If you are looking for a new Aston Martin for sale then I may hold off for a few months because the British car maker has announced that the concept V12 Zagato that was on show at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este show last year will go into production and will be available to buy later this year " definitely worth the wait!
The concept car was designed by Aston Martin in collaboration with Zagato to celebrate a 50 year partnership since the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato. At the show the Zagato was awarded with the competition's "Design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes". The Zagato is based on the Aston Martin V12 Vantage and comes with the same V12 engine. The 6.0 litre V12 engine comes with 510 bhp and can do 0-62mph in mind boggling time.
Chiefs at Aston Martin decided to put the concept into production after huge interest at the show, but only 150 will be hand made at the Gaydon factory. Customer deliveries are due to start in the second half of this year and will be priced at around 330,000!
The Aston Martin Zagato is special because of its racing pedigree, but the concepts that have been doing the rounds have themselves competed at races. Two of the concept models participated at 39th ADAC Nurburgring 24-hour race, held last June. The two factory backed cars both completed the race, finishing 5th and 6th in the SP8 class.
One of the racers was then converted to a road legal version to demonstrate what customers would be getting as a finish article. Although not all of us have the sort of money Aston Martin want for the new Zagato, it is inspirational to see the British firm produce astonishing machines. Maybe one day I will get to test drive one!
Author Resource:-
Joanna Small - Automotive Journalist and Enthusiast
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