A coachbuilt Aston Martin by Zagato should be the closest thing possible to an automotive god. It should be the perfect combination between classic styling and modern V12 engine technology. And yet here we are, staring into the eyes of one of the sorriest-looking cars we've ever see.
We mean that quite literally! Everybody knows that expression, the one a dog makes when it knows it's done something bad, like chewing up furniture… or his owners Aston Martin. Well this coachbuilt car has that look.
Zagato normally makes amazing designs, stunning in every way. In our book, this DBS is not one of them and it's almost as if they've forgotten to take a step back and look at the bigger picture.
All these custom cars are built to order. For example, the orange Lamborghini in the background, the 5-95 Zagoto, belongs to a Lamborghini collector called Albert Spiess. Which makes you wonder who would want to pay good money for an Aston Martin that looks like it's about to cry?
Last year, when the car was finished, Zagato said a "young and prestigious Japanese entrepreneur" had bought it. We honestly don't know who that is, but it could be a close friend of Zagato's chief designer Norihiko Harada.
The DBS's redesign includes a double-bubble roof, which harks back to the Zagatos of the 50s and a new front end. Inspiration for the crying headlights could have come from any number of classics, including the Virage and the old Vantage V8.
Video shot by Marchettino at Concorso D'Eleganza Villa D'Este, Itally:
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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