Video: New Cygnet videos attempt to show that supermini is worthy of Aston Martin name

What Video: This BMW 1M makes 550 hp thanks to American muscle [w/video]” href=”http://www.noveanna.net/video-this-bmw-1m-makes-550-hp-thanks-to-american-muscle-wvideo/”>makes an Aston Martin an Aston Martin? Well, it has to be made by Aston Martin, to start with. But just what does that brand stand for? Performance, on the one hand, and luxury on the other, because Aston Martin doesn’t exactly build extreme supercars, it crafts luxury GTs with prodigious levels of performance capabilities on tap.

And then there’s the Cygnet. Mechanically the same as the Toyota iQ on which it’s based, the Cygnet packs less than 100 horsepower – the next model up in the Aston Martin catalog has more than four times that. But Aston is keen to demonstrate that the Cygnet still offers the same levels of exclusivity, elegance, luxury and fine craftsmanship as its bigger brothers.

Whether it succeeds in convincing is up to you, so check out the pair of videos after the jump to see for yourself.