https://velocetoday.com/the-cygnet-and-its-swansong/ The Online Magazine for Italian and French Classic Car Enthusiasts Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:07:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://velocetoday.com/the-cygnet-and-its-swansong/comment-page-1/#comment-96956 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:50:43 +0000 https://velocetoday.com/?p=173350#comment-96956 I heard the same story as Marco did. Nonetheless, it was a great idea. We used to live in Long Beach, CA and there was a S,art car tuner in Signal Hill. It was always fun to see these micro-cars all supped up. However, I’m not a fan of heavy leather in a car that could be more performance than luxury. I guess I prefer performance over luxury 🙂

]]> https://velocetoday.com/the-cygnet-and-its-swansong/comment-page-1/#comment-96954 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:23:04 +0000 https://velocetoday.com/?p=173350#comment-96954 I’m just an enthusiast, not certainly an insider. I had heard a different story: Aston Martin needed to reduce the CO2 emission levels across their entire range, so they introduced this “strange” model

]]> https://velocetoday.com/the-cygnet-and-its-swansong/comment-page-1/#comment-96951 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:39:47 +0000 https://velocetoday.com/?p=173350#comment-96951 reminds me of the fiat-abarth 2000T–i think! the 850 body with the 2-liter 240hp engine hung out the back. paul frere said it was twitchy over 140mph in the rain. i had a chance to buy a runner in dallas about 50 years ago…you know how that story goes!

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