Zagato has a stunning new automotive referred to as the AGTZ Twin Tail. It pays homage to the Alpine A220 that raced at Le Mans, and it is based mostly on the mid-engined Alpine A110 sports activities automotive. However that is extra than simply one other pretty trying, ultra-expensive car.
Just like the Alfa Romeo TZ1, the Iso Rivolta GTZ, and different Zagato builds earlier than it, the AGTZ has a shapely rear finish design. However right here the again finish is definitely detachable; The Twin Tail provides you the choice of a protracted tail search for higher aerodynamics or a stocky brief tail design for day by day cruising. Each iterations of the Alpine-based sports activities automotive look gorgeous.
Zagato doesn’t say what powers the Twin Tail, nevertheless it probably retains the manufacturing facility A110’s turbocharged 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine, rated at 249 horsepower from the manufacturing facility. Within the A110 the engine is paired to a seven-speed dual-clutch automated and rear-wheel drive, which helps it to 62 miles per hour in about 4.5 seconds. Zagato doesn’t say how a lot weight it added with the additional bodywork, both, however the base A110 weighs a scant 2,429 kilos—so it shouldn’t be way more than that.
In case you’re one of many 19 fortunate patrons of this stunning bespoke Alpine, you’ll be capable to decide any livery or inside shade mixture you want. Zagato showcases the primary two automobiles in blue and white, in addition to a 3rd automotive with a good-looking blue, white, and purple ‘tricolore’ Hommage livery as a nod to the French flag.
Costs begin at €650,000, and practically half of them have already been spoken for. The Zagato AGTZ Twin Tail makes its in-person world debut on the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Could.
