Aston Martin Cygnet

Interior

The interiors of the car are designed with a great amount of care towards the comfort for the passengers and the driving pleasure gifted to the driver. The handstitched leather steering wheel and gearshift knob with audio controls on the steering wheels, portable satellite navigation system, multi-information display and Servotronic speed-sensitive power-assisted steering serves a good driving experience to the driver. The interior comfort part is added to the car by the luxurious features like the large and well-cushioned leather covered seats with removable rear head restraints and 50:50 split folding rear seats and automatic climate-controlled air conditioning. Unconventionally the heads-up display is appointed at the corner of the dashboard which adds to the unconventional aura surrounding this efficient supermini. The cargo volume featured by the car is 99litres and can be extended to 473 litres.

Exterior

The exterior design of the car is made to look stylish as in to go along with the trend. The features adding the modern sense to the front look of the car include the big, dusk sensing Bi-halogen headlights with LED headlight, bright aluminium front upper and lower grille with expressive horizontal bars and the wide and well tweaked front bumper. The car also features a sporty sense with the features like the prominent rear spoiler and diffuser blade, sporty rearlamps, 16” 8-spoke graphite painted diamond turned alloy wheel and stylish antenna. The exterior dimensions of the compact hatchback measure 3078mm x 1680mm x 1500mm (L x W x H) making it probably the smallest hatchback of all time.

Engine, Mileage and Variants

Resting under the bonnet of the car is a 4-inline cylinder, 1.33-litre Dual VVT-i (intelligent-Variable Valve Timing), 16 valve DOHC (Double Overhead Camshaft) engine with chain drive and front-wheel drive, which churns out a maximum power of 97 bhp at 6000 rpm and a maximum torque of 125 Nm at 4400 rpm. This efficient engine is mated to a 6-speed manual transmission and optional CVT transmission which projects the car to attain a speed of 100km/h from a stand-still in 11.2 seconds reaching a top speed of 170 kmph. The car presents you a impressive combined fuel economy of 5.2 litre per 100km.

Safety, Braking and Miscellaneous

Aston Martin Cygnet gives you a confirm assurance of safety with its large and well-engineered array of advanced safety features, which consists of dependable handling assists like Vehicle Stability Control+ (VSC+) and Traction Control (TC), precise braking assists like the Anti-lock braking System (ABS), Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) and basic features like the Isofix child restraint system, Electro-chromatic rear-view mirror, SRS front airbags and curtain airbags with kneebags for driver and seat belt warning. The desirable retardation produced by the driver becomes functional owing to the braking system consisting of front ventilated disc and rear solid disc brakes.

Verdict

The stylish hatchback may not impress you with its exterior designing despite being fitted with Aston Martin insignia but it surely amaze you with its luxurious and artistic interiors and efficient performance.