Shoot to kill

Aston Martin certainly hasn't been holding back with its introductions of new, drop-dead gorgeous models. Following on from the announcement of an extended Zagato family tree at Pebble Beach, then the unveiling of the much-anticipated DB11 Volante, Aston Martin has now blessed us with some new imagery of the beguiling Zagato Shooting Brake. As with all new Vanquish Z models, the underpinnings are a revised version of the Vanquish S, with its 5.9-litre V12 soundtrack a guaranteed complement to the breath-taking bodywork — not that anyone will be too interested in the drivetrain, with the design alone sure to motivate buyers to snap up all 99 to be produced. Given the illustrious history of the Italian carrozzeria and the British automotive great, any collaboration between these firms simply has to be sensational. Job done, then…

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