A compact Bentley city car could be in the works to compete directly with the Aston Martin Cygnet. This rendering of the Bentley Barnato (here’s hoping they change the name), shows how Bentley’s stylistic themes would fit onto a luxury city car.

The rendering took the Citroen DS3 as a basis, although if a Bentley city car was to be produced, it would more likely take the new Audi A1 as the basis, given that Bentley is part of the Volkswagen group. Bentley would provide a bit of competition to Aston Martin, taking on the same ideas of surprising the market and entering a segment not traditionally its own, as the Cygnet.

Bentley would also be looking at introducing a car like the Barnato to reduce the overall high CO2 emissions of the Bentley range. This would be an additional move to the recently announced introduction of ethanol across the range. We’re not sure that the market will be too impressed by the Bentley’s and Aston’s of the world creating city cars to reduce the carbon emissions of the range, but as long as it’s a Bentley someone probably will buy it.

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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.

Aston Martin Cygnet new pics

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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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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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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.

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Aston Martin has released new pictures of the Cygnet, the economy car based on the Toyota iQ. However there are some differences between the two, especially with regards to the lights: the rear group recapture the classic V design, while the solution for the anterior end is much more intricate and, to tell the truth, not very definitive.

Same goes for the rest of the car: these pictures were announced to anticipate the concept car (to be displayed at Frankfurt?), but they have the sole (de)merit of showing with what nonchalance Aston Martin dealt with this crucial step in continuing its elite brand. Was it really too costly to not dedicate more attention to the details of the characterizing features? An example would be the anterior side scoops which seem “glued on” badly.

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