Thread: How about a compact?

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Anyhow, AM has not been part of David Brown for yonks.

True.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Hey, I said that and was told "no". (David Brown's finest - I didn't mean his tractors!)

They're too young to know Aston's roots Ron. The grill gave it away for me, so I was somewhat surprised to read that you were wrong.

And the real reason AM is doing this? It's one of the easiest ways in which a supercar manufacturer can claim to being "green" by offering a 55mpg car (or to look at it from an "evil" CO2 emitting perspective of only 110g per km) to try to help reduce its overall ave fuel consumption and have a vehicle capable of entering LEV (low emission vehicle) zones without going to the trouble of hybrid technology, especially for such a low volume manufacturer.

A cynical move by AM? Perhaps, but if it sells, a great PR move together with easy profit! (So long as the brakes work )

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