Photo: Aston Martin
It’s finally here... almost... nearly there.... in a couple of months from now... probably. But the wait is usually worth it when it comes to these exclusively designed automobiles built in limited numbers. We are of course talking about the production version of the Aston Martin V12 Zagato, which will bow in Kuwait soon, but will also show up at the Geneva Motor Show next month for its European debut.
Only 150 of these will ever be built, and they are already available for order at a... wait for it... price of £330,000 plus taxes. That’s going to translate into about 2/3 of a million dollars by the time you get it shipped and sorted in America.
But the cool thing is this is a proper coach-built luxury automobile, with the bonnet, ‘double-bubble’ roof and doors are hand-crafted aluminum. If you’re now thinking that the fenders and doors are barbarically cut from regular metal, don’t, because they are made from carbon fiber.
Our only real disappointment is the interior. Too much is borrowed from Vantage derivatives, namely the V12 and the N420 (see the seats?!), and the leatherwork is a bit of gimmick. We would have preferred every button to be remade from aluminum instead of being borrowed from who knows what Ford or Volvo.
“Our relationship with Zagato stretches back more than 50 years. Together in that time we have created a series of very special cars," said Aston Martin CEO Ulrich Bez. "The first – the DB4GT Zagato – is a true icon: fast, beautiful and incredibly desirable. In the V12 Zagato I believe we have captured the spirit of that car and combined it with a confident twist of modernity to give it a character all of its own.”
But the cool thing is this is a proper coach-built luxury automobile, with the bonnet, ‘double-bubble’ roof and doors are hand-crafted aluminum. If you’re now thinking that the fenders and doors are barbarically cut from regular metal, don’t, because they are made from carbon fiber.
Our only real disappointment is the interior. Too much is borrowed from Vantage derivatives, namely the V12 and the N420 (see the seats?!), and the leatherwork is a bit of gimmick. We would have preferred every button to be remade from aluminum instead of being borrowed from who knows what Ford or Volvo.
“Our relationship with Zagato stretches back more than 50 years. Together in that time we have created a series of very special cars," said Aston Martin CEO Ulrich Bez. "The first – the DB4GT Zagato – is a true icon: fast, beautiful and incredibly desirable. In the V12 Zagato I believe we have captured the spirit of that car and combined it with a confident twist of modernity to give it a character all of its own.”
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