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The first few months of the year are always an exciting time for Australian motoring enthusiasts. With the Adelaide Motorsport Festival, closely followed by the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne, our part of the world attracts global attention.
And Zagame was certainly in the spotlight when Singer, Pagani and Aston Martin each brought amazing new models to town.
There has also been a lot of news from our dealers as you'll see and a number of new products released.
Please enjoy all the news our team has gathered below, it’s been a great few months.
Bobby Zagame
Managing Director, Zagame Group
In this issue
Alfa Romeo Junior
Most electric cars don’t have this kind of spark.
This is the newly revealed Alfa Romeo Junior. The name revives a famous badge from Alfa Romeo’s past and based on looks alone is a very worthy successor.
The Junior demonstrates the power of design to make you notice, to look, and to make you feel something. The fully electric Junior has passion in every little curve and perfectly resolved detail.
Speaking of details, our favourite part might just be the wheels, inspired by Alfa Romeo’s racing emblem, the four-leaf clover. But there are just so many design details to savour why choose one.
Inside the driver-focused cabin, the high standards of care and design continue. It’s great to see physical buttons for the most commonly used controls too.
We can’t wait for the Junior to arrive in Australia. By all accounts, it drives as beautifully as it looks. With the option of a high-torque, instantly-responding 177kW motor, this might be the perfect urban SUV.
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Audi Mornington
We’re busily proving that commitment wins.
Zagame’s commitment to Audi is unique in Melbourne. In our last issue of The Passion we announced plans to open our next dealership at Essendon Fields in 2025. Across Melbourne, we are constantly investing to be all that Audi stands for. As much as the showrooms themselves are important we are always investing in our people too.
Audi Mornington’s showing at the recent Audi Australia Dealer of the Year Awards is proof of the strength of the team. Audi Mornington was a finalist in a number of highly competitive categories, ranging from Sales to Parts and Service. Congratulations to Michael Johnston, Matthew Roberts, Iain Coils and the entire Mornington team for this fantastic result. For Sales, Service or any other need you will be in very good hands.
We will continue to invest in Audi because of their commitment. They live for innovation, engineering and design. Audi are led by passion, just like us.
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Singer DLS TURBO
A childhood passion, built with a lifetime’s skill.
You may be familiar with Singer, the designers and builders of the world’s most extraordinary ‘re-imagined’ Porsche 911s.
This is the Singer DLS Turbo. It’s that same idea, just turned up to ‘11’. In founder Rob Dickinson’s own words, the inspiration came from seeing the Porsche 934 and 935 racing cars for the first time:
"The familiar face of a Porsche 911 morphed into impossibly boxed hips, gaping intakes, and a giant double-planed rear wing. I can still remember the shock and the realization that this was the other life of the 911 – the racing car."
Rob Dickinson – Founder, Singer.
This was an extraordinary period in Porsche’s racing success. Now, you can drive an homage to this era on the road with the Singer DLS Turbo. The option of race or road wings, different wheel options, and any colour or trim you can imagine, makes these cars a unique reflection of the owner. And the passions of the Singer founder.
We were lucky to host Rob here in Melbourne recently. His infectious enthusiasm for the air-cooled 911 and belief in the very highest levels of craftsmanship were obvious.
He’s an extraordinary man creating extraordinary cars. Let us know if you’d like to know more.
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Cupra Essendon
We couldn’t wait. Neither should you.
We’ve started building another home for CUPRA at Essendon Fields. While that takes shape, we’ve created another test drive and service location for our customers to the north and west of Melbourne at Zagame’s world-class facilities alongside the Tullamarine Freeway. We couldn’t wait, the CUPRA range is too good.
Until CUPRA's permanent Essendon Fields dealership opens in 2025, the new showroom is a great location to discover what makes this performance-oriented brand (part of the VW group) so special.
On the freeway and surrounding open roads, you can really appreciate how well these cars handle and perform with a choice of conventional petrol, plug-in hybrid or full-electric models.
Get behind the wheel of any new CUPRA and you’ll discover why this fast-growing brand is creating so many new fans.
Make an appointment to visit CUPRA Essendon’s temporary home at 31- 69 Western Avenue, Westmeadows. Take the Mickleham Road exit from the Tullamarine freeway.
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Pagani Utopia
An appropriately rapid visit to Australia.
Every part of a Pagani is designed for speed - even when it comes to visiting Australia it seems.
The Pagani Utopia is one of the world’s rarest and most exciting cars. Zagame Automotive brought this very special Pagani Utopia to Australia to star at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival and The Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix.
