(from Zagato Press Release) Aston
Martin DB7Z Zagato was born during a meeting between Elio’s son Andrea
Zagato, and Ulrich Bez, CEO of Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd., in Pebble
Beach Concours of Elegance 2001. The idea was to relaunch the
collaboration between the two companies.
Four months later (January 2002), Zagato presented to Ulrich Bez and
Henrich Fisker his first sketches of the car and obtained the approval
during the Geneva Motorshow (March 2002).
This represents a new chapter in the long-standing relationship between
the two firms inaugurated in the Sixties with the DB4 Zagato and
subsequently consolidated with the Vantage and Volante Zagato. The
sleek and muscular DB7 Zagato is a return to the styling that made the
DB4 Zagato a classic. From a grill that references the original, to the
long hood, truncated tail, and curvaceous top crowned by the immortal
Zagato “double bubble” roof, the DB7Z can only be an Aston-Zagato. The
interior will mimic the DB4Z in being comfortable yet Spartan, a
reflection of the DB7Z’s sporty nature and superior performance to the
production DB7 Vantage.
Body &
Exterior
• Zagato-styled exterior panels on a shortened DB7 Volante underframe
• Aluminium bonnet and door skins, boot and front wings
• Steel roof – incorporating the famous Zagato ‘double-bubble’ trademark
• Composite sill covers and front and rear aprons
• Unique rear quarter windows and rear screen
• Rear brake lights, fog lamp, reversing light and reflectors
• Zagato-badge on boot lid and front wings
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
• Zagato-styled alloy wheels with revised offset to give wider track –
8x18” front (unique to DB7 Zagato); 9x 18” rear (standard DB7 Vantage)
• Uprated brakes
• DB7 Vantage sports suspension with unique dampers
Interior
• Unique to DB7 Zagato aniline leather trim
• Modified door trim to match high waist line
• New rear trim panels with luggage shelf replacing rear seats
• Standard DB7 Vantage front seats but finished in quilted aniline
leather with the Zagato ‘Z’ embossed in seat backs
• DB7 Vantage sports switchgear
