Rumormill: Aston Martin Cygnet with V12 power possible?
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Aston Martin Cygnet with V12 power possible?
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As if the Aston Martin Cygnet weren't unlikely enough, rumor is that a Cygnet with the company's 6.0-liter V12 could find its way onto the British automaker's offer sheets. Yes, really. It would undoubtedly be special order or very limited edition, but according to a report in Autocar, Aston is taking it seriously enough to have completed a feasibility study.
The iQ-derived Cygnet minicar uses the 1.3-liter, 97-horsepower motor provided by Toyota, but it's apparently been found that there is room enough in that engine bay shoebox for Aston's 6.0-liter, 510-horsepower V12 "without extensive modifications." The changes necessary to fortify the rest of the Cygnet to handle a detuned iteration of the V12 haven't been divulged, but they are apparently "not insurmountable."
Autocar compares the concept of a V12 Cygnet to that of the Nissan Juke R. But whereas the latter offered Juke roominess with Godzilla power that made us go, "Hey!", the idea of a hot rod Cygnet – a Cygnet, mind you – makes us go, "Hmmm." For now.
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/26/a...ower-possible/
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there is no way. The car was made to keep AM inside the Euro efficiency standards. There is no way they can shoe horn a V12 into that. If they did it would an engineering excercise not a production model. Lets get real
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Hehe like that Golf prototype fitted with a W12 engine ![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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"‘It would be comparatively easy to do because all the parts are off-the-shelf items from the Volkswagen group – it’s a Bentley engine with a Phaeton gearbox mounted on the back, Audi RS4 front brakes, Gallardo rear brakes and axle, and the platform is Golf.’" - Marc Lichte, design director for the GTI W12 concept
http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-...-ca_136880.htm
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"‘It would be comparatively easy to do because all the parts are off-the-shelf items from the Volkswagen group – it’s a Bentley engine with a Phaeton gearbox mounted on the back, Audi RS4 front brakes, Gallardo rear brakes and axle, and the platform is Golf.’" - Marc Lichte, design director for the GTI W12 concept
http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-...-ca_136880.htm
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