Just as Daniel Craig has too much brawn and not enough brains to be James Bond, this Aston is simply too outrageous but for that I love it. Powered by a V12, performance figures should be on par if not surpassing that of the V12 Vantage on which the Zagato is based off. However reports suggest that the car will sell for 330,000 pounds or for us burger chompers that’s in the neighborhood of 530,000 dollars. That means this car is twice as expensive as the range topping Aston DBS. Oh, and don’t worry there will be 150 examples built so you’ll definitely be able to get your hands on one, not. (Borat voice)
Now that the bad news is out of the way and you’ve lost all interest in this car let me rekindle your spirits. We begin with a history lesson; Aston and the Zagato design house have been working together for 5 decades as of this year. In 1961 the first Zagato was built from a DB4. Its purpose was to turn the Ferrari 250 into a wet nosed child that’s crying for its mommy. The mission was a success and since then the original Zagato has been a coveted jewel among those of us who eat asphalt and drink petrol.
The first thing you notice on this baby is the strong use of straight lines. Typically the Aston should have a curvy elegant body that makes a man tingle at the fingertips touch, and a face that God himself carved of marble…. oh sorry I started thinking about Megan Fox again, but you get the idea. So this car in contrast is much like Kierra Knightly, still beautiful but angular and sharp, somehow feeling more purposeful when you recall that the Zagato was designed as a GT racer. Massive air ducts behind the front wheels and on the hood complement the angles and creases. A rather large carbon fiber rear diffuser brings the car together at the ass end. If you’re still unsure about this car here is some awesome Nurburgring footage.
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