British marquee Aston Martin has unveiled the Vanquish Zagato Speedster and Shooting Brake. The models were unveiled following the global debut of the Vanquish Zagato Coupe and Zagato Volante. The Speedster and Shooting Brake represent the two extremes of the Vanquish Zagato family.
All the body panels on both the models are made from carbon fibre (like the other cars in the Vanquish Zagato family), while shared details, such as the Vulcan-inspired Blade tail lights and repeated 3D Zagato ‘Z’ motifs in the front grille and rear vent meshes. The Vanquish Zagato Speedster is the rarest of the lot, with a production run of just 28 cars. All 28 Vanquish Zagato Speedsters have been sold with deliveries scheduled for 2018.
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The extended roof on the Shooting Brake concept sketch bears the Zagato double-bubble surfacing complete with glass inlays to let light flood into the cockpit. A few highlights of the Shooting Brake include a that roof culminates in a powered tailgate, opening onto a trimmed rear cabin area, herringbone carbon fibre facia and anodized bronze rotary controls, ‘Z’ motif quilting and an optional fully aniline leather upholstery.
Completing the quartet, the Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake will also enter production in 2018, with a total build run of 99 cars matching those of the Coupe and Volante. With all four cars based upon the Vanquish S, all units of the Zagato are powered by a 600PS naturally-aspirated V12 engine mated to a Touchtronic III transmission.
The family of four Vanquish Zagato models will yield a total of 325 cars. As the first member of the family, production of the Vanquish Zagato Coupes commenced in late 2016. Next to enter production was the Vanquish Zagato Volante. Limited to just 99 cars (all of which have been accounted for), production has commenced and deliveries will be completed through 2018.
Speaking on the occasion, Aston Martin Chief Creative Officer, Marek Reichman, said, “We haven’t released Zagato models as a family before, at least not in this way, but the idea is not without precedent. Think back to the DB7 Zagato and DB AR1, or the V8 Zagato Coupe and Volante, for example. We’ve simply taken things a few steps further. Why create a family of Zagatos? Well, many of our customers want different things. Some prefer the purity of a Coupe, but others love the idea of something more extreme, like the Speedster. And yes, some of them have ordered one example of each. There’s always an over-demand from our clients and patrons. We could easily fulfill demand for more cars than this, but we want Zagato to remain something very special. We’re creating collectibles, future concours cars. With only 325 cars worldwide, divided between 99 Coupes, 99 Volantes, 28 Speedsters and 99 Shooting Brakes – they are still the rarest of the rare.”
