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Zagato's one-off Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake

Zagato's one-off Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake
The Zagato Shooting Brake harks back to the styles of the 1960s
The Zagato Shooting Brake harks back to the styles of the 1960s
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The Zagato Aston-Martin Virage Shooting Brake was specially constructed for a European client
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The Zagato Aston-Martin Virage Shooting Brake was specially constructed for a European client
The Zagato Shooting Brake is a bespoke, one-off client request
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The Zagato Shooting Brake is a bespoke, one-off client request
The Shooting Brake adds a larger rear trunk to the Virage coupe
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The Shooting Brake adds a larger rear trunk to the Virage coupe
The Zagato Shooting Brake harks back to the styles of the 1960s
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The Zagato Shooting Brake harks back to the styles of the 1960s
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Italian coachbuilder Zagato has unveiled the Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake as part of its 95th anniversary celebrations. Specially constructed for a European client, the 1960s-inspired Shooting Brake comes complete with functional trunk space for carrying the likes of golf clubs, fishing gear, or hunting equipment. Unveiled at the Chantilly Art & Elegance show in France, the Zagato Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake also rounds out a series commemorating Aston Martin's 100th anniversary last year, joining the DBS Coupé Zagato Centennial and the DB9 Spider Zagato Centennial.

Essentially a three-door station wagon, the term "shooting brake" is derived from an era when men went out to go shooting in a vehicle primarily used to train horses – known as a "brake".

Though there are no details mentioned by Zagato on the specifications, it is assumed that the Virage's hand-assembled 6.0-liter (actually 5.95 liter, 362 cubic inch) V12 engine delivering 490 hp (365 kW), is still in place and that the its sub 5 second 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) time remains largely unaffected.

The Shooting Brake adds a larger rear trunk to the Virage coupe
The Shooting Brake adds a larger rear trunk to the Virage coupe

The Aston Martin - Zagato collaboration has produced a number of concept and limited-production vehicles over the years, starting in 1960 with the Zagato version of a slimmed down DB4GT. Since then there have been a range of Aston Martin Volantes, Virages, DB4s, and DB7s, among others, to wear bespoke Zagato coachwork.

The Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake was specifically built as a one-off for a particular European client, so there is no likelihood of a production model.

Source: Zagato

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2 comments
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wle
..because you need 500 HP to go out in the woods to train horses.. wle
turbolove
Dang. Must be nice to be able to get a coachbuilder to manufacture you a one-of-kind car. A dream. Very cool looking car.