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Zagato Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa Debuted At Villa D’Este

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

The coachbuilding industry lives! The Zagato Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa has been introduced. No, not at Beijing, but at the Italian show Concours Villa D’Este. A classic car buff will recognize that profile, which takes cues from Alfa Romeo predecessors the TZ1 and TZ2. The TZ3 marks a continuation of that lineage. The car is [...]

Zagato Teases Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa

Monday, April 19, 2010

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The revival of coachbuilding is upon us, and Zagato, a favorite in the previous heyday of coachbuilding, is leading the charge. Manufacturers are even beginning to work with the companies again, like Bentley did with the recent Flying Star shooting brake, built by Italian coachbuilding firm Carrozia Touring Superleggera. Now Alfa Romeo is announcing a new [...]

Retrospective: Maserati Biturbo

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

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Today, Maserati is a purveyor of what I like to call automotive pornography. They produce two products – the almost criminally good-looking Gran Turismo and the equally seductive Quattroporte. Both sell for north of $100k, are chock full of Ferrari bits, and are absolutely wonderful, top-notch modern supercars. This hasn’t always been the case. Maserati [...]

Coachbuilders To Debut New Models

Thursday, April 2, 2009

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If you like Italian design and/or coachbuilding, this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy will be a real treat. The event, very similar to our own Concours de Elegance, kicks of on April 24th and 3 coachbuilders (2 Italian) are said to be debuting new vehicles. Bertone, Zagato and British sports-car manufacturer Morgan are [...]

Geneva 2009: Official Zagato Perana Z-One

Friday, March 6, 2009

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Geneva 2009: Official Zagato Perana Z-One

Zagato is a Italian coachbuilder and design house steeped in tradition. Most of the time, the vehicles they produce wear another manufacturer’s badge and are Zagato’s interpreration of a specific model. With the Perana Z-One, Zagato is creating it’s own, self-branded vehicle. While it’s own creation (and self-branded) the Perana Z-One is a result of the design [...]

Geneva 2009: Zagato Perano Z-One Concept

Friday, February 27, 2009

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Geneva 2009: Zagato Perano Z-One Concept

A new Zagato is set to be introduced at the Geneva Show, and it’s a looker! Renderings and sketches have been introduced showing us a preview of the latest model to come from the coachbuild manufacturer. Welcome back coachbuilding! The flexibility afforded by new technologies and processes have brought back the classic art yet again, and it [...]