Comments on: Aston Martin set to revive Lagonda nameplate http://www.leftlanenews.com/aston-martin-set-to-revive-lagonda-nameplate.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: El Aleman http://www.leftlanenews.com/aston-martin-set-to-revive-lagonda-nameplate.html#comment-407347 El Aleman Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:32:27 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8948#comment-407347 I read the same thing on the German page auto-motor-sport.de a few days ago, but LLN missed a few things so I thought I'd mention them. Here's the link for those of you speaking german: http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/wirtschaft_-_handel/hxcms_article_515140_13987.hbs Aston CEO Ulrich Bez said the Lagonda brand was especially for markets with lots of potential buyers and problems with the weather and infrastructure, such as Russia. If you own a DB9 Volante in Moscow, you can only use it 3 or 4 months a year because of bad weather and terrible roads. So the Lagonda is gonna get 4WD and also will be more spacious and comfort-oriented than the Rapide, which was explicitly mentioned to stay an Aston Martin, pretty obvious, as it's basically a stretched DB9 and Aston isn't GM who would sell the same car under X different brand names. The first model is set to debut at the Geneva show next march. Hybrids, even possibly Diesel hybrids, are part of the agenda as well. I read the same thing on the German page auto-motor-sport.de a few days ago, but LLN missed a few things so I thought I’d mention them.

Here’s the link for those of you speaking german:

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/wirtschaft_-_handel/hxcms_article_515140_13987.hbs

Aston CEO Ulrich Bez said the Lagonda brand was especially for markets with lots of potential buyers and problems with the weather and infrastructure, such as Russia.
If you own a DB9 Volante in Moscow, you can only use it 3 or 4 months a year because of bad weather and terrible roads.
So the Lagonda is gonna get 4WD and also will be more spacious and comfort-oriented than the Rapide, which was explicitly mentioned to stay an Aston Martin, pretty obvious, as it’s basically a stretched DB9 and Aston isn’t GM who would sell the same car under X different brand names.

The first model is set to debut at the Geneva show next march. Hybrids, even possibly Diesel hybrids, are part of the agenda as well.

]]> By: Astonman12 http://www.leftlanenews.com/aston-martin-set-to-revive-lagonda-nameplate.html#comment-407340 Astonman12 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:47:35 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8948#comment-407340 I dont think Maybach has a replacement for the 57 and 62 and were possibly going to phase them out. So a Lagonda/MB collaboration could be good. I dont think Maybach has a replacement for the 57 and 62 and were possibly going to phase them out. So a Lagonda/MB collaboration could be good.

]]> By: Catiadesigner http://www.leftlanenews.com/aston-martin-set-to-revive-lagonda-nameplate.html#comment-407334 Catiadesigner Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:55:11 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8948#comment-407334 It'll take Astons down when the financial markets go pop again, which will be soon. Nobody in the automotive industry seems to be able to see a cyclic pattern in the world financial markets can they, its like 1989 all over again... It’ll take Astons down when the financial markets go pop again, which will be soon.
Nobody in the automotive industry seems to be able to see a cyclic pattern in the world financial markets can they, its like 1989 all over again…

]]> By: qpt_dude http://www.leftlanenews.com/aston-martin-set-to-revive-lagonda-nameplate.html#comment-407326 qpt_dude Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:26:53 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8948#comment-407326 Sounds great. I love the Anglo-German collarboration here, but why would Mercedes help Aston build a rival to its Maybach brand? This is kinda like when Mclaren asked Mercedes for their next uber sports car engine and Mercedes refused because they were building their own. Sounds great. I love the Anglo-German collarboration here, but why would Mercedes help Aston build a rival to its Maybach brand? This is kinda like when Mclaren asked Mercedes for their next uber sports car engine and Mercedes refused because they were building their own.

]]> By: tyler_is_aero_tt http://www.leftlanenews.com/aston-martin-set-to-revive-lagonda-nameplate.html#comment-407293 tyler_is_aero_tt Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:58:13 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8948#comment-407293 In a world with Aston Martin competing against Mercedes-Benz. Wow there's some fireworks for you. In a world with Aston Martin competing against Mercedes-Benz. Wow there’s some fireworks for you.

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