Z-CAR STARS
From bespoke to beautiful, these cars place glamour first
Speedster and Shooting Brake Zagatostyled Aston Martin Vanquish models – both powered by a V12 engine developing 441 kw – are on the way.
The carbon-fibre-bodied Vanquish Zagato Speedster (left) features double-bubble seat cowls and blade-like brakelamps inspired by the Vulcan hypercar’s items. The rarest member of the Zagato family, just 28 units will be delivered in 2018.
The tail of the two-seater, 99-unit Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake (middle) features glass inlays and a sculpted roof terminating in a powered tailgate that leads to a lavishly trimmed rear compartment with a bespoke luggage set.
BMW has finally lifted the wraps off the follow-up to today ageing Z4. A closeto-production prototype, the BMW Z4 Concept (right) previews a more aggres- sive frontal design and a ducktail spoiler set above sliver-like brakelamps.
Engines for production Z4: sdrive20i: 2,0-litre, 4-cyl, turbopetrol (145 kw/320 N.m); sdrive30i: 2,0-litre, 4-cyl, turbopetrol (185 kw/350 N.m); sdrive40i: 3,0-litre, 6-cyl, turbopetrol (250 kw/500 N.m).