BMW Zagato Coupe Debuts at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este

Zagato and BMW have teamed up to create the BMW Zagato Coupe that will debut at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. The BMW Zagato Coupe is described as a “BMW seen through the eyes of Zagato.”

BMW Zagato Coupe
Zagato and BMW have teamed up to create the BMW Zagato Coupe that will debut at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. The BMW Zagato Coupe is described as a “BMW seen through the eyes of Zagato.” The road ready coupe takes hallmark design cues from both companies merging to form an emotion-laden coupé in the best Zagato tradition.

The brief for the car was clear from the outset: the BMW Zagato Coupé was to be a “Vmax concept”, a road-registered, aerodynamically optimised machine capable of achieving high speeds yet at the same time meeting all legal requirements and crash-related stipulations – a car that is ready and eager to be driven.
BMW Zagato Coupe

“Zagato has always provided its customers with ready-to-drive cars which can be sent into action on the road or race track without further ado – and the BMW Zagato Coupé fits the same template,” says Dr Andrea Zagato. “It is relatively easy to build a design study which is not intended for use on the road. Not having to meet any stipulations governing crash safety or pedestrian protection opens up a host of new avenues in terms of design,” he adds. “The challenge lies in injecting the emotional appeal of a concept car into a road-legal machine. And we think we have succeeded in doing just that with the BMW Zagato Coupé.” Indeed, the new creation has already cut a “bella figura” at high speeds during testing on the BMW test track.

BMW Zagato Coupe

The BMW Zagato Coupe is obviously based on the Z4 roadster, but BMW has not released any official specs for what powers the coupe. “For me, the BMW Zagato Coupé holds a very special magic. It exudes a certain spontaneity which, when combined with the type of unconventional solutions typical of Zagato, lend the car a very individual elegance,” says Zagato chief designer Norihiko Harada.

BMW Zagato Coupe