I'm sorry, an Aston estate?
Well not quite; first off the Virage Shooting Brake Zagato is not technically a real Aston Martin, as it was created by Italian design house Zagato. Then there is the fact that a Shooting Brake is not truly an estate model, more a two-door with a decent boot.
Yeah, yeah when can I buy one?
Em, you can't. You see this car is a one-off creation for a (presumably) very wealthy European collector. No price has been mentioned, as once you set foot into the world of Zagato Atelier the rule of "If you have to ask..." comes into play.
So this isn't a concept for a future Aston Martin estate then?
'Fraid not. The Virage Shooting Brake is the third member of Aston/Zagato's 'Centennial' editions (built to mark Aston's 100th birthday) and like the DB9 Spider Zagato Centennial and DBS Coupé Zagato Centennial before it the Shooting Brake will not be repeated.
So do we know who the lucky so-and-so is?
Perhaps unsurprisingly the person who commissioned the car has decided to remain anonymous. In fact of the three Centennial car buyers we only know the name of one; the DB9 was conceived for American collector Peter Read. All we know of the DBS buyer was that he was a young Japanese collector of modern Zagatos.
Fine, has it got something cool under the bonnet?
Actually, not that we know of. As it's Virage-based we can guess that it uses the usual 490hp 6.0-litre V12 engine.
No mechanical changes? So it's really just a Virage with a fancy body kit?
No it's a bespoke car by one of Italy's finest Atel... actually when you break it down, yes, it is just a Virage with a fancy body kit. We still love it though.
Paul Healy - 10 Sep 2014