Aston Martin is likely planning a new
production run of the DBS GT Zagato, which at the moment is only available
together with the DB4 GT Zagato Continuation as part of the £ 6 million (US$ 7.38
million) DBZ Centenary Collection bundle package.
Initially, Aston Martin said it would
build just 19 DBS GT Zagatos but this test prototype spotted by our
photographers at the carmaker’s Nürburgring test center could suggest more
examples are in the pipeline. Unlike the DBS GT Zagato which comes in an
exclusive Supernova Red paint with exposed carbon fiber and gold accents, this
prototype features a naked carbon fiber body.
The wheels are different too and the
prototype lacks the trim that fills the huge front grille as well as the Aston
Martin and Zagato badges. However, the design is identical with the DBS GT
Zagato, with highlights including the design house’s signature double bubble
roof and apparent lack of a rear window. Based on the DBS Superleggera, the DBS
GT Zagato features the 5.2-liter twin-turbo V12 engine in an uprated state of
tune of 760 HP. This enables it to sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds and hit a top speed of 345 km/h.
Given the prototype’s naked carbon fiber
body we could be looking at a lightweight track-focused variant of the DBS GT
Zagato which currently is only available in the Supernova Red exterior with a
red interior and flashy gold trim throughout – plus a DB4 GT Zagato
Continuation ‘twin’.
