Showing posts with label Toyota. Show all posts
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Monday, 3 September 2012
GALPOT Weekly #46
Welcome to GALPOT Weekly #46 a review of the last seven posts at "Gettin' a li'l psycho on tyres".
Monday started off with a visit to Donington Park for a test day for some noisey racers including this somewhat recalcitrant 1939 Mercedes Benz W154.
Tuesday's regular MG feature will be interrupted next week postponed for good reason to Thursday, last Tuesday's MG blog was all about the MG SA which was delivered after loosing sales due to corporate dithering in 1936.
Thanks to Geoffrey Horton's photographs Wednesday's blog paid another visit to Carmel by the Sea for a look at some of the Continental Curiosities like the Peel Trident that were on view on August 14th.
Staying in Carmel Thurdays post looked at some of the Muscle cars, like the '70 Chaparral Camaro above, that participated in the Golden Era of the Trans Am Series between 1968 and 1972.
Ferrari Friday concluded this years visit by Geoffrey to Carmel by the Sea with a look at some of the Ferrari's on the Avenue including this show winning 275 GTB NART Spyder.
Yesterday's Lotus blog looked at this 1970 Lotus, 60, Seven Series IV with just 68,000 miles on the clock from new.
Today's blog pays a visit to last weeks Silverstone 6 Hours World Endurance Championship race where the #7 Toyota TS030 Hybrid was in contention for the win.
I hope you have enjoyed catching up with last weeks blogs using the links provided and that you will join me daily at "Gettin' a li'l psycho on tyres" during the coming week. Don't forget to come back now !
Monday started off with a visit to Donington Park for a test day for some noisey racers including this somewhat recalcitrant 1939 Mercedes Benz W154.
Tuesday's regular MG feature will be interrupted next week postponed for good reason to Thursday, last Tuesday's MG blog was all about the MG SA which was delivered after loosing sales due to corporate dithering in 1936.
Thanks to Geoffrey Horton's photographs Wednesday's blog paid another visit to Carmel by the Sea for a look at some of the Continental Curiosities like the Peel Trident that were on view on August 14th.
Staying in Carmel Thurdays post looked at some of the Muscle cars, like the '70 Chaparral Camaro above, that participated in the Golden Era of the Trans Am Series between 1968 and 1972.
Ferrari Friday concluded this years visit by Geoffrey to Carmel by the Sea with a look at some of the Ferrari's on the Avenue including this show winning 275 GTB NART Spyder.
Yesterday's Lotus blog looked at this 1970 Lotus, 60, Seven Series IV with just 68,000 miles on the clock from new.
Today's blog pays a visit to last weeks Silverstone 6 Hours World Endurance Championship race where the #7 Toyota TS030 Hybrid was in contention for the win.
I hope you have enjoyed catching up with last weeks blogs using the links provided and that you will join me daily at "Gettin' a li'l psycho on tyres" during the coming week. Don't forget to come back now !
Thursday, 1 September 2011
Bespoke Luxury Shopping Trolley - Aston Martin Cygnet
A couple of weeks ago, returning from a trip to the Cotswold Motoring Museum, I was playing I spy with an auto knowledgeable Italian 13 year old as we drove through Cheltenham looking at the back of this car it was my turn to say I spy something beginning with C, we dispensed with the manufacturers initials after only a coupe of rounds.
C-Max he said pointing to the Ford in front of us, no I replied, he gave up quickly and I pointed to the back of this Aston Martin and said 'Cygnet'.
No no he appealed Toyota iQ just like my Auntie in Milan. I pulled over at the next junction parked the car and we went to have a look.
To stay ahead in the automotive industry just like in motor sport one has to think laterally, so when the European Union announced regulations that car manufacturers had to reduce the average fuel consumption across their fleet average Aston Martin wasted little time in finding a partner making low emissions vehicles.
Settling on a partnership with Toyota to make a high end, at £30,000 that is the extremely exclusive high end, version of the Toyota iQ a vehicle that will cost as little as £10,000.
From the rear the two cars, apart from the badging and diffuser are identical, while the front get the Aston Martin look with grills and trim that is with out doubt not from the Toyota parts bin.
The interior is also bespoke Aston Martin customers choosing abundant stitched leather in a variety of two tone colour combinations.
Performance is quoted as 107 mph with the CVT (constant velocity transmission) automatic being 0.2 secs faster than the 6 speed manual in the 60 mph dash that takes 11.6 seconds.
Aston Martin hope to sell 4000 Cygnets, which went on sale in the UK earlier this year, annually.
Thanks for joining me on this I Spy edition of Gettin' a lil' psycho on tyres', I hope you'll join me again tomorrow. Don't forget to come back now !
C-Max he said pointing to the Ford in front of us, no I replied, he gave up quickly and I pointed to the back of this Aston Martin and said 'Cygnet'.
No no he appealed Toyota iQ just like my Auntie in Milan. I pulled over at the next junction parked the car and we went to have a look.
To stay ahead in the automotive industry just like in motor sport one has to think laterally, so when the European Union announced regulations that car manufacturers had to reduce the average fuel consumption across their fleet average Aston Martin wasted little time in finding a partner making low emissions vehicles.
Settling on a partnership with Toyota to make a high end, at £30,000 that is the extremely exclusive high end, version of the Toyota iQ a vehicle that will cost as little as £10,000.
From the rear the two cars, apart from the badging and diffuser are identical, while the front get the Aston Martin look with grills and trim that is with out doubt not from the Toyota parts bin.
The interior is also bespoke Aston Martin customers choosing abundant stitched leather in a variety of two tone colour combinations.
Performance is quoted as 107 mph with the CVT (constant velocity transmission) automatic being 0.2 secs faster than the 6 speed manual in the 60 mph dash that takes 11.6 seconds.
Aston Martin hope to sell 4000 Cygnets, which went on sale in the UK earlier this year, annually.
Thanks for joining me on this I Spy edition of Gettin' a lil' psycho on tyres', I hope you'll join me again tomorrow. Don't forget to come back now !
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