Built as a one-off by the boffins at Aston’s Q skunkworks division in 2018 and maintained by Aston since then, the V8 Cygnet is essentially a shrink-wrapped Vantage S, with all of its 430bhp sent to the rear wheels through a seven-speed paddle-shift auto.

Based on a Toyota iQ, the Aston Martin Cygnet was a short-lived luxury city car that failed to sell. This one-off swaps the tiny engine for a huge V8.

If you have deep pockets, you could be the owner of the rare, tiny Aston Martin Super Cygnet that was originally unleashed at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed. This Aston Martin Super Cygnet is the only example of its kind,