Aston Martin Zagato Speedster

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http://www.evo.co.uk/news/19859/aston-martin-joins-forces-with-zagato-for-vanquish-speedster-and-shooting-brake

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Aston Martin has unveiled Speedster and Shooting Brake versions of its Vanquish Zagato at this year’s Monterey Car Week and Concours.

With the original Vanquish Zagato coupeunveiled at Villa d’Este last year, followed by the Volante version during Monterey week later in 2016, the announcement of this year’s duo brings the Zagato ‘range’ to four for a total production of 325 cars. The production Zagato Volante is also making its debut at this year’s event.

Just 28 Speedsters will be made, along with 99 Shooting Brakes, the latter number matching the production run of both coupes and Volantes respectfully. The Volante - currently in production and due to continue into 2018 - and the Speedster have already sold out, although there’s no official confirmation as to how much any of the Zagatos cost.

As with the Coupe and Volante models, the Speedster and Shooting Brake are based on the Vanquish S production car, with its 592bhp V12 and Touchtronic III automatic gearbox. Aston Martin says the variable damping has been fine tuned for each model, and all Zagatos feature a body made completely from carbon fibre. The Speedster has aerodynamic fairings behind both seats, while the Shooting Brake - still strictly a two-seater - has a powered tailgate that closes over the matching tailored luggage set. Inside there is, and we quote, “Dramatic herringbone carbon fibre facia with anodised bronze rotary controls, extensive ‘Z’ motif quilting and the option of a fully aniline leather upholstery”.

 

Aston Martin Chief Creative Officer, Marek Reichman, said of the Vanquish Zagato family: “We haven’t released Zagato models as a family before, at least not in this way, but the idea is not without precedent. Think back to the DB7 Zagato and DB AR1, or the V8 Zagato Coupe and Volante, for example. We’ve simply taken things a few steps further.”

While the original Zagato/Aston Martin collaboration in the 1960s was about creating a competitive racing car, the reality for these modern era Zagatos is a life spent parked in de-humidified garages and on finely cut lawns, rather than in a racing paddock.

 

 

[Timo 15.246]

Zagato maakt de mooiste AM's. 

[Stabilo Boss 1.730]

En ook de lelijkste 

[gTa 24.164]

Amai, hoeveel jaren '80 overdaad kan je op één foto van één auto hebben?  

[Vicious 3.812]

Ik vind dat echt een schitterend model... In tegenstelling tot de toenmalige Virage.

[Gast]

Enkel nog een appelblauwzeegroen interieur erin zeker, maat.

[Vicious 3.812]

Yes wigga.

Waar is die shooting brake trouwens? We zien enkel die speedster

[Gast]

Wordt nog onthuld, broer.

[tuscani 10.041]

15 uur geleden zei Vicious:

Yes wigga.

Waar is die shooting brake trouwens? We zien enkel die speedster

 

[Gast]

 

 

 

Wat een mottig kraam

[Ambi 1.477]

Ik verafschuw de trend van de bi-color velgen. Maar kan de lijn van deze shooting brake wel smaken, toch heeft de auto om een of andere reden iets vulgair wat niet bij Aston en Zagato past. Zijn het de sideskirts en bodykit ? De rode kleur en de gouden accenten doen er in ieder geval ook niet veel goed aan.

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