Aston Martin V12 Zagato revealed in production form

Aston Martin has taken the wraps off its V12 Zagato officially, before its first public outing at the Kuwait Concours d’ Elegance in a few days’ time.

The stunning production model showcases Zagato’s stunning design work and, apart from the ultra-exclusive One-77, it becomes Aston Martin’s quickest car.

Under the long, shapely bonnet lies the familiar 6.0-litre V12 which produces 510 bhp at 6500rpm, making a beautiful noise while doing it. Torque sits at 420 lb ft at a high 5750rpm – that’s so you can make it sing to the heavens.

It has a stainless steel exhaust system with active bypass valves, meaning when you select “sport” mode, it sharpens up and opens up.

Being based on the V12 Vantage, it uses the same six-speed, rear-mounted gearbox with a 3.71:1 limited slip differential. That will propel it to 190mph and it’ll do the 0-62mph sprint in 4.2 seconds.

Zagato has also fiddled with the interior to make it a bit more special than the V12 Vantage, and based on the seats alone, it’s been worth the effort.