Aston Martin V12 Zagato

We get exclusive studio access to the new £400k special which is based on V12 Vantage

Auto Express Car Reviews

Text: Jack Rix / Photos: Pete Gibson

08th February 2012

When Aston Martin and Italian design house Zagato get together, something special usually happens.

The relationship spans more than 50 years and has spawned classics like the DB4GT Zagato and the DB7 Zagato. Now Aston has released pictures of the production-ready V12 Zagato – and we were granted an exclusive studio session with the car.

The Zagato is based on a V12 Vantage and has been clothed in a combination of hand-rolled aluminium and carbon fibre. This cuts 100kg from the Vantage’s kerbweight and results in the spectacular shape you see here.

The aluminium double-bubble roof and bulging haunches are Zagato trademarks, while the diffuser, spoiler and carbon front splitter hint at huge performance. A ‘Z’ pattern in the grille mesh repeats the Zagato logo.

Each car takes a painstaking 2,000 man hours to build; simply painting it one of the four unique colours – Scintilla Silver, Alloro Green, Alba Blue or Diavolo Red – is the work of 100 hours.

Under the body the 510bhp 6.0-litre V12 is left untouched, while special ‘Z’ embroidery features on the headrest and parcel shelf. The dash and centre stack are trimmed in carbon fibre.

Only 150 examples will be made at Aston’s HQ in Gaydon, Warks, in a facility built especially for producing the One-77. The UK price for the V12 Zagato is an eye-watering £396,000.

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6 Comments

IT will suit James Bond

It should be 007s Skyfall mission car. Now Q has return.

By deviras on 9 February, 2012, 7:20am

It would be cheaper...

... to actually have your p**!$ extended via plastic surgery than to buy this.

By snappyuk on 9 February, 2012, 8:17am

what absolute nonsense.

dead right snappyuk, & probably less painful too. tch, tch, the lenghts some people will go to?

By brendan on 9 February, 2012, 4:23pm

Rebaged and retooled Jaguar XK on steroids if you ask me !

By Versatelka on 10 February, 2012, 8:52am

wish i had a few million

sitting in the bank . .. what a car

By liverpool on 19 February, 2012, 3:53pm

details

They need to change one seriously small but seriously significant and that is the modification/removal of the "pure aston martin" moniker from the speedo dial. Dont think the ugly uber tea-tray on the back does the looks much either.

By barina47 on 24 May, 2012, 1:40pm

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