Aston Zagato V12 racer revealed

surely copyright infringement

The chinese get told off for this alot, making a car that looks like another model or a combination of a couple. Why has non of the motoring press picking up on this zagato. Heres the recipie, take 1 Aston, put the side windows in from a Nissan GTR, tail lights from a 458, rear window and tailgate shape from a Continental GT. COme on if your making out your a coach builder do something original. Dont copy.

By dukebox9reg on 2 June, 2011, 1:06pm

Really, what hasn't been done?

A little picky, don't you think? All shapes and configurations can be traced to some other car. The shape of the side windows IS vaguely similar to the GT-R, but the rear quarter window is all AM. One could say that the Conty GT is a rip off of Aston Martin, since AM had the it first. And the the taillights do remind of a Ferrari, although I think they are closer to the FF, but so what, Zagato is an Italian company, after all. The fact is, this is an exciting shape entirely in keeping with Zagato design ethos, while still being identifiable as an Aston Martin. It doesn't even come close to being comparable to a Chinese design rip off, look to the Cygnet for that!

By X5SoB on 2 June, 2011, 1:37pm

50/50

At first I liked it. But now...after time....I find the 'roundness' of the edges take away from the style. It makes it look unflattering - like its been hacked at. And the front 'mouth' or grill....looks like (dare I say) a tight b*tt hole. It's got that...'i just sucked on a lemon' shrinkage appearance (i guess you have to be a designer to understand - lol - or not). And yes...it does resemble in part..a Nissan GTR.

By badboyrocco on 2 June, 2011, 2:50pm

The rear end is more like a Zenvo ST-1 to me. The windows are GTR/Evora/Skoda Fabia/Suzuki Swift/even the bloody Range Rover. Whatever has wraparound glazing and blacked-out pillars... I can't pretend I love it but I do think some of you are being a bit picky.

By StraightSixMan on 2 June, 2011, 3:01pm

THE GOD OF THUNDER HAS COME

Probably the best looking car Ive ever seen!

By liverpool on 12 June, 2011, 12:57pm

Sex goddess in green. Captain Kirk would have been quite taken.

By thewizardofaz on 14 June, 2011, 6:41am

Beauty is in the eye of...etc etc

Yes you can see bits of other cars in there but that is the result of going as far as one can with aerodynamics, its precisely this why all the worlds high speed trains, trucks and most other projectiles all look the same.
If this car races as well as it looks it should do OK and I wish I had one :-) The Kermit Green is a bit OTT but it will look good out in front, and let us not forget that Aston was the first to race for England in Green, but not the dark green we now accept as BRG, but a lighter and different shade of green only a few shades darker than Kermit.

By Bobbybev on 29 August, 2011, 12:02pm