The New Aston Martin V12 Zagato has been unveiled

Written by Leonte Cristian.

Aston Martin V12 Zagato Aston Martin plans to unveil the new V12 Zagato in Italy, at the "Villa D'Este Concours" on 21th May 2011. Dr. Ulrich Bez, CEO of Aston Martin : "The Zagato design language is a perfect complement to our design and engineering expertise. After 50 years of the two companies being associated with each other the partnership has produced some of the world’s most iconic cars. Of course, fifty years ago Italian design houses were widely seen as leading the way with new designs but now and supported by our independency, Aston Martin has its own in-house design ability so this new venture with Zagato is more collaborative than it perhaps would have been in the past. The task for us has been to create a concept that is a natural successor to those iconic cars that have gone before. Matching the technology of the age with the traditional skills vital to deliver such a bespoke and exclusive sports car will lead to a strictly limited run of road going V12 Zagatos."

Aston Martin and Zagato began the collaboration in 2010, when at the meetings between the two companies they made de decision to proceed with the project.

Marek Reichman, Director of Design : "The Design team at Gaydon spent time refining the concept using a mixture of the latest computer based modelling techniques along with crafting traditional clay models to give a real world idea of proportion, stance and detail. The V12 Zagato is an elegant yet brutal design which reflects the great balance between race performance and pure Aston Martin style. The original DB4GT Zagato was a true icon, powerful and graceful; the new design is a true representation of the spirit of DB4GT Zagato. The muscular organic forms define the thoroughbred nature of the car’s racing credentials."

The new Aston Martin V12 Zagato takes it's power from a 6.0 L V12 engine generating 510 horse power and 570 Nm of torque.

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