Primarily based on the present Alpine A110, the AGTZ reinterprets the historical past of the A220 racing automobile, which after an unsuccessful race on the 1968 Le Mans was closely modified, with its long-tail shortened by 30 cm, and proceeded to compete on shorter circuits and rallies.

The brand new reinterpretation remembers this element by providing a removable lengthy tail which lends the automobile a double soul: long-tail racer prototype and short-tail muscular Gran Turismo.

Manufacturing has commenced for a restricted run of 19 items, and the order ebook is shortly filling up. Costs begin at €650,000 earlier than taxes.

AGTZ Twin Tail is deliberate to make its full public debut on the shores of Lake Como on Might 2024 forward of buyer deliveries from October 2024.

Lengthy and shorttail examples of traditional A220 will probably be on show at The I.C.E. St. Moritz on 23-24 February 2024.

Official Statements

Andrea Zagato, CEO of Zagato: “As a brand new daybreak for the car arrives, individuals want to remind themselves of the previous, and due to this fact the epic vehicles of the Fifties and ‘60s. Tales of iconic vehicles from historical past merely should be informed at present. It’s a essential process if we’re to encourage new generations to create their very own tales. With out understanding the previous, you can not invent the long run.”

“Zagato was at all times a Grand Touring coachbuilder, producing vehicles able to racing however which you might use each day on the street or grace a Concours of Class garden with. That is the rationale behind the identify ‘AGTZ’ and the mission of our venture.”

“We didn’t wish to make a pure racing automobile as a result of expertise, aerodynamics and energy have modified quite a bit because the Nineteen Sixties. As a substitute, we wished to seize the inspiration and design innovation of the A220 shorttail and create an genuine Gran Turismo within the true Zagato custom.”

“The duty of coachbuilders is to impress the automobile world with various design languages. Enjoying with a spherical or truncated tail was at all times within the design ethos of Zagato for its Gran Touring fashions. With AGTZ Twin Tail we’re producing a automobile we consider is per our heritage.”

Jakub Pietrzak, Founding father of La Squadra: “The automotive business is altering sooner than ever earlier than. With advancing expertise we have gotten more and more nostalgic, main us to seize inspiration from the previous to maneuver new concepts ahead.”

“We’re simply at first of this renaissance. Electrification will increase competitors and it’s tougher to distinguish merchandise when it comes to efficiency and driving stimuli. Design will tackle higher significance, permitting artisan coachbuilders to step onto the stage and ship distinctive initiatives which can separate intrepid manufacturers from the remainder of the pack.”

(Supply: Zagato)