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2024 Alpine AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato)
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Prototype White
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Twilight Blue
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Twilight Blue
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Twilight Blue
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Twilight Blue
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Twilight Blue
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Twilight Blue
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Twilight Blue
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Twilight Blue
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Twilight Blue
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Hommage Livery
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Hommage Livery
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Hommage Livery
Alpine AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Hommage Livery
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Hommage Livery
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Hommage Livery
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Impact Livery
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Impact Livery
AGTZ Twin Tail (Zagato), 2024 – Impact Livery
Bilder: www.agtztwintail.com
Italian coachbuilder Zagato has unveiled its latest project, a modified version of the Renault group’s Alpine A110 sports cars that is inspired by one of the brand’s oft-forgotten racecars from the 1960s. Limited to just 19 examples, the AGTZ Twin Tail cashes in on the recent obsession with long-tail supercars, while adding its own twist that is inspired by history.
A trailblazing tie-up between La Squadra and Zagato is taking the exquisite art of coachbuilding into a bold new era. Revealed within the walls of Zagato’s historic Milan atelier, AGTZ Twin Tail represents an intrepid blend of art and engineering. Heritage and technology. History and progress.
“As a new dawn for the automobile arrives, people wish to remind themselves of the past, and therefore the epic cars of the 1950s and ‘60s,” says Andrea Zagato, whose grandfather Ugo founded Carrozzeria Zagato in 1919. “Stories of iconic cars from history simply must be told today. It is a crucial task if we are to inspire new generations to create their own stories. Without knowing the past, you cannot invent the future.”
Our inspiration
While stopping short of being a beautiful failure, the A220’s sporting record never quite matched its movie star looks. But one car stands proud. When the A220 missed its lofty target of 24H Le Mans victory in the late 1960s, its designers committed a wilful act of destruction to carve out something beautiful, slicing its bodywork to create a 30cm-shorter tail.
This lither design refocused Chassis #1731’s attention onto shorter circuits and rally stages. Podium finishes quickly followed and while they could not truly prolong the car’s life, they underlined its place in the history books. A place we’re thrilled to revisit.
Our car
The A220 didn’t give up on motorsport success and its tenacious attitude is reinvigorated by the coachbuilding authority of Zagato. AGTZ Twin Tail is a thoroughly modern GT car that’s unafraid to continue the A220 story in theatrical style. It unites the collective knowledge and multinational cultures of La Squadra and Zagato by clothing the A110 berlinette, a modern mid-engine icon, in a dramatic new suit.
Only the close-knit combination of our varied talents could create such a dynamic design, a piece of art that can be sensationally transformed by its removable rear bodywork. The tailored elegance of a longtail or the muscular punch of a shorttail – with our trailblazing AGTZ Twin Tail, the choice is unequivocally yours. Limited to just 19 truly special cars, production has already begun and the order book is filling fast. Prices start at €650,000 before taxes.
Our innovation
This 21st century tribute utilises coachbuilding in a provocative and impactful way. Celebrating its racecar ancestor’s legacy via showstopping innovation, AGTZ Twin Tail is a contemporary GT car that melds two designs into one. The gorgeous profile and stunning aerodynamic intent of the original A220 longtail lives on. Sitting beneath it, full of latent potential, is an ode to the muscular A220 shorttail.
The transformation is no longer destructive. Today it’s repeatable on the owner’s whim with a uniquely removable longtail ready to enliven their garage as a piece of exquisite automotive sculpture when they opt to travel in shorttail mode. Our pioneering vision propels the wonderful world of coachbuilding forward with renewed vigour.
Andrea Zagato, CEO of Zagato: “Zagato was always a Grand Touring coachbuilder, producing cars capable of racing but which you could use every day on the road or grace a Concours of Elegance lawn with. This is the reason behind the name ‘AGTZ’ and the mission of our project.”
“We didn’t want to make a pure racing car because technology, aerodynamics and power have changed a lot since the 1960s. Instead, we wanted to capture the inspiration and design innovation of the A220 shorttail and create an authentic Gran Turismo in the true Zagato tradition.”
