When you think of limited edition cars, you might think about the Buggati bolide or the McLaren Sabre. However, there are some other cars which are even lower in production numbers and are more unique than these hypercars. The Aston Martin Cygnet is an example of this. However, it is not just the standard model of this car. Keep reading to discover everything about this one of one city car!
What is an Aston Martin Cygnet?
In 2012, small urban cars like the Toyota IQ and other models became insanely popular. Luxury brands like Aston Martin wanted a piece of the Urban Traffic pie. To achieve this, they designed their own urban cruiser, which would carry the Aston Martin badge but wouldn’t come near the price of an average Aston. This is how the Aston Martin Cygnet was created, however, the car wasn’t a great success. It turns out that people who buy Aston Martin cars want the sportscar variants and not something that looks like a Toyota IQ. However, one person had a different idea. He found the concept of the car amazing; however, he wanted to take it to the next level. So this person basically gave Aston a blank cheque to design a variant of the Aston Martin Cygnet, but instead of the 1.3-litre engine it had, it should have a Vantage V8. The catch? In the contract, he made sure that Aston Martin agreed never to make another unit of his special car to make it a true one-of-one example!
How much is this 1of1 Aston Martin worth?
This car was a completely unique project, and only one unit was ever made. This makes it quite difficult to put a value on the car. While some might think it is not worth more than the purchase price, others see it as a real collectible and would pay a lot more. If you were one of the 155 buyers of Aston Martin’s city cruiser, then you would have paid a little less than $53,000. However, this was for the 1.3-litre dual VVT-I engine and not the beast that we’re talking about here.
A former employee of Aston Martin let some numbers slip in an interview. He claimed that the person who paid for this project had to cough up roughly $250K-$500K to get his hands on the little monster. It might sound like a lot of money, which it is, but it is not much for a one-off car. Especially when you think about the fact that Aston had to completely redesign the car to fit the massive Vantage V8! Here is a video of it ripping down the Goodwood Festival of speed!
The chances of this car ever hitting the market and becoming available to the public are very small. The people who know how to get these unique collectible cars often work very discreetly. They most likely won’t share anything about the amount of money someone spent to get their hands on it!
