Besides the unique Ferrari Superamerica 45, the event Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este took place over the weekend, there was another car, whose development has participated Italian studio Zagato. It’s a special Aston Martin V12 Vantage, which unlike the Ferrari Superamerica 45 series will be produced, albeit in limited numbers and the price will be around 200,000 pounds. The car was created to celebrate 50 years of successful collaboration between Aston Martin and Zagato. It is so long ago the two companies started working together for the first time the project DB4 GT Zagato.
Aston Martin V12 Vantage Zagato will have two versions, one will have all the permits for movement on public roads and the other is a race designed to participate in “24 Hours of Nürburgring”. Both engine variants 6.0-liter power 510k.s. and maximum torque of 570 Nm. combined with six-speed robotized transmission. Cars will provide excellent performance, thanks to low weight due to extensive use of composite materials, but currently no data on it.
However, speculation appeared that racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage Zagato accelerates from 0-100 km/h for 3.9 sec. It differs from the standard model in the presence of stiffer adjustable suspension, rear spoiler and other low weight.

At the end of last week by Aston Martin spread information about the new special versions of the Carbon Black models and DBS V12 Vantage. They are characterized by a special color and less weight than standard models and will appear in the showroom of the company in March. Special form of the name derives not from the presence of carbon elements in some parts of the exterior and the name of their color – Carbon Black, whose application to the body takes about 50 hours of human labor. The seats of both cars are made of carbon fiber and Kevlar, which are due by 17 kilograms. lighter than standard. They are dressed in black leather and nappa leather, embroidered with gray thread. V12 Vantage Carbon Black has a 700-watt audio system company, where she DBS Carbon Black is Bang & Olufsen. Under the covers of both machines is a standard 6.0-liter V12 engine with a power 510 h.p. at 6 500 rev/min. and a maximum torque of 570 Nm, at 5 750 rev/min. “Carbon fiber” DBS accelerates from 0-100 km/h for 4.2 sec. a special V12 Vantage – with 0.1 sec slower.
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