The Aston Martin V12 Zagato
was released in May 21, 2011 during the Villa D’Este Concours. It was
made in collaboration with Italian car designer Zagato as celebration
of their 50 years of partnership. During the last 50 years, Aston
Martin’s partnership with Zagato has given birth to some of their best
cars, which includes the DB7 Zagato, the V8 Vantage Zagato, and the
legendary DB4GT Zagato, a car that is celebrating its 50th anniversary
as well.
Planning for the
production of the V12 Zagato started in 2010, integrating both Aston
Martin’s and Zagato’s design principles within the car. Like the DB4GT
Zagato that it is paying tribute to, the design of this car exudes both
grace and power. While Zagato’s influence can still be seen in this
car, a good chunk of the work on this car was performed by Aston
Martin, a moving symbolism of Aston Martin’s progress in design over
the years.
While the Aston
Martin V12 Zagato unveiled during the Villa D’Este Concours is only a
prototype, a production model of this car produced in limited numbers
could be a possibility in the future. In fact, this car is scheduled to
compete in the 2011 edition of the Nürburgring 24 Hour race.
