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Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato Teased

Aston Martin, in partnership with Zagato, has teased its forthcoming duo with a set of renderings showing the DBS GT Zagato and the classic DB4 GT Zagato Continuation.

The Aston-Zagato partnership has produced some stunning cars over the years and like a good red wine, it seems to just get better with each project.

The latest project will spawn 2 models, the DBS GT Zagato and the DB4 GT Zagato Continuation as part of the DBZ Centenary Collection. Both cars will be sold together as a pair and only 19 will be available worldwide.

How much will the pair sell for you ask? £6-million! That translates into just over R106-million!

The DBS GT Zagato uses the DBS Superleggera as its foundation and features a ‘dynamic grille’ which incorporates 108 diamond-shaped carbon fibre pieces which are flush when the car is parked but at start-up, the elements ‘flutter to life’, each opening to allow the big twin-turbocharged 5.2-litre V12 engine to breathe. As for outputs, if it’s the same engine as found in the DBS Superleggera, then 553 kW and 900 Nm is to be expected. Note that the roof is full-length carbon fibre which means a camera-operated rearview mirror is fitted to provide rearward visibility. Note the gold-look 20-spoke wheels too...

https://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/aston-martin-dbs-gt-zagato-teased/47018/

 

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R106m Aston GT Zagato has some interesting design features

Aston Martin has revealed the DBS GT Zagato in its final ‘on-sale’ form, although we'll use that word with some caution here as only 19 of them will ever be produced.

There is another catch. Buyers can only acquire one as part of the £6-million (R106m) DBZ Centenary Collection, which also includes a DB4 GT Zagato ‘continuation’ model as per the accompanying pictures.

This is quite fitting considering that the voluptuous new DBS GT Zagato is heavily inspired by the DB4 GT Zagato, although being based on the DBS Volante, its underpinnings are completely modern.

The modern model also has some rather interesting design details, such as a moving grille and a full-length carbon fibre roof with no rear window - instead drivers rely on a camera and screen to see behind them.

Upfront, that ‘dynamic’ grille is big enough to make a BMW designer blush, but the real talking point here is that its 108 individual diamond shaped carbon fibre pieces are movable. The grille forms flush with the rest of the exterior when the car is stationary, but then 'flutters' into life when the driver hits the start button.

https://www.iol.co.za/motoring/late...has-some-interesting-design-features-28979959