View Full Version : Zagato Diatto Ottovų
Ferrer
02-13-2007, 08:22 AM
Zagato is reported to have an impressive trick up its sleeve for the Geneva show next month: the revival of the Diatto marque, with a limited production sports coupe. Not much in the way of details is known at this point, but reports suggest the Diatto Ottovu Zagato will feature an aluminum construction and possibly a front-mounted supercharged V8 sourced from Maserati.
Diatto was among the original motor-carriage makers, starting out as a producer of horse-drawn carriages back in 1835, switching to automobiles in 1905 which it continued building through 1929. By then its illustrious list of clientele included kings and queens as well as Enzo Ferrari himself.
This won't be the first Diatto coachbuilt by Zagato: Diatto was among Zagato's first clients when the Italian design house re-bodied its automobiles over 85 years ago. And if the rumors are true, this won't be the first Diatto with a bit of Maserati inside, either: Alfieri Maserati cut his proverbial teeth working for Diatto before leaving to establish his own company in 1926.
Reviving long-lost classic marques has been all the rage in the automobile industry in recent years. We're hoping Zagato's new Diatto will come closer to Volkswagen's Bugatti than Mercedes' Maybach.
Source (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/09/diatto-ottovu-zagato-set-for-geneva-debut/)
Now the first rendering has surfaced. Suprisingly it looks like a bit Fiat Coupe...
henk4
02-13-2007, 08:23 AM
Source (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/09/diatto-ottovu-zagato-set-for-geneva-debut/)
Now the first rendering has surfaced. Suprisingly it looks like a bit Fiat Coupe...
it is a Scaglietti/550Z hybrid...
Ferrer
02-13-2007, 08:26 AM
With hints of Alfa Romeo 8C in there too...
go.pawel
02-13-2007, 09:37 AM
To me it looks like a Fiat Coupe clothed in a body with lots of design features from recent Ferraris. (Not that I have anything against such a mix :))
ScionDriver
02-13-2007, 10:48 AM
Whatever this cocktail of Italian sheetmetal is made from, I like it.
henk4
02-13-2007, 10:48 AM
Whatever this cocktail of Italian sheetmetal is made from, I like it.
I am also curious to know what is underneath those sheets...
Pando
02-13-2007, 10:53 AM
Reviving long-lost classic marques has been all the rage in the automobile industry in recent years. We're hoping Zagato's new Diatto will come closer to Volkswagen's Bugatti than Mercedes' Maybach.I don't really get what they mean by this... :confused:
cmcpokey
02-13-2007, 10:55 AM
bugatti is tolerable... maybach is horrid
Mr.Tiv
02-13-2007, 11:37 AM
This actually really good looking and with a Mas V8 it should be rather spirited. I look forward to seeing it in the flesh.
Upon further examination, it looks a bit like an eggplant.
Ferrer
02-13-2007, 12:54 PM
I am also curious to know what is underneath those sheets...
I must admit I'm also curious.
bugatti is tolerable... maybach is horrid
Bugatti is (almost) as horrid as Maybach.
Pando
02-13-2007, 12:57 PM
bugatti is tolerable... maybach is horrid
In my opinion there is no significant difference between which one of these "brands" is more on/off target. Or more/less respecting its heritage. I just don't see the difference. :confused:
Leo_Ant
02-13-2007, 01:59 PM
Maybe it just means that Veyron is Veyron, and Maybach is Class S. Doesn't matter if it's good or bad.
Ferrer
02-13-2007, 02:00 PM
Maybe it just means that Veyron is Veyron, and Maybach is Class S. Doesn't matter if it's good or bad.
That's the only thing it made say almost in my post. At least the Bugatti is bespoke.
henk4
02-13-2007, 02:00 PM
I must admit I'm also curious.
nothing to be ashamed of though:)
Ferrer
02-13-2007, 02:01 PM
nothing to be ashamed of though:)
Actually I've read (I think it was in LLN) that the car will actually be powered by supercharged Maserati V8. I think this is more a rumour than anything else, but that's the best we have for now.
I think the headlights are horrid, and the intakes just don't fit with the rest of the body. The overall shape and lines are nice though.
ruim20
02-13-2007, 04:07 PM
I think it could be worked a lot more... thoose hadlights do nothing for me.
LandQuail
02-15-2007, 02:17 PM
Can a car be too Italian?
Ferrer
02-19-2007, 10:01 AM
More pictures.
Ferrer
03-06-2007, 01:43 PM
It has been unveiled at the Geneva Motorshow. Does anyone agree that it somehow doesn't look as good as the renderings?
Innotech
03-06-2007, 03:06 PM
theres actually two versions:
http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/220324i.jpg
Pando
03-06-2007, 03:55 PM
It has been unveiled at the Geneva Motorshow. Does anyone agree that it somehow doesn't look as good as the renderings?
Sort of. It was a disappointment, but to me so were the renderings - on the other hand it's still not at all ugly, just different.
Mr.Tiv
03-06-2007, 04:33 PM
That very large image needs to be posted using the attachment system, Innotech.
Loose_Cannon
03-15-2007, 04:33 PM
A lot of Zagatos designs are avant-garde bordering on hideous. The Diatto is nice though the green colour did not do it an favours. In blue it reminds me of the same companys Raptor of 1996, one of my all-time favourite concepts.
http://www.nnauto.cn/auto/supercar/2005/Zagato/lamborghiniraptorz.jpg
henk4
03-16-2007, 01:03 AM
A lot of Zagatos designs are avant-garde bordering on hideous. The Diatto is nice though the green colour did not do it an favours. In blue it reminds me of the same companys Raptor of 1996, one of my all-time favourite concepts.
http://www.nnauto.cn/auto/supercar/2005/Zagato/lamborghiniraptorz.jpg
The Raptor has been rejuvenated and is now the Spijker Zagato...
Ferrer
03-16-2007, 03:10 AM
The Raptor has been rejuvenated and is now the Spijker Zagato...
You're right it is remarkably similar...
henk4
03-16-2007, 03:11 AM
You're right it is remarkably similar...
Spijker even referred to the Raptor in its press release on the car....see also
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame.php?file=car.php&carnum=3135