Build 019

Philosophy

Our first Zagato-R build is completed and ready to hand over to Gordon Murray! We are very proud to have built one of our R-types for Gordon – not only does he have the most exacting standards, but he is also a true enthusiast & petrolhead and has been keen to push the boundaries with this build.

The finished car is truly wonderful, both in its looks and the way it drives. The goal was to create a grown-up Grand Touring car with the highest level of performance combined with superb ride quality, a full suite of creature comforts and trimmed to the very highest standards to make the car practical.

Custom tinted ‘Azzuro Amalfi’ paintwork a subtle evolution from the original factory blue colour palette

Powertrain

Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine, aluminium block built with bespoke designed 94mm long stroke crankshaft, steel connecting rods, forged oversize pistons and race bearings. CNC ported aluminium cylinder head with race quality valve gear, DLC cam followers and crackle black finished billet aluminium cam cover.

Motec’s latest M1 ECU management system with 1000Hz processor speed, fully sequential fuel and ignition firing, wideband lambda control, 200Hz knock control and 120Mb datalogging.

Cooling

Bespoke aluminium fabricated cooling system with taper flow top tanks, motorsport grade water and oil cooler cores incorporating ECU controlled cooling fans.

Gearbox

GTA close ratio gearbox with drilled and scalloped gears, rifle drilled layshaft, billet quick shift kit and redesigned synchro profiles for improved gear shift feel and speed. Superfinished internals to minimise friction.