Aston Martin has been credited for building some of the best looking cars in the history of automobiles, and they have come out with another, albeit limited edition offering that will make auto lovers drool – the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Coupe. Only 99 will ever be made.
The name itself sounds as fancy as the car, just try saying it with a fancy accent. Once you are done reciting the name of the car, the design of the Zagato takes it one step further.
This is not the first time that Aston Martin is teaming up with the Italian design-house Zagato. Their latest offering is the fifth car to emerge from this collaboration which stretches back over five decades, which began with the DB4 GT Zagato racing car during the 60s, the 1986 V8 Vantage Zagato, the 2002 DB7 Vantage Zagato and the 2011 V12 Vantage Zagato.
The Vanquish Zagato Concept was first unveiled at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este at Lake Como, Italy in May 2016, after which the car had garnered immense response which led it to become a limited edition production model in a month.
The Vanquish Zagato is powered by Aston Martin's 6 litre V12 engine which has been tuned to put out 592 horsepower. Which means that it’ll go 0-100 km/h in a matter of 3.2 seconds, pretty much as fast as it is going to be sold out.
The bodywork is entirely shaped from carbon-fibre, with the split lines on the body significantly reduced by the use of large one-piece panels. Other design details include new lights with round tail light reflectors that evoke the classic Zagato rear view, using the same 'bladed' LED technology as the Aston Martin Vulcan, while the wing mirrors are closely related to the units developed for the One-77.
The Vanquish Zagato's sculptural rear end has a close relationship to DB11's aerodynamic profile, complete with retractable spoiler and rear hatch for access to the luggage compartment. Rippling carbon fibre sills run around the lower body to create a pronounced line from front to rear, with a quad-exhaust nestling within the curvaceous shapes.
Just in case you are planning to buy one of these, customer deliveries will begin in the first quarter of 2017.
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