Aston Martin Vanquish Roadster Zagato

Vehicle Overview

With its successful history at Geneva, following in the footsteps of other collaborations Zagato unveiled this new Aston Martin at the 74th edition of the Geneva Salon in 2004. Nori Harada, Automotive Chief Designer of Zagato and Peter Hutchison, Design Manager at Aston Martin had reworked a former testbed Vanquish coupe and to the delight of onlookers, they proposed a truly ‘convertible’ open car. Contemporary reports were extremely complimentary – Alistair Weaver of Streetsmart recorded ‘This model is much more than just a show-stopping concept–it has even been windtunnel tested to make sure that the cabin is buffet-free. An integrated hardtop is employed during winter months, and this is replaced in summer by a curvy double-bubble of hardened glass and a soft material cover. This cloth top stows in the boot when it’s not in use.’