Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Speedster Looks Stunning In The Metal

We can't stop staring at the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Speedster.

Looks like the rumors were right. After Aston Martin revealed the ultra-rare Vanquish Zagato Volante, render artist Jan Peisert tipped us off that an even rarer Speedster variant is in the works. While no official announcement has been made, a new spy video captured by BridgeToGantry appears to confirm the Speedster’s existence. Unusually, the Speedster was spotted being tested at Nurburgring without wearing any camouflage, allowing us to admire its striking styling in the metal.

Aston Martin already makes some of the most beautiful cars on the planet, but when it teams up with legendary coachbuilder Zagato the results are truly breathtaking. The seductive Speedster is no exception. The rear seats and folding roof have been removed in a design that evokes the 2003 DB AR1, transforming the Vanquish into a true two-seater sports car.

A pair of buttresses are located behind the driver and passenger without tarnishing the Speedster’s elegance. Like the Vanquish Zagato Coupe and Volante, power will be sourced from a 5.9-liter V12 with 592-horsepower. Chances are the Speedster will be marginally faster off the line than the Volante since removing the rear seats will make it lighter. While the Zagato Volante is restricted to 99 units, the Speedster is even rarer – only 28 of these beauties are being built, and our source says they’ve all been snapped up for ￡1.3 million (around $1.7 million) each. With video footage confirming the Zagato Speedster’s existence, it's surely only a matter of time before we get an official reveal.

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Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Speedster Looks Stunning In The Metal

We can't stop staring at the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Speedster.

Looks like the rumors were right. After Aston Martin revealed the ultra-rare Vanquish Zagato Volante, render artist Jan Peisert tipped us off that an even rarer Speedster variant is in the works. While no official announcement has been made, a new spy video captured by BridgeToGantry appears to confirm the Speedster’s existence. Unusually, the Speedster was spotted being tested at Nurburgring without wearing any camouflage, allowing us to admire its striking styling in the metal.

Aston Martin already makes some of the most beautiful cars on the planet, but when it teams up with legendary coachbuilder Zagato the results are truly breathtaking. The seductive Speedster is no exception. The rear seats and folding roof have been removed in a design that evokes the 2003 DB AR1, transforming the Vanquish into a true two-seater sports car.

A pair of buttresses are located behind the driver and passenger without tarnishing the Speedster’s elegance. Like the Vanquish Zagato Coupe and Volante, power will be sourced from a 5.9-liter V12 with 592-horsepower. Chances are the Speedster will be marginally faster off the line than the Volante since removing the rear seats will make it lighter. While the Zagato Volante is restricted to 99 units, the Speedster is even rarer – only 28 of these beauties are being built, and our source says they’ve all been snapped up for ￡1.3 million (around $1.7 million) each. With video footage confirming the Zagato Speedster’s existence, it's surely only a matter of time before we get an official reveal.

Aston Martin Could Use The DB11 For Its Next Stunning Zagato

Any objections? Didn't think so.

For almost 60 years, Aston Martin and Italian design studio Zagato have combined forces to build some of the most beautiful cars ever seen. What started with the DB4 is now the speedster and even a shooting brake version of the current Vanquish. As Car and Driver recently found out, Aston Martin is already speaking with Zagato about their next collaboration. CEO Andy Palmer told C&D that he got “one other that we’re knocking around at the moment. But it may be a couple of years before we do something more.

“Whatever it is, it won’t be on the Vanquish platform.” That makes sense because that platform will soon be dropped due to its advanced age. That leaves us with the new DB11’s platform. “That would be the platform that we’d use, yes,” Palmer continued. What Palmer didn’t do is refer to the DB11 by name, meaning the next Zagato project may not be specifically based on the DB11, only its platform, which will also be shared with the upcoming redesigned Vantage. More than likely the new Vantage will be revealed sometime next year, possibly at Geneva. But at the moment, Aston Martin has a fine lineup of Vanquish-based Zagatos to show off, most of which have already been sold out, like the shooting brake.

Palmer hinted the next new Zagato won’t arrive for a couple of years, but market demand could move that date forward. Regardless of the final launch date, expect any new Aston Martin Zagato car to feature those signature design cues, like the double bubble roof and even sleeker sheetmetal.