Aston Martin do make great cars.  Sure, they sometimes break down, and certain models sometimes borrow the cheapest components, but hey, it’s still an Aston, and it will increase your dick size.  The Cygnet, is not only a terrible name for a car, it’s also a terrible idea.  Basically Aston Martin are launching a city car, but they can’t really be bothered to make one, so they’re getting a Japanese model, a Toyota iQ, shipping it over, and slapping a badge on it.  Read more after the jump.

Another British manufacturer did this a while back.  They took the crappiest Indian hatchback and put a badge on it here in England.  You might remember them, they were called Rover.  They died a sorry, sorry death.  Whilst I’m not suggesting that the Toyota iQ is as shitty as a Tata, because it certainly isn’t, it’s certainly not up to the standard of an Aston.  Even saying “Aston Martin city car” is making me twitch.  The price of this grand fraud?  $32,000.