonda way back when?
Many of the original Lagondas were open topped sports cars, hence why I'd like to see a return to two doors (albeit with a roof).
I see your point that it may as well be called an Aston if it's a coupe, but I'm thinking of it as a Merc Maclaren SLR rival. That car may be similar to an SL, but has a certain something extra
Oh, and I hope Evo are well off the mark with the idea of the next Lagonda being based on the Range Rover. That certainly wouldn't do!
Many of the original Lagondas were open topped sports cars, hence why I'd like to see a return to two doors (albeit with a roof).
I see your point that it may as well be called an Aston if it's a coupe, but I'm thinking of it as a Merc Maclaren SLR rival. That car may be similar to an SL, but has a certain something extra
Oh, and I hope Evo are well off the mark with the idea of the next Lagonda being based on the Range Rover. That certainly wouldn't do!
Yes. If it has 4 doors then the company has called it a Lagonda. The only 2 door Lagonda of recent years was the Virage development mule which was a wedge-shape Lagonda on a Virage chassis and just 2 doors.
Still disagree that a 2 door coupe to rival the SLR should be called anything but an Aston however. Lagonda should be there to take on Bentley Arnage/RR Phantom/Maybach style limos. Minimum price should be £175k.
Still disagree that a 2 door coupe to rival the SLR should be called anything but an Aston however. Lagonda should be there to take on Bentley Arnage/RR Phantom/Maybach style limos. Minimum price should be £175k.
When Lagonda's were 2 doors, Aston martin were producing small "sports cars", rather then the GT cars they are now more famous for.
Since David Brown bought 2 companies they would have clashed, so the lagondas grew larger and grew another set of doors, and the Aston grew larger and morphed into a GT.
The last 2 door Lagonda was the racing car, based on a DB3S chassis with a Lagonda V12 engine. All lagondas since have been 4 doors.
Since David Brown bought 2 companies they would have clashed, so the lagondas grew larger and grew another set of doors, and the Aston grew larger and morphed into a GT.
The last 2 door Lagonda was the racing car, based on a DB3S chassis with a Lagonda V12 engine. All lagondas since have been 4 doors.
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