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Video: why Aston Martin gave the Cygnet a V8

Published: 11 Sep 2018

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Surely squeezing a V8 and rear-wheel drive beneath a titchy city car is utterly unhinged? Yes. And brilliant, too. Let Jack Rix be your guide

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