All those who saw the car were suitably amazed. The billet machined componentry (carved from solid blocks of alloy) must be seen to be appreciated. Amazingly, even the steering wheel is carved from a solid block of aluminium.
These cars exist at a unique junction where art meets engineering. They are purposefully beautiful whether they’re standing still or flying past at 300km/h+.
The spec sheet is almost as impressive as the titanium and carbon-fibre composite reality. The twin turbo V12 develops 635kW of power and a massive 1100Nm of torque.100km/h is reached in just 2.4 seconds. All of which seems very appropriate for a visit that was measured in mere days. Although for anyone who saw the Utopia, the memories will last a lot longer than that.
Utopia will return to Zagame soon. Contact us to find out more.
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Aston Martin Vantage
In March, Melbourne was the perfect Vantage point.
The Vantage name has been a part of the Aston Martin Marque for almost 75 years, either as a derivative or a stand-alone model. Each new Vantage has a lot of history to live up to – and add to.
The latest is light years from the 1950 original, yet it’s alike in being both stunning to look at, and incredibly rewarding to drive.
Recent media reviews of the new Vantage held at Aston Martin Melbourne were unanimously glowing. Aston Martin Director of Design Miles Nurnberger was here to reveal the car. He had this to say:
“A new look, 30 per cent more power, 15 per cent more torque, bespoke interior and a whole new level of attention to detail has moved the 2024 Aston Martin Vantage from an entry-level model to a brand pillar in its own right.”
Miles Nurnberger – Director of Design, Aston Martin
Just looking at the Vantage, it's obvious these are very special, hand-made cars. But there’s now a new, more confident embrace of technology and purpose in the design.
And the exhaust note? Well, it needs to be heard to be believed.
The new Vantage arrives later this year. Be among the first to see - and hear - it.
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Adelaide Motorsport Festival
Adelaide creates the world’s fastest Museum.
The Adelaide Motorsport Festival has been described as a Museum in Motion. Among many, this year’s highlights included a Ferrari 250LM, the Mazda 767B, Valtteri Bottas driving the Adelaide-built Brabham BT62 and F1 rising star Liam Lawson driving the mind-blowing Rodin FZED.
‘Spectacular’ doesn’t do the track action justice, even before we got to the drift cars dancing around the circuit at the very limits of adhesion.
The best guest facility at the event is undoubtedly Club Zagame. An elevated view of all the on-track action from the 30 metre balcony was hard to resist. Guests at the event were excited to mingle with motorsports identities such as Valtteri Bottas, Liam Lawson, Damon Hill and Craig Lowndes.
During the Sunday event, Valtteri even poured his own unique gin for guests (Omena Gin distilled with Ambleside).
With all the very best in wine and food on offer, the Adelaide Motorsport Festival is a uniquely glamorous addition to the Australian Motorsports Calendar and returns in March 2025.
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Bentley Melbourne & Saint Haven
Live like there are many tomorrows.
Undoubtedly, one of the finer things in life is having the health to enjoy it.
With that shared philosophy, Bentley Melbourne have formed a uniquely focused partnership with Saint Haven – Australia’s most luxurious and exclusive member-only club dedicated to your health and wellbeing.
Saint Haven is a first-of-its-kind club that combines all your health and wellness needs in a single, incredibly luxurious, relaxing, and beautifully designed environment. No surprise then they have partnered with Bentley Melbourne.
Every aspect of health is available, from food to yoga, strength conditioning to hyperbaric oxygen chambers, meditation to personal health assessments.
Saint Haven’s first club has recently opened near Bentley Melbourne in Collingwood, with other locations set to follow.
A luxurious sanctuary that’s been designed to foster peak performance does seem an ideal fit with the Bentley brand’s ‘Wellbeing behind the Wheel’ initiative.
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Ferrari Insurance
Ferrari have now created High Performance Insurance.
Ferrari’s new Insurance offering has been designed to match the needs of the driver and the performance of the cars. Or vice versa as it turns out.
These uniquely desireable vehicles have specialised repair needs that other insurance companies may not fully understand. Ferrari Insurance does.
Tours and hosted drive days are covered (which isn’t always the case with some insurers). Your car’s value is pre-agreed and cast in stone because they understand how market values can fluctuate.
Ferrari Insurance provides windscreen cover with zero excess. Other customer-first initiatives allow you to tailor your cover to match your usage, make provision for on-track activities and coverage limits that extend all the way up to $50m for a single vehicle or a collection.
If you have a Ferrari, there simply isn’t a better way to insure it.
Call 1300 458 488 or enquire below if you want to know more or to get a fully personalised quotation.
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