DBS GT Zagato, limited series delivered only with a DB4 GT Zagato Continuation for £6m before taxes: 19 packs, 760 PS and very selective access.
DBS GT Zagato: behind this name lies a very particular limited series, delivered only in tandem with a DB4 GT Zagato Continuation for a total of £6 million before taxes. Here, in five precise points, is how this duo — offered to just 19 clients — engineered deliberate rarity, from its presentation in October 2019 to its implications for the collectors’ market.
The DBZ Centenary Collection pack: why the two cars were not sold separately
The manufacturer offered the DBS GT Zagato exclusively within the DBZ Centenary Collection pack, which also included a DB4 GT Zagato Continuation. According to the model’s dedicated page on Wikipedia (Aston Martin DBS Superleggera), the set was priced at £6 million before taxes and limited to 19 packs. No more, no less. The message was clear: access to the modern car required accepting the tandem with its period-evoking track sister.
Why impose this pairing? The available information first points to the symbolic positioning of the set. The pack’s name — DBZ Centenary Collection — suggests a joint celebration, and the combined offer explicitly linked two Zagato generations. No individual sales, then, in order to preserve the coherence of the story and the rarity of the lot.
This packaging logic had another effect: shaping demand. By reserving access to just 19 collectors, the brand ensured visibility and desirability for both cars. A rare, but intelligible, practice that turned the DBZ box set into a curated object rather than a simple catalogue option.
The DBS GT Zagato: technical and aesthetic differences from the standard DBS Superleggera
First, the technical basis. The DBS GT Zagato derives from the DBS Superleggera, itself produced from 2018 to 2024 and built on the DB11 V12 platform, with 715 PS and 900 Nm according to Wikipedia (Aston Martin DBS Superleggera). On this basis, the Zagato edition lifts output to 760 PS, a clear gain over the standard version.
Aesthetically, the available sources do not detail the specific body or cabin elements unique to this Zagato-signed iteration. We will therefore retain the documented essentials: a marked mechanical evolution within a project conducted jointly with the Italian atelier, and a public presentation at the Audrain Concours in Newport (Rhode Island) in October 2019, again per the same source.
In summary, the proven difference lies in commercial exclusivity (mandatory pack and limited quantity) and in the power increase. For the rest, the car remains rooted in the architecture and DNA of the DBS Superleggera.
Power raised to 760 PS: what Zagato added mechanically
The figure is known and sourced: 760 PS for the DBS GT Zagato, versus 715 PS for the standard Superleggera (Wikipedia, Aston Martin DBS Superleggera). Enough to deliver extra character and performance to this highly selective variant.
However, the precise nature of the modifications is not detailed in the cited official sources. Nothing indicates whether this uplift comes from work on engine management, forced induction, exhaust, cooling or a combination of these parameters. We will therefore stick to the published values: a V12 derived from the DB11/DBS, and a calibration raised to 760 PS within the joint project with Zagato.
To frame the effort, recall the context of the standard Superleggera, credited with 900 Nm and recognised for its strength in high gears. The DBS GT Zagato follows that lineage, with a tougher mechanical set-up and a confidential production run.
The included DB4 GT Zagato Continuation: Newport Pagnell delivered a track car in parallel
The second pillar of the DBZ Centenary Collection pack is the DB4 GT Zagato Continuation. Built by Aston Martin Works in Newport Pagnell, it fits within the brand’s Continuation car logic, intended for track use. Aston Martin’s media site sets out this programme of faithful reconstruction at Newport Pagnell, underscoring the historic workshop’s know-how.
The juxtaposition of the two approaches — modern and Continuation — offered a condensed panorama of the Aston Martin–Zagato relationship. One delivered contemporary power and road use, the other reawakened the competition spirit of an icon from the 1960s, assembled within the historic walls of Aston Martin Works.
To delve into this lineage, our dossier on the history of the 19 DB4 GT Zagato cars from 1960 sheds light on the myth’s genealogy, as does the dedicated model guide, useful for framing period chassis and design markers.
The market today: what 19 units imply for the collectors’ scene
The 19-unit run of the DBZ pack, paired with a firm initial price tag (£6 million before taxes), laid down unusually strong foundations for rarity. Without consolidated public transaction data in the cited sources, we will refrain from quoting current figures. However, the logic is clear: locked access, a dual proposition (modern + Continuation) and a joint signature.
In this configuration, liquidity is by definition low, and value depends on a handful of highly informed buyers. The pair also imposes practical considerations (storage, insurance, specialised maintenance), which act as natural filters. In other words, less market noise, but fewer and more deliberate decisions.
The corollary for the collector: prioritise complete traceability of the pack (coherence of the two cars, original deliveries and documents, Aston Martin Works follow-up for the Continuation). For such a tightly defined duo, the integrity of the set can weigh heavily on perceived value.
Conclusion — DBS GT Zagato, the duo that had to be bought as a pair
The DBS GT Zagato did not exist solo: it was acquired with a DB4 GT Zagato Continuation, for £6 million before taxes and limited to 19 box sets. Presented in October 2019 at the Audrain Concours, this proposition set a simple and selective framework: power raised to 760 PS on the modern side, Newport Pagnell construction on the heritage side. For fans of orchestrated rarity, the DBZ Centenary Collection is a demonstration — restrained, yet eloquent.
Useful resources
- Facts and history of the DBS Superleggera and derivatives
- Reference points on the original DB4 GT Zagato
- DB4 GT Continuation programme by Aston Martin Works
- AstonLegacy guide to the DB4 GT Zagato
- The radical Aston Martin Vulcan, another ultra-exclusive series
- History of the 19 DB4 GT Zagato cars from 1960
