Zagato unveils one-off Aston Martin with a twist

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Italian coachbuilding company Zagato has officially unveiled a one-off for a client based in Europe at the Chantilly Art & Elegance show in France. The car, called the Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake, features a shooting brake-style rear with the profile showing a roofline that melds almost seamlessly with the rear window. The unveiling also marks a significant point in Zagato’s history as it turns 95 this year.

Not much was revealed about the technical specifications of the car but it’s safe to assume that everything underneath its reworked skin is similar to those found on current production Aston Martins, with the 6.0 litre V12 most likely providing power to the rear wheels.

This would be the second model that Zagato has unveiled this year, with the Lamborghini 5-95 Zagato Concept making an appearance earlier this year. Where it differs from the Aston Martin featured here is that the Lamborghini was then given the green light to be put in a limited production run of five units.

Aston Martin has said that the unveiling of this car brings a close to its centennial celebrations, with two earlier models also commissioned by Zagato, the Aston Martin DBS Coupe Zagato Centennial and the Aston Martin DB9 Spyder Centennial.

Zagato Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake

Aston Martin DBS Coupe Zagato Centennial

Zagato Aston Martin DB9 Spyder Centennial

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Gregory Sze

An “actor” by training, Gregory Sze realised that he has had enough of drama in his life. Following his number one passion (acting was actually number two), he decided to make the jump into the realm of automotive journalism. He appreciates the simple things in life – a simple car with nothing but back-to-basics mechanical engineering and minimal electronics on board.

 

Comments

  • kzm (Member) on Sep 09, 2014 at 4:07 pm

    modern retro design…

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  • burong on Sep 09, 2014 at 5:22 pm

    i am getting more and more excited over the future car design, much appealing and awesome look ………….. compare to the boring myvi wanabe.

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  • superbird #43 on Sep 09, 2014 at 8:03 pm

    it looks like a modern day ford torino talladega to me…. :D
    am i wrong?

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  • Semi-Value (Member) on Sep 09, 2014 at 9:37 pm

    is this good for aerodyanamic

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  • Here’s the twist: it’s ugly

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