Remember the Aston Martin Lagonda Concept? If you dont, be thankful. It is a vehicle who nobody liked in the first place, and its styling hasnt worn well with time. Lagonda was a design study by Aston Martin, who was looking to launch Lagonda as a separate brand in order to sell luxury SUVs. The reception it received was strikingly similar to the way everyone reacted to the Bentley EXP 9 F Concept this past March.
Picture of Round Two: Redesigned Aston Martin Lagonda SUV Concept Coming [source:Automoblog.net]
While Aston expanded its reach with the Rapide (and hideous Cygnet), building an SUV was ruled out under the Aston Martin name. The premise of the Lagonda made sense though; Aston did its research and concluded it would do very well in the United States and emerging markets. The research was spot on, and they apparently arrived at that conclusion earlier than Bentley and Lamborghini.
But, the Lagonda SUV was never given the green light due to the horrible reception it received. The smart thing to do would have been to try again, but we havent heard much since until now. Autocar says the Langonda SUV isnt dead. The profits are proving too hard to ignore. When Porsche was independent, it made a similar decision to produce the Cayenne. The pressure is on to diversify when youre an independent manufacturer. Much less so when youre under a corporate umbrella ( cough Lamborghini cough ), but we digress. Buyers in the U.S lap SUVs, as well as in countries like China and India. Chinese and Indian buyers apparently arent into super cars as much as SUVs, due to poor road conditions.
Also, IHS Automotive analyst Colin Couchman says: The traditional markets for supercars the US and Europe are still depressedalthough the Chinese market remains buoyant, that wont feed through to Aston because the Chinese dont yet see the value of displaying their wealth through owning an expensive sports car. SUVs have a lot more potential for growth, thats for sure. We arent opposed to the idea either big, luxurious SUVs are cool. However, they need to be sold under the right brand and styled properly The Lagonda Concept didnt do the trick in that regard. If they go back to the drawing board and produce something that looks good, we could see this thing working out. Ulrich Bez said the company is doing just that, with an updated concept in the coming year. Well have to see what transpires. [source:Automoblog.net]
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