Cygnet & colette
Cygnet & colette

Cygnet & colette

(2011)

The Cygnet & colette city car is the first and only example of a what might become a series of 'Cygnet &' collaborations. colette (that is with a small 'c') is a Parisian store, well known for retailing exclusive, beautiful and luxury items since 1997.

This limited edition, initially intended to be just 14 cars was created using the Aston Martin Works Tailored service, a precursor or 'Q' which offered the opportunity of almost limitless options and created at Works Service at Newport Pagnell. The car was available for purchase through official AML dealers and the colette store on Rue Saint-Honore in Paris and at a price starting from €48,995 in Europe and £39,995 in the UK.

Cygnet & colette

Specific features of the Cygnet & colette are as follows

  • Lightning Silver coachwork
  • Colette blue styling details including grille lipstick, body stripe and mirror caps
  • Diamond turned 8 spoke road wheels with blue faces
  • ‘Cygnet & colette’ branded hand enamelled boot badging manufactured by Thomas Fattorini
  • Stainless steel hand formed and engraved door handle badges
  • Gloss black painted tear ducts and bonnet louvers
  • Black side strake mesh with bright metal side strakes
  • Full satin chrome interior finish
  • Blue stitched Bitter Chocolate interior with hexagonal quilted leather door inserts, seat inserts and alcantara sun visors.
  • Hand trimmed, quilted colette blue leather occasional cushions for the rear seats
  • Cirrus grey alcantara headlining
  • ‘Cygnet & colette’ embossed leather grab handle. ‘Cygnet & colette’ sill plaques. Blue leather console strap with Bitter Chocolate stitch
  • ‘Cygnet & colette’ branding on satellite navigation start up
  • A unique ‘Cygnet & colette’ key ring machined from solid aluminium with blue enamelling, held in a key protection pouch with blue stitch
  • A selection of ‘goodies’ from the colette store including – Special edition DianaF+ & colette camera by Lomography, colette protective car cover, colette custom candies, Air aroma colette fragrance spray, colette Sigg bottle, colette Francis Kurdijan bubbles, Wallpaper Paris City Guide and 4 x colette compilation music CDs

The Aston Martin Register believes that only two examples of the Cygnet & colette were ever produced.

  • Price at launch:
    • 2011, £39,995 in the UK, €48,995 in Europe