Aston Martin reveals Zagato design for new concept car

Luxury car maker Aston Martin has turned to Italian design house Zagato to come up with its latest stunning concept car, the Vanquish Zagato.

The design, shown at the weekend's Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este show in Lake Como, Italy, was inspired by racing cars.

The Vanquish Zagato Concept is the fifth car to emerge from collaboration that stretches back over five decades, pairing Aston Martin with Zagato's signature design language.

From the iconic DB4 GT Zagato of 1960 through to the V12 Vantage Zagato of 2011, every collaboration has accentuated key aspects of Aston Martin's design and brought them together with Zagato's race-inspired design language.

The Vanquish Zagato Concept was designed in close collaboration between the Aston Martin Design team led by Marek Reichman and Andrea Zagato and his dedicated design team in Milan.

Developed and engineered at Aston Martin's headquarters in Gaydon, England the concept features proportions that remain quintessentially Aston Martin and emphasises a dynamic, forward-looking stance.

The new bodywork is entirely shaped from carbon fibre, with the split lines on the body reduced by the use of large one-piece panels.

New lights include round tail light reflectors that evoke the classic rear view of a Zagato design, incorporating the same "bladed" LED technology as the Aston Martin Vulcan track-only supercar.

The roof features Zagato's iconic "double-bubble", its shallow radius dipping into the rear window glass to give the car an unmistakable rear silhouette.

"We pride ourselves on our strong partnership and the creation of the Vanquish Zagato Concept was a true shared experience," Zagato's CEO, Andrea Zagato, says in a statment. "It represents the essence of an important design relationship that dates back over fifty years."