![]() ![]() Sure, ideally, Aston would have been able to improve on the uninspiring engine and the annoying CVT, but that’s not what they needed the car for. ![]() Well, I mean with at least a little sprinkle of safety, as opposed to something like an original, rear-engined Fiat 500. Sure, that back seat is tiny, but it exists, and for two parents and a little kid, the iQ/Cygnet is capable of doing things almost nothing else can for its size. I’ve actually always thought the Toyota/Scion iQ is a real design and packaging triumph, in its way. While I generally agree with Doug’s assessment, I’d like to emphasize that I have a lot of un-ironic fondness for this thing. ![]() You can see Doug’s take on this remarkable concentrated dollop of luxury here: That something was Aston Martin’s legendary compliance car, the Aston Martin Cygnet. We’ve only barely scratched the surface of the collection, and so when Friend of Autopian and noted pointer-outer of car things Doug DeMuro needed something special and hard to find in America, we were able to hook a brother up. One of my favorite things about our little enterprise that we’re trying to build here at the Autopian, other than our lax oversight of pants-compliant dress codes while in our work-restraints, is that thanks to our partner Beau Boeckmann, we have access to a truly wonderful collection of cars. ![]()
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