While just a concept, if the idea came to fruition it’d definitely be one of our favorite cars ever built… I mean just look at it
If looks could kill, we’d all be dead. This is the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake. Other than the painstakingly long name, this is peak perfection. If there ever was a Mona Lisa of vehicles the Zagato Shooting Brake would be the reincarnation of it. Based off the remnants of the Aston Martin Vanquish’s storied V12 the Zagato Shooting Brake was the epitome of British design, with pinpoint precision on details and is a unicorn amongst tames.
Murdered on Sight
Possibly one the most gorgeous cars to ever roll on asphalt, the Zagato Shooting Brake is bar none when it comes to styling hoisting a suite of sharp lines, fine angles, and in the form of a breadvan which we all love. A slew of carbon fiber adorns nearly every bit of the Zagato, including side skirts, a splitter, and a massive rear diffuser that sticks out like a 80’s bumper.
Aston Martin originally built the Zagato to improve on top of the already near-perfected Vanquish. The two-door super coupe had a 5.9 L V12 with 580 horsepower shared with the shooting brake model, plenty of go-juice to get this shooting brake from 0-60 before you can even blurt out the word “British”.
The Zagato variant only had 99 examples ever produced, making this one of the rarest Aston Martins to ever come out of Gaydon. The Zagato brand itself is its own independent offshoot creating speed-inspired designs located in Italy. We can certainly see the Italian in the shooting brake in its unique conception.
Italian Design + British Motor
Long enemies in the automotive rat race, now teamed up, the two countries have teamed up together to create possible one of the most jaw dropping vehicles in terms of design. The shooting brake design might steal the show but it’s the little details that makes this bastardized Vanquish somehow romanticized. The taillights are molded in the shape of tiny spears jabbing out at anyone who dares come near. An aggressive rear extended roofline makes the Vanquish look more like a bullet than a car.
These Astons regularly bill up to more than $1,000,000 at auction and seldom come on the market. Most don’t even see the light of day and are cooped up somewhere in an air conditioned garage in the depths of Dallas.
This isn’t the first time Aston has came up with the wacky idea of creating a shooting brake either. In 1965, 12 DB5 Shooting Brakes were created… yes, the James Bond car. So, if you ever end up finding one and are a multi-millionaire, it might be worth picking it up… for the collection of course.
