Re: Aston Martin limits V12 Zagato to 101 cars
Discussion
Got to be worth me mentioning that the V12 Zagato, AND the new Vanquish will both be at Wilton House Classic and Supercars this year. I for one can't smegging wait!
angry jock said:
I would assume that part of the scale back is directly attributable to the fact that it isnt as aesthetically pleasing as a standard V12V and the launch of the new Vanquish. In saying that, however, the Zagato may have slightly better residuals than either of them if you compare to other AM/Zagato collaborations.
The DB7 Zagato was a shocker for residuals when it first came out...."sold out" very quickly but they were very quickly worth £50k less than their £170k list. That said they have held up well since. Reducing production to 101 cars is about money that's all....whether it's because it take too much to make or they can't sell them is another question. I suspect it's the latter as givent the price premium there's plenty of money in them.
I think it looks spot on for a modern Aston, it is what the other cars will have looked like in the designers eyes before they were very watered down.
The est of the range can be the elegant looking ones, they need a radical looking car, and they need to build a newly developed car too, something to take the market by storm, the db9 is dated and was never perfect underneath that perfect bodyshell. The vantage was cool, but not a ferrari or porsche beater. IMO that is.
And i'm glad none of you like it, it just means it's gonna be cheaper when I can afford to buy one
The est of the range can be the elegant looking ones, they need a radical looking car, and they need to build a newly developed car too, something to take the market by storm, the db9 is dated and was never perfect underneath that perfect bodyshell. The vantage was cool, but not a ferrari or porsche beater. IMO that is.
And i'm glad none of you like it, it just means it's gonna be cheaper when I can afford to buy one
Love it.
Why is it that as soon as we see true sport car styling and anything other than boring flat panels ON A SPORT CAR the "ugly" card is frantically waved from the tree tops? (Gumpert??)
This is by far the best looking Aston for a long time because there is something new to look at and interesting cues to the past instead of the usual monotony of the "white goods styling school".
This car looks much better in the flesh too which is more than welcome in such a dull car world stuffed to bursting with boring and bland flat panel cars.
Why is it that as soon as we see true sport car styling and anything other than boring flat panels ON A SPORT CAR the "ugly" card is frantically waved from the tree tops? (Gumpert??)
This is by far the best looking Aston for a long time because there is something new to look at and interesting cues to the past instead of the usual monotony of the "white goods styling school".
This car looks much better in the flesh too which is more than welcome in such a dull car world stuffed to bursting with boring and bland flat panel cars.
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