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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The two Aston Martin V12 Zagato models competing at this weekend’s 24 hour Nurburgring race are called Zig and Zag. Zig is the green model we’ve seen before, and this hot red-and-white Zag is being driven by Aston CEO Ulrich Bez, along with the Aston Martin test centre director and European journalists Horst Von Saurma and Matthew Marsh.

While the Aston Martin V12 Zagato won the design award at the 2011 Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza, the 24 hours Nurburgring should show that there is substance to its good looks. It will join an Aston racing tradition at the Ring, following previous models that have competed like the V8 Vantage, V12 Vantage and Rapide.

Aston Martin V12 Vantage Zagato Nurburging pics

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Aston Martin is going all the way with its beautiful new V12 Vantage by Zagato. Off the lawn from the Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza, it’s heading to the Nurburgring 24 hours and this is part of what it will look like when it gets there. Probably with some lairy racing livery, the Aston Martin V12 Zagato gets a huge rear wing and a slightly larger splitter. While the Zagato Vantage won itself the Villa d’Este design award, we’re actually quite keen to see how this fares on the race track.

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The Aston Martin Zagato V12 Vantage that went on display over the weekend at the 2011 Concorso d’Eleganza, won the Villa d’Este Design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes, thanks to a public vote from the visitors at the show. The sexy coupé model was perhaps a predictable choice, but we’re not complaining.

The Zagato V12 Vantage was created to celebrate 50 years of Aston Martin-Zagato collaboration which first started with the DB4 GT Zagato. The V12 Vantage by Zagato at Villa d’Este is a racing model which will compete in the 24 hour Nurburgring race. It will be followed by a limited run of a production vehicle. A note on the wheels - the original ones in alloy that we first saw were replaced with blacked-out ones for Concorso, more suitable to the racing look.

Aston Martin V12 by Zagato live at Villa d’Este

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