Insurance Group: N/A
MPG: 56.5
CO2: 116
0-62 Mph: 11.8 secs
BHP: 97 BHP
Range: 398 miles
PROS: Small and ideal for city driving. As luxurious as any city car can get.
CONS: Painfully expensive; it’s an Aston Martin after all! When you buy the Cygnet, you make a conscious decision to compromise on space.
The front-wheel driven Cygnet retains the Toyota iQ’s 1.33L, 4-cylinder, 16 valve petrol engine. It is supported by a 6-gear manual transmission box and has a top speed of 106 mph, producing 97mph at 6000 rpm and a torque of 92 lb-ft at 4000 rpm. Clearly, a bit on the lower end but acceptable for a city car. It accelerates to 62 mph in 11.8 seconds, making it the slowest Aston Martin. Your consolation here is that you won’t have to drive on the motorway where all the big cars emphasize your car’s miniature stature. Stick to town driving and your ego will stay intact.
It yields a comfortable ride, though noticeably firmer than your typical Aston Martin. The drive gets rather uncomfortable at high speeds. The driving position is low, which is not a problem as the car itself is low. Avoid sharp corners that require quick control as the Cygnet’s light steering will probably not handle that well.
The Cygnet is a small hatchback, measuring only 3078mm in height and 1680 mm in width. It is fully customized with bespoke fittings and Aston Martin’s trademark hand finishing. If looks are a primary consideration for you when buying a car, the Cygnet will melt your heart. Everything about this car is superior quality and luxurious. Bespoke alloys and a leather, carpeted interior reaffirm the high finishing standards Aston Martin is known for.
The Cygnet has a generous serving of quality, standard equipment. Climate control, electric door mirrors, electric front windows, metallic paint, rear-parking sensors, leather seats, driver airbag, passenger airbag, front side airbags, alarm, immobilizer, MP3 connectivity, CD player, Bluetooth and Sat Nav are all standard and may somehow make up for the car’s high price.
While the manual gearbox is satisfactory in its performance, you have the option of going for a CVT automatic transmission. The CVT transmission picks speed faster with the risk of overworking the engine.
The Cygnet scores 5/5 for safety. It has all the standard safety features and Toyota’s reliability. Just like the iQ, it scored an impressive 5 in the NCAP crash test.
Handling is perfect and the car is exemplary at making turns. DSC standard stability control ensures balance across all speeds. You will enjoy light, accurate steering, which suits city driving quite well. Parking is a breeze, even where space is squeezed. Now that’s one of the greatest advantages of a car as small as this.
If cabin space is a big deal for you, the Cygnet is probably not the car for you. It’s a 3-door, 4-seat car and can only seat three adults (and a child perhaps) comfortably. Boot space is not any better. You would have to squeeze a really small bag into the 32 litre boot, with the seats up. The alternative would be riding passenger-free so you can enjoy 238 litres of boot space with the seats down, which is still too little. There are more spacious cars in its class, such as the new Volkswagen Up Hatchback.
The Cygnet is not as quiet as you would like it to be. It lets in wind noise through the door mirrors. At high speed, the engine also gets noisy. It has no comparison whatsoever in this with the Ford Fiesta Hatchback, which is the quietest car in this class.
At £30,995, the Cygnet may be pricey for its size, but it has no running costs. It returns 56.5 mpg and has an impressively low CO2 rating at 116g/km. This is the lowest in the Aston Martin range. Predictably, it falls under road band tax C and is equally cheap to insure.
It comes with a 3 years’ service warranty, unlimited warranty on mileage and a service interval every 10,000 miles.
Being an exclusive production, you can be sure that it will fetch a fairly high amount even as a used car.
The Aston Martin Cygnet is small and luxurious. It is based on the Toyota iQ mechanics and in some ways feels like the iQ. However, its looks are clearly Aston Martin. It is the most exclusive and ...
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