Aston Martin has released a new video showing the highlights of the history of V12 Zagato. Starting from the DB4GT Zagato, the first vehicle produced by Aston Martin in partnership with Italian carmaker Zagato, the video chronicles the stages of production of the car, including tests carried out by two prototypes competing at the Nurburgring 24 Hours race.

To mark the 50th anniversary of this successful collaboration and to pay tribute to the iconic DB4 GT Zagato, Aston Martin has created the V12 Zagato, a true supercar with a 6.0-litre naturally aspirated V12 engine with output rated at 517 hp and 570 Nm of torque.

Performance figures for this car are impressive: acceleration from standstill to 100 km/h is covered in just 4.2 seconds and top speed is 305 km/h. These are the result of excellent balanced suspensions and a specially designed chassis, which allows the car to perform well both on the road and on the track. Production is limited to 150 units only.

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British carmaker Aston Martin is at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show with two new models that will soon become available on the market: the V12 Zagato - created in cooperation with renowned Italian designer Zagato - and the face-lifted V8 Vantage, on display in both Coupe and Roadster versions.

Only 150 units of the beautiful Zagato will be produced, all of which will be equipped with a powerful 6.0-litre naturally aspirated V12 engine delivering 517 hp and 570 Nm of peak torque. Performance figures for this car are as impressive as its aesthetics: 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.2 seconds and top speed of 305 km/h (190 mph). The car should enter the market with an even more impressive 333,000 £ price tag attached to it (roughly 400,000 € / 526,000 $).

Both version of the revamped V8 Vantage - Coupé and Roadster - are powered by the same 426 hp 4.7-litre V8 engine of the previous range, but receive an upgraded braking system, bigger wheels and a more responsive steering. The cosmetic changes of the car were inspired by the design of the Vantage S, now featuring new side skirts, new bumpers and a rear diffuser. Also worth mentioning is the addition to the optional extras list of the model of the new Sportshift II sequential gearbox, which provides for a considerably faster gear shifting.

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Aston Martin releases an official video starring the new V12 Zagato. The new, beautiful model from the British carmaker is powered by an impressive 6.0-litre V12 unit producing 517 hp and 570 Nm of peak torque, which can push the car from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.2 seconds, with a top speed of 305 km/h (190 mph). The model is equipped with a 6-speed manual gearbox is coupled with a limited slip transmission, with 398 mm carbon-ceramic discs at the front and 360 mm discs at the back, coupled to 6- and 4-piston calipers respectively. Only 150 units of this jewel will be produced.

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One of the cars of the hour is definitely the new Aston Martin V12 Zagato, a new coupe from the British carmaker that will surely make heads turn when it will finally enter the market, and here are another four official images picturing it in all of its splendor. The car will be officially introduced to the world at the imminent Kuwait Concours d’ Elegance (February 15-18) and is expected to enter the market by the end of the current year, although only 150 units will be produced.

“We are excited to show the new V12 Zagato for the first time in production form at the Kuwait Concours d’Elegance - said Aston Martin’s CEO, Mr. Ulrich Bez - Over 50 years since the introduction of the iconic DB4GT Zagato, Aston Martin and Zagato have collaborated to create this modern interpretation which remains true to the original focus of craftsmanship, performance and exclusivity.”

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Aston Martin has released more official pictures of the definitive version of their V12 Zagato, which is due to enter the market by the end of this year. This new hand-built coupe, which was initially introduced as a concept car at the Concorso d’Eleganza in Villa D’Este, Italy, in May 2011, has already taken part at the Nurburgring 24 hours and will hit the showrooms with a price tag of 405.000 £ (roughly 485.000 €). The actual launch of the production model will be staged next week at the Kuwait’s Concours d’Elegance, while the actual production of the scheduled 150 units will begin in September.

The Aston Martin V12 Zagato was born to celebrate the 50 years of collaboration between Aston Martin and renowned Italian designer Zagato, and is the brainchild of Aston Martin’s main designer Marek Reichmann, who stresses out the fact that the model is pretty different from the other Astons: it has the ‘double hump’ on the roof (one of Zagato’s trademark features) and a convex front grille that - in the words of Mr.Reichmann himself - ‘makes it look like it is wearing a shirt that’s just too tight to hide its muscles‘.

