Zagato has a beautiful new automobile known 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 automobile. But that is extra than simply one other beautiful wanting, ultra-expensive car.
Like the Alfa Romeo TZ1, the Iso Rivolta GTZ, and different Zagato builds earlier than it, the AGTZ has a shapely rear finish design. But 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 every day cruising. Both iterations of the Alpine-based sports activities automobile look beautiful.
Zagato doesn’t say what powers the Twin Tail, however it possible retains the manufacturing facility A110’s turbocharged 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine, rated at 249 horsepower from the manufacturing facility. In the A110 the engine is paired to a seven-speed dual-clutch computerized 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 rather more than that.
If you’re one of many 19 fortunate patrons of this stunning bespoke Alpine, you’ll be capable to choose any livery or inside shade mixture you want. Zagato showcases the primary two vehicles in blue and white, in addition to a 3rd automobile with a good-looking blue, white, and purple ‘tricolore’ Hommage livery as a nod to the French flag.
Prices 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 May.
