Aston Martin’s stuffed a 430-hp V8 into a Cygnet city car Bespoke Q
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Aston Martin’s stuffed a 430-hp V8 into a Cygnet city car
Bespoke Q division commissioned to make three-sear compact into 275-km/h mini-monster
by NICHOLAS MARONESE | 3 HOURS AGO
Aston Martin Q's V8-swapped 2011 Cygnet at the 2018 Goodwood Hillclimb.
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Aston Martin‘s bespoke Q division has stuffed a 430-horsepower V8 into a 2011 Cygnet city car, transforming the tiny three-seater into a 275-km/h mini-monster.
When new, the Cygnet – based on the Toyota iQ but re-trimmed and sold by Aston Martin, to help the supercar-maker meet emissions targets – came with a 97-horsepower 1.3-litre four-cylinder.
The upgrade to a 4.7-litre V8 from a Vantage S marks a quadrupling of the output, which the Cygnet just wasn’t built to handle. That’s why Q equipped the car with new Vantage-derived subframes, suspension pieces and brakes, as well as a full custom roll cage.
The wheels have gone from 16 inches to 19 inches, and are almost twice as wide, hence the fender extensions.
The Cygnet originally sold for about $55,000 between 2011 and 2013, but the company’s not revealed what this one-off cost to build. It’ll be showing off its stuff at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend.
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