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The Bentley GTZ is the latest in a long line of collaborations with the very best British motor car manufacturers over Zagato’s proud 90 year history. The Bentley GTZ is a neo-classical Zagato interpretation of the historic British Grand Tourer style.
Starting from the styling cues of neo classical coupes, which became milestones of Zagato design in the new millennium, the challenge was to apply the same design language to a completely different proportion of vehicle: the Bentley Continental GT Speed.
Even with many technical restrictions and carry-over parts in order to maintain the basic functions of this extremely sophisticated motor car, the Zagato design team managed to give a distinctive and attractive character to the Zagato coupe.
Pronounced lines, distinctive double-bubble roof design, round tail with all new rear combination lamp clusters are harmoniously integrated into an imposing body adding a more aggressive character without losing the absolute solidity which is part of the great charm of the original coupe design. The hand painted pin-stripe running the length of the body adds a refined and exclusive elegance to the extrovert body lines and acts to highlight the creation of a very special limited production-run motor car between two of the world’s great automotive design cultures: Bentley and Zagato.
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