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Aston Martin Cygnet (nee Toyota iQ) to hit European city streets next year?

Most of us would be willing to kill for the opportunity to have an Aston Martin as our daily commuter. (Then again, most of us here at Autoblog are writers and don't commute much of anywhere). But the British purveyor of luxury GTs figures some of its customers – those based in major European metropolitan centers like London and Paris, for example – could use something a little more compact for driving into the city. Hence the Cygnet, which as you may recall is essentially a Toyota iQ with some Aston touches. News of the ... Read more →

Aston Martin dismisses fully electric cars, calls for fuel cells instead

With electric cars and concepts from established luxury and performance car makers like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Porsche, it's at least a wee bit surprising that we've never heard anything ...

Student designs fuel cell-powered Aston Martin concept

James Trim, a 23-year-old designer at Coventry University in the UK, has come up with a unique idea of what a future eco-friendly Aston Martin may look like. We see elements of Aston Martins past ...

Aston Martin Cygnet to offer "no compromises" luxury interior

We're still not sure what to think about Aston Martin's foray into microcar territory with its Cygnet concept, which is based heavily on the diminutive Toyota iQ. In reality, the supercar-spec ...

REPORT: Toyota iQ to underpin smartly dressed Aston Martin Cygnet

Even supercar and luxury GT makers are finally starting to think green. Bentley is trying out E85 and possibly working on a hybrid. Same goes for Ferrari. Lamborghini is even adopting solar ...

London announces that Aston Martin has winning bus design 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

What would a modern take on the old London Routemaster double-decker bus look like? How would it function, and what would power it? One more question: who would design it? The answer to all of these questions has just been answered, and a surprising contender has emerged from an unlikely ...

Prince Charles converts 38 year old Aston Martin to run on British wine 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The man who may or may not ever step up to the British throne has been keeping busy while his mother keeps his new seat warm. As wealthy people are wont to do, Britain's Prince Charles has a number of vehicles at his disposal. As a very public person, he has been trying to set an example by ...

VIDEO: Top Gear say "Bah, Humbug!" to hypermiling, finds most efficient supercar 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With the new series of Top Gear having started recently over in England, the team decided that it was again time to look at fuel economy. A few years back, the show made the round trip from London to Edinburgh and back in an Audi A8 TDI on a single tankful of diesel fuel. Now, with fuel prices ...

Aston Martin flexes muscles, fuel with Vantage GT2 racer 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click image for a photo gallery of the Aston Martin Vantage GT2 Aston Martin Racing announced the E85-compatible Vantage GT2 car back in January, but all we saw at the time was a sketch. Well, on Friday, Aston finally unveiled the sexy flex-fuel racer, and it's a visual feast. The Vantage is a ...

Aston Martin may use Mercedes-Benz hybrid technology 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With Aston Martin now no longer wholly owned by Ford, they are free to look elsewhere for help with powertrain technology. There have been rumors for the past couple of months that future Astons might use Mercedes Benz powertrains in place of the current Ford-designed V-12s and V-8s. The onset of ...



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