Following BMW’s striking BMW Zagato Coupe concept at the Villa d’Este Concours in May, the Bavarian marque has now unveiled a one-off roadster version at the 2012 Concours d’Elegance.
Based on the BMW Z4 sDrive35iS drivetrain, power for the new roadster (and preceding coupe model) is derived from BMW’s turbocharged 3.0-lite, six-cylinder engine. It receives increased boost pressure, an altered exhaust system and modifications that increase power from 335bhp in standard guise to 400bhp.
Designed and hand-built in just six weeks, the new roadster variant shares much of the coupe’s detailing. These include its sculpted bonnet with integrated cooling ducts and low-set kidney grille with z-design grating.
Also akin to the coupe concept is the roadster’s bumper and 19-inch alloy wheel design, plus prominent cooling ducts in each front wheel arch.
At its rear, Zagato has given the roadster a slightly revised version of the coupe’s bumper and tweaked the design of the model’s twin exhaust pipes.
To mirror the coupe’s twin-dome roof – a Zagato hallmark – the roadster’s soft top roof cover features the double bubble theme.
Inside the BMW Zagato Roadster’s cabin, its brown leather seats feature colour contrasting stitching as does the leather steering wheel and centre console. The seats are also embroidered with a ‘z’ emblem.
The most striking difference between both Zagato models is their colour. ‘Brilliant’ grey is used for the drop-top, which compares with the coupe’s red paintwork.
Although design boss Karim Habib denied plans to place the Zagato coupe into series production, he did suggest that it could be made in limited numbers at a price that would likely double the standard car’s £45,330 price tag. If the demand is there, the roadster variant could face the same fate.
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Ugly rear end
Lovely swooping front, but Zagato can't really do good rear ends can they.
The hard top Zagato had more
The hard top Zagato had more to define it over the Z4 donor car, this one just looks too similar to a normal Z4 for me for it to justify much of a premium.
I'm not the biggest fan of their work, but I can understand an Aston owner wanting and being able to afford more individuality, I'd recon it's unlikely a Z4 owner would pay double just to have a slightly different looking car.