The Aston Martin Cygnet in this gallery, shows off its various colours to emphasise the limited edition, exclusive nature of this car. As we saw with the Cygnet live pics from Geneva, it’s the interior that lets you know you’re driving an Aston, otherwise it is just a Toyota iQ in disguise. The Cygnet can be ordered in all kinds of different tints, kits and finishings in accordance with the one-off idea.

Only 2,000 units of the Aston Martin Cygnet will be produced, although the date when production will start hasn’t been announced. Neither has the Cygnet price, although rumours suggest it could be about 22,000 euros, which 7,000 euros more than the Toyota iQ. The Cygnet is equipped with Toyota’s 1.33 litre engine with 100 hp.

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The Aston Martin Cygnet interior is what makes this a special compact, city car. The exterior has been modified just enough to make it more pleasing to the eye than the Toyota iQ, but it hardly screams the Aston brand. The interior, on the other hand, is truly amazing - just like a luxury, 12 cylinder coupé. We won’t hazard a guess as to how successful this will be for Aston, as it seems more like a fun experiment for Aston owners than anything else, but we still enjoyed seeing the Cygnet in the flesh.

The Aston Stand at the Geneva Motor Show also exhibits the DB9 Coupé, DBS Volante, the V12 Vantage and the Rapide sedan. It’s got to be one of the most elegant and sophisticated stands at the show and is well worth a look if you’re there.

Aston Martin Cygnet live at Geneva: the Aston stand

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More pics of the Aston Martin Rapide have been released, showing some of the various colour choices available for the Rapide. We think it looks good in all of them, but see some of the combinations for yourself, like the Hardly Green exterior with beige interior, Blonde Silver with cream and blue interior or the lairy Magna Red with ‘tobacco’ interior. These are difficult choices for anyone who can actually afford the lovely sedan-coupe, equipped with a V12 engine at 470 hp.

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This is a very funky, juvenile video for Aston Martin, as the luxury brand promotes its Aston Martin Cygnet model. The Cygnet is only available to those who already own an Aston, and the ad probably reflects more the Toyota iQ that the Cygnet is based on. At this stage, only 2,000 Cygnet models will be produced.

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The Aston Martin DBS and Aston Martin V12 Vantage will have a carbon black edition available from next month. In time for Christmas orders, the Aston Martin carbon fibre finish increases the appeal of the cars and reduces weight. Thanks to new sports seats, for example, the use of carbon and kevlar has saved up to 17 kg.

New Aston Martin rims with five spoke design are available, and obviously the DBS and V12 Vantage now come with Carbon Black exterior finish, used also on the interior features. The audio systems also get an overhaul, with the Vantage now equipped with the 700 Watt Premium Audio System, while the DBS has the Bang & Olufsen Beosound.

According to Aston Martin, a price increase of approximately five percent will be added, although full pricing and available will be available next month.

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Here are the first detailed pics of the Aston Martin Cygnet. Based on the Toyota iQ, it’s designed for the luxury-conscious city commuter and includes Aston style such as the front grille, rear headlights and door handles. The interior is particularly luxurious, and while using the iQ as a platform, it is made fully from leather with new colours and trim.

There’s not much information on the technical aspects of the car and when it might become available, although different wheels are expected to be used, as well as the more powerful 1.3-litre four cylinder iQ engine. Currently a concept model, the Aston Martin Cygnet could be available by the end of the next year, initially only to current Aston owners.

According to Aston Martin, the reason behind making the Cygnet is not just to lower the company’s overall carbon dioxide emissions, but to offer an innovative transport solution. About 1,000 to 1,000 Cygnets a year are expected to be built at Gaydon facilities, using iQ models imported from Japan.

Source | Autocar

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The Auto Trophy 2009 awards have been given by Auto Zeitung after reader surveys of about 105,000 participants. Obviously the local German cars were very successful, with Audi taking home a total of 40 percent of votes across all categories, but there have been a couple of surprises, too.

A special mention goes to the Opel Astra for its quality-price ratio, while the new BMW 1 Series won the best advertising campaign award. Across the categories, readers voted on 370 different models in total. In the small car category, the Volkswagen Polo won with 32.9 percent, while for imported small cars the Fiat 500 won with 20.6 percent. Among the mid-size range was the Volkswagen Golf 6, and for imported cars in this category, the Skoda Octavia won a divided contest, with 18.5 percent of votes.

The mid-size, top range cars featured some of the larger German models, with the Audi A5 Sportback winning with 27.2 percent of votes, and the Volvo V70 winning in the imported category. The luxury category was dominated by the Mercedes E-Class with 42.7 percent of votes, while the Jaguar XF took the title for imported vehicles. Among the flagship models, the Porsche Panamera won and the Aston Martin Rapide won in the imported category with 33.7 percent.

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The Aston Martin Rapide is lovely, there’s no doubt about it, and this new Rapide gallery shows the Aston four-door in all its detail. While there are some murmurings about the lack of practicality of the rear doors for eventual rear passengers, find me the family who’s using it as their daily car and then I’ll be worried.

The Rapide is equipped with a V12 engine with 470 hp and if you want to see it in action, check out the video of the Rapide on the Stelvio Pass.

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Here’s a look at the Aston Martin Rapide on the Stelvio Pass, in a video in which you can hear some of the sound of the 470 hp of the V12 engine. The high quality production video has plenty of really stunning scenery, and we’re not talking just the mountains. The jury is still out as to four-door sedan Astons, but the Rapide undisputably looks very very good. It will be interesting to see how its fortune plays out.

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The Aston Martin Rapide was presented at the Frankfurt motor show to much acclaim, due to classic British lines and V12 engine with 470 hp. There is a strong offering from UK manufacturers in the coupe/saloon sector, with the new Jaguar XJ also debuting at the Frankfurt show.

The rear seats of the Rapide are probably not where you want to find yourself on a long trip, but then if I was purchasing one, I don’t think I’d really care what the backseat situation was like (unless, of course….). Its sports sedan label then, can probably be attributed to the number of doors and not internal space. Check out the video to see a close up of this lovely Aston.

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