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Lagonda87 · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 315

- I hope it's true, as I didn't like the design of the prototype SUV with the Lagonda badge:

http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1034982_lagonda-working-on-mercedes-s-class-based-sedan

Vincent · Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 1055 Location: Belgium

Since I'm 5 years old, I don't like ( dislike ?) any kind of Mercedes...
Since I'm 7 ( The Persuaders and Roger Moore/Brett Sinclair helped...), I like very much the Astons...while Tony Curtis had no success to turn me into fan of Ferrari ( But it was only a Dino ! ). Mercedes S-klasse ? Just say it's a joke ! No ? Shocked

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Mitrovic · Joined: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 628

That is the direction the new management, allready with Ford, have taken.

They are making of Aston Martin just a brand, not a product.

I do not like it. An Aston Martin or a Lagonda should not be a disguised, Mercedes, Ford, Toyota, VW...

Zoran

Lagonda87 · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 315

I'm not so troubled about Aston Martin using a MB S-class platform for a new Lagonda. We are not talking about a MB engine or MB design - only a PLATFORM - which you can't see Smile

- Let's face it, even Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Jaguar, Lamborghini etc. use technology from other manufactures these days. Even engines!!! eg. VW engines in Bentleys, and BMW engines in Rolls-Royce. Evil or Very Mad

A new Lagonda will be a very low volume car. So it will be way too expensive for Aston Martin to develop everything from scratch.

The S2, S3, S4 Lagonda was built using lots of parts from other manufactures as well.

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Soren

Lagondanet · Administrator Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 3109 Location: UK

But not the engine or chassis.

Lagondanet · Administrator Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 3109 Location: UK

From the AMOC forum

http://www.amoc.org/forum/index.php?topic=15366.0