“The task of coachbuilders is to provoke the car world with alternative design languages. Playing with a round or truncated tail was always in the design ethos of Zagato for its Gran Touring models. With AGTZ Twin Tail we are producing a car we believe is consistent with our heritage.”
Jakub Pietrzak, Founder of La Squadra: “The automotive industry is changing faster than ever before. With advancing technology we are becoming increasingly nostalgic, leading us to grab inspiration from the past to move new ideas forward.”
“We are just at the beginning of this renaissance. Electrification increases competition and it’s harder to differentiate products in terms of performance and driving stimuli. Design will take on greater significance, allowing artisan coachbuilders to step onto the stage and deliver unique projects which will separate intrepid brands from the rest of the pack.”
“Here we are paying tribute to an iconic brand rich in heritage and which successfully revived its legendary A110. As social media plays an ever more important role, I am dreaming of seeing this car on the streets of Tokyo, Le Mans and in the Great British countryside. I especially can’t wait to see it on the shores of Lake Como in May.”
Long and shorttail examples of classic A220 will be on display at The I.C.E. St. Moritz on 23-24 February 2024. AGTZ Twin Tail is planned to make its full public debut on the shores of Lake Como on May 2024 ahead of customer deliveries from October 2024.
AGTZ Twin Tail.
One car. Two souls.
Купе Alpine A110 превратили в коллекционный спорткар. Ателье Zagato и польская La Squadra представили модель AGTZ Twin Tail, особенность которой — съемная корма, добавляющая к длине исходника больше 600 миллиметров. Источником вдохновения для авторов стал лемановский длиннохвостый Alpine A220 конца 60-х, который после неудач в длинных гонках приспособили под хиллклаймы и ралли. Стоит AGTZ Twin Tail больше полумиллиона евро. Тираж — 19 экземпляров.
Спорткар AGTZ Twin Tail, анонсированный ателье Zagato и польским специалистом по автоэкзотике La Squadra, оказался переделанной берлинеттой Alpine A110. У неё полностью новый углепластиковый кузов, причем хвостовая часть сделана съемной, чтобы из лонгтейла в стиле Pagani Huayra Codalunga машина легко превращалась в юркий шорттейл. В конфигурации с длинным хвостом спорткар длиннее исходника аж на 622 миллиметра! Поражает и цена — баснословные 650 тысяч евро без учета налогов, что соответствует 64,8 миллиона рублей. Запланированный тираж уже частично выбран и не превысит 19 штук.
Технические подробности проекта пока не оглашены — скорее всего, вмешательства если и есть, то незначительные. Обычный A110 располагает бензиновой «турбочетверкой» 1.8 мощностью 300 лошадиных сил и 340 Нм крутящего момента. Коробка — семиступенчатый «робот» DCT. Разгон до ста у купе занимает 4,2 секунды, максимальная скорость — 250 километров в час. Предполагалось, что AGTZ Twin Tail получит двигатель V8, как вдохновлявший создателей лемановский Alpine A220. Однако официальных подтверждений этому нет.
Вообще, прототипом AGTZ Twin Tail послужил вполне определённый автомобиль — A220 с номером шасси 1731. Он дожил до наших дней, но его история отличается от истории остальных семи экземпляров 220-го. Ни один из них ничем выдающимся не отметился в «Ле-Мане»: в 1968-м из четырех машин финишировала только одна, да и то на восьмом месте, а в 1969-м из борьбы досрочно выбыли все экипажи. Но только машине № 1731, благодаря компоновке с радиатором охлаждения перед задними колесами, посчастливилось превратиться в относительно успешный ралли-кар.
Уже через месяц после провального «Ле-Мана» укороченный на 300 миллиметров A220 финишировал третьим на Chamrousse Hillclimb на юге Франции. Ещё через несколько недель спорткар сражался с Porsche за второе место на автодроме Circuit De Nogaro. Воодушевленная успехом, команда Alpine выставила модернизированный вариант 220-го на ралли Critérium des Cévennes — но тут их снова подвела надёжность. В 1978 году автомобиль попал к дизайнеру Alpine Жан-Пьеру Бюретту, прошел долгую процедуру реставрации и теперь радует посетителей выставок ретромашин по всему миру.
Quelle: La Squadra/Zagato Press Release; motor.ru
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