Previously, Aston Martin and Zagato teamed up yet again to bring about the rather gorgeous Vanquish Zagato concept, which they proceeded to show off at the 2016 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este.
It was a hit with the crowd there as well as the public at large, which is what tends to happen when the Italian design house gets its hands on an Aston Martin production model. Previous collaborations include the Vantage-based V12 Zagato, the DB7 Zagato, and started with the DB4 Zagato in 1960.
When the Vanquish Zagato was displayed for the first time, many (including us) commented on how easily it would be for Aston Martin to green light this for production despite its ‘concept’ status given that there was very little apart from the new body design that sets it apart from the base Vanquish.
There will be a total of just 99 units of the Vanquish Zagato Coupes made after the successful debut of the concept last month. The design itself has not changed, as we understand, and continues to take equal influence from other rare Aston’s such as the One-77, Vulcan, and even the CC-100.
The Vanquish Zagato also has a uniquely rounded windscreen that, together with the side windows form to shape a visor-shaped glasshouse. That curvature also matches Zagato’s famous double-bubble roof shape.
Powering the car is an uprated version of the 6.0-litre naturally-aspirated V12 engine producing 441kW that’s capable of launching the Vanquish Zagato Coupe to 100km/h from rest in 3.5 seconds, or 0.3 seconds quicker than a standard Vanquish.
Word is that all 99 examples are already spoken for, which doesn’t surprise us in the least, and that a going rate for the privilege of owning one meant parting with close to £500,000 (or around $984,000 in AUD).
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