Re: Aston Martin limits V12 Zagato to 101 cars
Thursday 26th July 2012
Aston Martin has revealed that the already limited production run for the forthcoming V12 Zagato is to be throttled back still further, with the company now planning to build just 101 examples rather than the 150 originally envisaged.
Aston Martin limits V12 Zagato to 101 cars
...seems the original 150 units were just too many...
In fairness, Aston Martin only ever said they would build 'up to' 150 cars, so we presume the 101 figure is based on how many deposits they have actually taken for the £330K special.
But does this mean that Aston is having trouble flogging its super-exclusive supercar? Or is it that the 2,000 man hours required to build it (100 of which is spent in the paint shop alone) is just too much for Aston? Or maybe the buzz around the new Vanquish is sending customers in the direction of its new flagship instead of the Zagato.
If you're being really kind, you might even suggest that Aston is being extra careful to ensure the future exclusivity of the Zagato...
Discussion
sunsurfer said:
Maybe it's just me but I have a sense that Aston Martin are treading water. They are not truly developing the cars we will all be talking about.
I hope I'm wrong and they are generating the profits and employing the engineering wizards who are working on really exciting new cars.
Not sure what the plans are beyond the initial doing, but they are currently working on a Cygnet with the engine from the V8 Vantage. Don't know what the plans for it are though.I hope I'm wrong and they are generating the profits and employing the engineering wizards who are working on really exciting new cars.
They only built 99 examples of the DB7 Zagato and the AR1 each.
In comparison to the standard DB7 neither of which are exactly pretty...
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.
In comparison to the standard DB7 neither of which are exactly pretty...
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.
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