THE VANQUISH ZAGATO

The Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato is the latest addition to one of the most iconic automotive partnerships of all time that began in the late 1950s when Aston Martin's David Brown asked Ugo Zagato to help him make his DB4 GT Racecar even more competitive. The Milan-based coachbuilder was a master at dressing exotic cars in lightweight bodywork. Ugo started his company just 6 years after Aston Martin in 1919 where he constructed and repaired car and aircraft bodies. Within years he was building some of the best race cars in the world. The DB4 GT Zagato first hit the track in 1961 and was so good it attracted all the best drivers in the world at the time including: Jim Clark, Stirling Moss, Roy Salvador and more. 19 DB4 Zagato's were built and another Aston Martin-Zagato wouldn't be seen again for another 30 years. The DB4 GT Zagato is now one of the most collectible cars in the world coming in at a whopping $12M. Other collaborations include the V8 Vantage Zagato launched in 1986, the 2002 DB7 Vantage Zagato and the V12 Vantage Zagato in 2011.

The Vanquish Zagato is the 5th car to come out of the iconic partnership and only 99 were produced. Unlike the traditional Vanquish the Zagato is entirely reshaped using a mix of carbon fiber an aluminum. The design principle behind the Zagato was to reduce the amount of breaks in the bodywork by using large one-piece panels. This not only decreases weight but increases its structural rigidity. Zagato was sure to bring back classic subtle design cues scubas the "double-bubble" roof that was originally designed to allow drivers room for their helmet in the 1950s. Each panel is hand-rolled and sculpted taking over 2,000 hours to craft. Under the bonnet is a 6.0L V12 that produces 580hp that can deliver a 0-60 time of just 3.5 seconds.

In August of 2017 Aston Martin and Zagato stated they are coming back with two new designs for the Vanquish including a Speedster and Shooting Brake and my god do the renderings look spectacular.