Fresh off presenting not one, but three all-new
supercars at the recent Geneva Motor Show, Aston Martin is also releasing a
new, limited-run model named the DBS GT Zagato. Previewed in a few official
renderings, it’s been created to mark the 100th anniversary of the Italian
design house and almost 60 years of collaboration between the two companies.
Essentially a re-bodied version of the DBS
Superleggera, the new DBS GT Zagato will be sold as part of the DBZ Centenary
Collection and will be made in just 19 examples. Each one comes with a DB4 GT
Zagato Continuation as well and costs a whopping £ 6 million in the United Kingdom, before taxes.
Visually, the new supercar sets itself apart with
the double-bubble roof reminiscent of the original Aston Martin Zagatos. It
also gets a huge gaping grille, muscular bonnet, wide wrap-around windscreen,
muscular rear haunches, new grille, headlights and unique wheels.
Aston hasn’t announced any technical details, so we
cannot say for sure whether the 5.2-liter V12 has a higher output than the
Superlegerra’s 725 PS and 900 Nm of torque, where
it’s coupled to an eight-speed automatic gearbox, allowing for a 0-100 km/h sprint in 3.4 seconds and a 339 km/h top speed.
Production of the new DBS GT Zagato will take place
as Aston Martin’s Gaydon plant in the UK, with the first units to be shipped in
the fourth quarter of 2020. The DB4 GT Zagato Continuation, on the other hand,
will be delivered from the fourth quarter of this year.
