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ASTON Martin are to go ahead with a limited production line of the Vanquish Zagato Coupe unveiled last month at the Concorso d’Eleganza in Villa d’Este at Lake Como in Italy.

The stunning model cements further the company’s relationship with the Italian design house of Zagato and has already excited unprecedented customer interest. Only 99 cars will be built to order at Aston Martin ’s production facility at Gaydon in the UK.

The Vanquish Zagato is the fifth car to be made as part of the collaboration between the two companies stretching back more than 50 years. It pairs Aston Martin’s unparalleled automotive making with Zagato’s fabulous design language.

Previous projects in which both companies have been involved started with the beautiful DB4 GT Zagato racing car of 1960, now worth more than £10million, and have included the V8 Vantage Zagato from 1986, the 2002 DB7 Vantage Zagato and the V12 Vantage Zagato of 2011.

Now the Vanquish Zagato adds power to the portfolio with a 6.0-litre V12 powertrain that gives you 600PS - the maximum power output in the UK and Europe - and 0-60 in just 3.5 seconds.

It has a unique suspension set-up offering a very special driving experience. The bodywork is shaped from carbon-fibre but will never be anything other than an identifiable Aston Martin .

The Vanquish Zagato has new lights and classic Zagato round tail lights, while other design cues evoke the Vulcan and the One-77. It comes with a retractable spoiler and a rear hatch for easy access for luggage. It has a quad exhaust and carbon-fibre sills.

The roof features the iconic double bubble - a Zagato trademark that arose from the need to accommodate racing helmets – and inside it sports the fabulous Aston Martin finish fans have come to expect.

There is herringbone carbon-fibre, anodised bronze, leather throughout and a unique Z quilt pattern stitch on the seat, door sections, the headrests and stitched into the centre console.

Customer deliveries will begin in 2017. No prices have yet been announced but expect it to come in at about £500,000.