Talk:Aston Martin Lagonda

Interior photograph
That green interior photograph doesn't look particularly original. It replaced a perfectly stock S2 interior photograph. Can someone who knows something about this sort of thing comment on this? Decampos (talk) 15:18, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

There is no such thing really as a "stock" Lagonda. Most were custom ordered and sent to the Middle East with all sorts of color and equipment modifications. Fortunately this photo represents one of the more tasteful combinations. —Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiGhostV12 (talk • contribs) 19:30, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Article Accuracy
"the model being named after a grand sporting marque". Aston Martin OWNED (and still owns) Lagonda thus calling it such was not such a casual choice at the statement may suggest.

True. It was a clumsy naming convention; a Marque name being delegated as a Model name. The original cars were launched with the words "Aston Martin" inset inside the "Lagonda" badge. Later on, the "Aston Martin" script was removed and the car simply became known as the "Lagonda" or "Lagonda V8". —Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiGhostV12 (talk • contribs) 18:50, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Aston Martin Lagonda Engine
How on Earth can an all-alloy quad-cam V8, in a 1976 car, be referred to as "old world"? Fuel injection was very rare back then OHC engines were considered quite exotic too so a twin OHC per bank engine was certainly at the forefront of engine specification in its day. LewisR 22:38, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Dimensions?
Just how big are they? I've wanted one of these ever since I first saw an ad for one in Town & Country. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bizzybody (talk • contribs) 06:40, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

The dimensions for the Series 2/3/4 I think are inaccurate. The Owners Instruction Book, published by AML for the Series 2 states:


 * Overall Length: 528cm (207.9 in)
 * Wheelbase: 291cm (115.0 in)
 * Overall width (without mirror): 179cm (70.5 in)
 * Overall height: 130cm (51.25 in)
 * Track
 * Front: 150cm (59 in)
 * Rear: 150cm (59 in)
 * Kerb weight: 1980kg (4365 lb)
 * Ground clearance: 14cm (5.5 in)

These will apply to the Series 2 and 3. The series four is described: 'Performance was similar to other Lagondas - power had increased, but so had weight.' in Aston Martin V8, William Presland, 2009, ISBN 978 1 84797 066 4. Presland also states an Unladen weight of 4,622lb (2,097kg) although it is not clear which of series 2,3,4 it refers to. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JonathanDClark (talk • contribs) 10:43, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Series 1
The article says this;

"In fact there were three different series of the wedge shaped William Towns Lagonda. These are designated Series 2,3,& 4. The Series 1 designation refers to the 1974 introduced Aston Martin Lagonda V8 Saloon, a 4-door version of the V8, of which only 7 were produced."

and yet the front of one of the cars shown, clearly one of the Towns models, is labeled a Series 1. Some discrepancy here? My guess is that the one shown is a Series 2, but I could be wrong.

Meltingpot (talk) 22:20, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Series 2 USA
"The car commenced sales in the US from 1982 with minor amendments to the front bumper and airdam.[7]"

I am pretty sure both bumpers were ammended, a change which was then applied to all subsequent Series 2 and 3 cars. Also, and more significantly, the USA car had significant emissions changes - a second air injection pump, carbon cannisters for the fuel vapour and catalytic convertors. All this sapped a load of power. JonathanDClark (talk) 13:48, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Other Aston Martin Lagonds Models
This article suggests that the model ennamed "Aston Martin Lagonda" only refers to the wedge-shaped range of saloons but the Lagonda name was used before and since this series of cars typically for 4-door extended versions of then-current Aston Martins. LewisR (talk) 22:26, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Agreed, although I think it was just used subsequent to the Series 1-4. Presland states in 2009 that nine four door versions of the Virage were built and badged as Lagondas from 1993 to 1996, plus seven Lagonda Shooting Brakes. All of these cars were strictly speaking Works Service conversions from the standard Virage. This was a work-around for the need to gain type-approval for a new model and something AML had done before and after these cars. JonathanDClark (talk) 10:56, 26 April 2011 (UTC)


 * The series 1 mentioned in the article is the pre-wedge version. The earlier Lagondas were not known as a Aston Martin Lagonda. Warren (talk) 11:00, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

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Need a section on the Taraf
Limited production model or not, we need to dedicate a section of this page to the new Taraf model being marketed to the Middle East.WisdomSeer (talk) 05:47, 27 September 2015 (UTC)


 * @WisdomSeer or at least the link between the two perhaps. 2001:8003:7404:7D00:DB04:E42D:6AE7:98C4 (talk) 10:45, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Photo of Series 3
Can someone please add this in the Series 3 section of the article, thanks. --Vauxford (talk) 20:46, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * With pleasure.  Mr.choppers &#124;   ✎  02:36, 10 March 2020 (UTC)