Forza Horizon 4: Vanquishing Zagato

Last week, I got my hands on the new Aston Martin DBS Superleggera and I'm starting to fall in love with the newest and the ultimate grand tourer Aston Martin ever made especially with its "showtime" undertones that gave me the jellies. Now, another Aston Martin has entered the spotlight and this time, it's the turn of its predecessor, only fancier because it's the Zagato-fied Aston Martin Vanquish.



Here's the X-file on that prize car I got from the Spring Horizon Playlist of this update; the Vanquish Zagato is one of the super rare breeds made by the partnership between Aston Martin and Zagato. Unveiled at the Concourse d'Elegance event at Lake Como, this limited-to-99-unit collectors' model is the fifth car emerged from the ongoing partnership that spans back from the DB4 GT Zagato, the barn find that you got since you first moved to Horizon UK. Although based on the Vanquish S underneath, the 6.0L V12 engine has been uprooted to produce 600PS of power, which allowed the Vanquish Zagato to get from 0-60mph in three and a half seconds, and it features a more comfort-oriented suspension setup for a more GT feel unlike most ultra-expensive sportscars.

Apart from the Coupe, the Vanquish Zagato has spawned various variants such as the open-top Volante, the Speedster, and the Shooting Brake. Combining the "family" of four Vanquish Zagato models, all 325 cars have been sold before being shown to the world.



Back in Colorado in the first Horizon adventure, I drove the Vanquish and I'm already fell in love with how much of a grand tourer this car made and in the Zagato-fied version, there's still so much things to do to catch up on the ultimate grand tourer that was now replaced by the now-ultimate grand tourer that I drove last week. The body and the engine may look and feel different from the Vanquish it was based on but it's still a Vanquish. Nothing else comes close to the real thing.



Such X-file deserves a little tryout and with that, I went to Fortune Island to unleash this V12 beauty in the dead of the night. Roll the tape.





What we learned this series update is that while the DBS Superleggera can easily eclipse the full majesty of the Vanquish Zagato in terms of performance, it's the true beauty that easily outshine the successor apart. The Vanquish truly is one of the all-time greats in Aston Martin history and the Zagato version really is the fond farewell to that car before the revival of the DBS took over the Vanquish's reins. Needless to say, I really want Aston Martin to keep making grand tourers like this and while they're hot on the heels on their first-ever crossover, their grand touring heritage their sportscars made will forever be grateful to the world over. That is the bottom line. Good bye.