Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato

The Aston Martin badge creates an expectation of exceptional numbers, but the DBS GT Zagato’s position in a 600-car catalogue gives that expectation a sharper shape. Its 759 bhp places it 59th for power, inside the top 10 per cent of the entire collection, while its £1,500,000 used price ranks 53rd, making it a car that sits near the upper edge of both performance and value. The figures confirm that this is not simply a grand-looking addition, but a serious hyper GT presence.

The defining detail is how unusual its combination of attributes becomes when viewed against the wider garage. Just 11 of the 600 cars pair a turbocharged V12 engine, and 68 combine a V12 with rear-wheel drive. The DBS GT Zagato belongs to both groups, with a 5.2 litre twin-character V12 configuration of 759 bhp and 900 Nm sent through the rear wheels. That places its identity in a narrow part of the catalogue, where traditional engine layout and modern forced induction meet.

Its performance supports that position without needing exaggeration. The fixed-head coupé reaches 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds and has a top speed of 340 km/h, ranking 166th for acceleration and 67th for top speed across all 600 cars. Those numbers show a car that is not defined by a single headline figure, but by a balance between pace, power and the long-distance character expected from a 2+2 seater hyper GT.

The production figure gives the DBS GT Zagato another clear point of separation. Nineteen were built, and among the 177 cars in the catalogue with known production counts, only 10 are rarer. That level of scarcity is measurable rather than imagined. It comes from the car itself, alongside its UK origin and its place within Aston Martin’s 28-car representation in the collection.

For a dream garage, this is a choice that brings together several uncommon elements at once: a V12, rear-wheel drive, turbocharged power, hyper GT proportions and a production figure of 19 cars. The DBS GT Zagato does not need to dominate every category to stand apart. Its place is defined by how many rare characteristics it holds together, leaving a collection with a machine whose numbers quietly explain why it belongs there.