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Power. Beauty. Soul. Three words with a wide range of meanings, three words that perfectly define what Aston Martin is all about. The UK-based automaker stays faithful to the three-word mantra for its entire lineup, more so when it's a limited-run model.
According to insider information sourced by Automobile Mag, that’s the price one has to pay to enjoy the perks of owning a Vanquish Zagato in Volante form. If you want such an awe-inspiring ragtop in your life, AM expects you to pony up a deposit of $150,000. To put that sum in context, Mercedes-Benz charges $20k less for the GT S, $10k less for the G63, and $5k less for the S63, respectively. The full price, however, exceeds that of the hell-bent for leather Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid hypercar by five grand.
Reportedly, the $850,000 retail price can be quickly inflated with optional extras the cited publication hasn’t detailed. Aston Martin will build only 99 units of the Vanquish Zagato Volante. Deposits must be made before October 10, while the first examples of the rarefied breed are slated for delivery in October 2017. Considering that the Vanquish Zagato Volante is based on the Vanquish Volante, itself based on the now-defunct DB9 grand tourer, Aston Martin certainly has a lot of backbone to repackage an old product.
Instead of the 5.2-liter twin-turbo V12 that powers the DB11 with plenty of get-up-and-go, the Vanquish Volante Zagato is propelled by a 5.9-liter naturally aspirated V12 that’s bolted to the VH platform. Connected to an 8-speed automatic provided by ZF, the powertrain is capable enough to motivate the car to 60 mph (96 km/h) in 3.7 seconds. Despite its old bones, the luxurious ragtop certainly makes the best of the N/A V12’s 592 HP.
Aston Martin and Italian coachbuilding company Zagato back a long way. Their first collaborative effort is the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, which was produced in limited numbers (25 units) from 1960 to 1963. The Vanquish Zagato and the pictured Vanquish Zagato Volante are the fifth and the sixth models to turn to fruition from this half-a-century-long collaboration.
Reportedly, the $850,000 retail price can be quickly inflated with optional extras the cited publication hasn’t detailed. Aston Martin will build only 99 units of the Vanquish Zagato Volante. Deposits must be made before October 10, while the first examples of the rarefied breed are slated for delivery in October 2017. Considering that the Vanquish Zagato Volante is based on the Vanquish Volante, itself based on the now-defunct DB9 grand tourer, Aston Martin certainly has a lot of backbone to repackage an old product.
Instead of the 5.2-liter twin-turbo V12 that powers the DB11 with plenty of get-up-and-go, the Vanquish Volante Zagato is propelled by a 5.9-liter naturally aspirated V12 that’s bolted to the VH platform. Connected to an 8-speed automatic provided by ZF, the powertrain is capable enough to motivate the car to 60 mph (96 km/h) in 3.7 seconds. Despite its old bones, the luxurious ragtop certainly makes the best of the N/A V12’s 592 HP.
Aston Martin and Italian coachbuilding company Zagato back a long way. Their first collaborative effort is the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, which was produced in limited numbers (25 units) from 1960 to 1963. The Vanquish Zagato and the pictured Vanquish Zagato Volante are the fifth and the sixth models to turn to fruition from this half-a-century-long collaboration.
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