OK, that headline makes it sound like I know what Project Alligator Is in the first place.
I didn’t, Project Alligator snuck up on me, but it holds some pretty interesting possibilities for the car freak … or the car freak with suitcases full of cash (which I am not).
It would seem that in England, there have been rumors flying around for a while concerning Aston Martin and … well, it could have been any number of firms, varying from week to week, (last I heard it was that V. J. Malia guy) but now it comes out that it might be Mercedes of all people.
Merc is looking to somehow merge Aston Martin and their AMG sub-brand/skunk-works as far as drivetrains & common platforms.
One example is stuffing AMG’s 6.2-liter V8 into the next Vantage (ooh baby).
They are also talking about doing things like cooperation between AM & AMG in the development of diesels and hybrids, using Mercedes’ future eight-speed auto gearbox in Astons, sharing platforms between both companies higher end models, somehow using future AMs as Maybachs
But wait, there’s more …
The rumor is that if this all works out, Mercedes could BUY Aston Martin outright.
Now, there’s no indication if Mercedes would just take Aston, or whether there would be a merging/cooperation with AMG and Prodrive … Hmmm, now wouldn’t it be interesting to see what AMG and the guys from Prodrive could cook up?
Source: CAR Magazine UK
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