The Aston Martin V12 Zagato is powered by the same 5.9-litre V12 engine equipping the V12 Vantage, which is credited with an output of 517 hp and 570 Nm of peak torque at 5,750 rpm. This unit is coupled with a 6-speed manual gearbox that uses a transaxle configuration to aid weight distribution. The V12 Zagato boasts a 0-100 km/h (62mph) sprint time of 4.2 seconds, with a top speed of 306 km/h (190 mph). To find out more about the model, you can check the official press release announcing its debut in Kuwait right after the jump.

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via | Autocar

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Aston Martin has released new pictures and technical details about the V12 Zagato, the car that is supposed to revive elegance, exclusivity and sporty attitude of the glorious Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato, which was unveiled at the 1960 London Motor Show and is now an extremely expensive collector’s item. As the names suggest, both models have been designed by renowned Italian styling house Zagato.

The Aston Martin V12 Zagato is meant to be a modern rendition of that masterpiece: it comes with an aluminum body-shell and bodywork panels made of the same material as well as some carbon fiber, all of which hand-crafted. The car measures 4,385 mm in length, 1,865 mm in width, and 1,250 mm in height, with a wheel base of 2,600 mm, front track of 1,570 mm and rear track of 1,575 mm. The V12 Zagato weighs in at 1,680 kg and uses independent double wishbone suspension on both axles.

Under the bonnet pulses a feisty 6.0-litre V12 engine delivering 517 hp and 570 Nm of peak torque, capable of pushing the car from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.2 seconds, with a top speed of 305 km/h (190 mph). The 6-speed manual gearbox is coupled with a limited slip transmission, while average fuel consumption is rated at 24.3 l/100 km in urban traffic and at 16.4 l/100 km on motorways. Braking comes from a couple of 398 mm carbon-ceramic discs at the front and 360 mm discs at the rear, mated to 6- and 4-piston calipers respectively.

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We’ve already seen the Aston Martin V12 Zagato at the Villa d’Este and on the track at the Nurburgring, but this is the first time it has appeared at an international auto show - and so here we have the V12 Zagato in the flesh in our live pics from Frankfurt. If you thought it was going to be more gorgeous in person than in pics, you were right. There’s not much more to add really - we still like the original production pic that Aston released with the V12 Zagato in that very smooth grey, but we won’t say no to the red in these 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show pics, too.

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Man, is it hot in here! This is the first official pic of the new Aston Martin V12 Zagato roadgoing machine and it is beautiful - just what you’d expect but better of Aston style interpreted by the Italian coachbuilder.

The V12 Zagato model will go into production mid-2012 for a run of 150 units. It will be built basically by hand using aluminium and carbonfibre, and will be equipped with the six-litre V12 with 510 hp. It is a fitting thing to celebrate 50 years of Aston Martin-Zagato collaboration first started with the DB4 GT Zagato.

We’ve seen the V12 Zagato before at the 2012 Concours d’Elegance at Villa d’Este where it was presented, and then on the track at the 24 hours Nurburgring, but the production version at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show should be a highlight next month all the same. Apparently the Frankfurt showcar will actually be one of the Nurburgring vehicles in production guise to show customers what their 400,000-euro vehicle is going to look like.

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Aston Martin has confirmed that production of the V12 Zagato will take place as a limited run of about 150 models. Currently the Aston Martin V12 Zagato will be sold for an estimated price of about £330,000, which could equate to 450,000 euros all told. That makes the Villa d’Este concept an expensive number, but the exclusivity of the Zagato car design house and just 150 models probably justifies it.

The V12 Vantage gets a change in the Zagato format, with handmade aluminium body panels, carbonfibre parts and the six-litre V12 up to 510 hp and 570 Nm of torque. The news is not an official confirmation as such, but Aston does say an official press release will be provided in a couple of weeks. After the V12 Zagato 24 hour Nurburgring racing debut, the production model will be a roadgoing version.

Source | Aston Facebook Italy and Autocar

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