Aston Martin DBS GT ZagatoHandout Aston Martin says this is the modern twin of the DB4 GT Zagato Continuation. I say its got 760 freaking horsepower. Ill leave it up to you to determine which of those statements is the more important descriptor of the new DBS GT Zagato.Said monstrous power comes from twice-turbocharging Astons 5.2-litre V12. Bespoke pieces like the machined 3D wheels and carbon fibre litter this latest DBS. Inside, theres Caithness Spicy Red leather dont ask me what Caithness is; I dont know plus Zagato seat quilting in the shape of a Z, and satin twill exposed carbon fibre. But the most interesting thing about this announcement is that both the DBS GT Zagato and the DB4 GT continuation be built alongside one another, despite the obvious difference in years. Both are part of Astons DBZ Centenary Collection and the Continuation is part of that run of 19 original DB4s being recreated that should be read handbuilt at Aston Martin Works. Its worth noting that modernity has intruded ever so slightly into the Continuation models; all the original 60-year-old patterns have been digitized, and thanks to modern metallurgy, the original inline-six has been punched out to 4.7 litres and a very modern 390 horsepower.All of the DB4 GT Zagato Continuation cars will be delivered by the end of
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New Porsche program lets you dress your 911 in racing livery
There are numerous ways to customize the look of your car. You could go to the extreme and hire a street artist to spray paint your vehicle like this Lamborghini Aventador SVJ owner did. Or you could take the more popular and less drastic approach and wrap it in vinyl. Porsche, for one, believes the second strategy is the wisest. And to make the process of wrapping its vehicles easier to visualize and execute, the brand has developed a new digital program called Second Skin, which allows buyers to custom-wrap their car with a choice of some of the brand’s most well-known racing liveries. Second Skin (available exclusively for German buyers at the moment) is a digital configurator that puts previously unavailable colours, select racing liveries or even custom-designed art on Porsche vehicles for owners who don’t want the basic Carrera White or Racing Yellow. The program includes custom colours like Black Matte, Magnesium Satin, Olive Green, Sunset Gloss and more, as well as famous racing liveries like Martini Racing’s red, white and blue striped design; and Gulf Racing’s light blue and orange combo. For those who demand an even more bespoke experience, there’s also the option to create your own wrap. To demonstrate what this might look like, Porsche hired artist Richard Phillips to design a wrap for its Porsche-customer-team Project-1 car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The price of a complete livery design starts at 4,000 euros (about $6,000). When it launches in July, the configurator will include the Porsche 911 (both the 991.2 and 992), 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster. But the brand says it will eventually include its entire range of vehicles, as well as some from other
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Porsche’s augmented-reality app lets you put a custom 911 in your living room
Ever wondered what a brand-new customized Porsche 911 Carrera S in racing yellow would look like in your living room? Of course you have. We all have. What about in your bedroom? Now, Porsche is giving daydreamers the chance to glimpse what their ideal car would look like in their home without having to fork out over $100,000 for the car and $120,000 for the renovations to the new kitchen/garage. The Porsche AR Visualizer app uses augmented reality to add another dimension to its existing online vehicle customization tool by setting your custom car in your home and allowing you to see under its skin in X-ray mode. With our new app, the configuration of a Porsche will be even more of a digital experience, said Oliver Hoffmann, Director Marketing Communications at Porsche, in a press release. Now, before making the purchase decision, everyone can virtually park their dream Porsche in their own driveway, marvel at it in their own living room, or show a photo-realistic version to their friends. First users build their dream car – selecting colour, wheel style and more – in Porsche’s online configurator, and then upload it to the AR app using a code. Once their custom build is in, they can see a “photorealistic representation” of it in basically any location. And the Internet being what it is, we can’t see people limiting that to the driveway. The X-ray mode provides a look at some of the technical specifications, and there’s even a driving mode that lets users cruise the vehicle around the environment, lower the spoiler or make some noise with the engine. The app currently supports new models of Porsche 911 Carrera S, Carrera 4S and the Mission E concept, but Porsche plans to introduce the rest of its models by the end of the year.
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