Bentley Zagato GTZ on autoshow in Genève

Zagato will be presenting the Bentley Continental GT Speed based car on the autoshow in Genève. Zagato, an Italian design company created a whole new face and a remarkable rear end for this car. It has to be a big scoop, but it isn’t anymore. To bad for them, but great news for us to post about it. Here the Bentley Zagato GTZ!

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It isn’t the first time Zagato had a big scoop, in 2006 the released a really exclusive car for a Japanese owner. This Japanese men is owner of several exclusive cars like the 166M, 250 Spider California, two Daytonas and an Enzo. All collectors items, but that wasn’t enough for him. He gave Zagato the job to create a really exclusive Ferrari. It was the Ferrari 575GTZ, based on the 575M Maranello and this design looks a lot on the 250 GTZ from 1956.

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Zagato has also designed the Spyker C12 and several Aston Marin’s.
Not only the Bentley they have created is unique, but they also created the Diatto.That is from a car brand that quited years ago.

Zagato press article about the Bentley Zagato GTZ:

Bentley wears Zagato
Italian Carrozzeria (coachbuilder), Zagato, the most famous Automotive Atelier in the
world is developing a unique, coachbuilt body for a Bentley, one of the world’s most
beautiful and desirable cars.
The Bentley project follows the long-standing tradition of Zagato Atelier co-operation
with premium British automotive brands over several decades. Ace, Bristol, Aston
Martin, Jaguar, MG, Rolls Royce and Rover are among the UK-based brands that
have worked with the Milan Atelier in the past to produce, what are now some of the
most sought after collector’s cars in the world. Other notable cooperations include
Ferrari and Maserati.
The concept of sports elegance, dynamically functional design, remaining free from
contingent tendencies but seeking directly to drive emotion and pure pleasure,
combined with the hand-shaped precious aluminium bodies, have made Zagato
Atelier appreciated as one of the very best and most admired by Customers and
Collectors since the 1920’s.
Zagato’s strength lies in the creation and realisation of this sports-style elegance
within a functional design that does not bow to momentary fashions but seeks out the
sheer excitement and total pleasure of driving, an appreciating value recognised
everywhere.
Today Zagato is the only Atelier capable of marrying its great and long history of
craftsman-led workshop experience with the most modern design and development
technologies currently available. This capability has allowed Zagato to build small
numbers of unique samples, combining the very best of premium manufacturer’s
mechanical running gear with highly exclusive neo-classic Zagato bodies.