After the Imola Roadster, the Grandi Complicazioni division is back with a manual-equipped supercar that can only be described as peak Huayra because it's the only road-legal Huayra to feature a row-your-own transmission. Dubbed Huayra Epitome, this one-of-one commission will be joined by the Imola Roadster at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Pagani will bring four more vehicles to mark 25 years of Zonda C12, the Italian automaker's first-ever production car. Originally intended to be called Fangio F1 in honor of the five-time Formula 1 champ from Argentina, the Zonda C12 was produced in extremely small numbers due to the Zonda C12-S. The successor uses a modified free-breathing V12 with a displacement of 7.0 liters compared to 6.0 for the Zonda C12.
Turbocharging became a thing at Pagani with the unveiling of the Huayra in 2011, whose V12 engine also comes from the mad lads at Mercedes-AMG. It should come as no surprise that Huayra Epitome uses the M158 powerhouse as well, albeit with a bit more oomph from the Huayra's initial 730 mechanical horses.
Horacio Pagani's firm advertises the one-off masterpiece with max output ratings of 635 kW at 6,000 revolutions per minute and 1,100 Nm at 2,800 to 5,900 revolutions per minute, with said figures converting to 864 metric ponies, 852 mechanical ones, and 811 pound-feet. Said resources reach the rear wheels via a transverse-mounted box with seven forward ratios, an electronic diff, and a tripod driveshaft.
Limited to 6,700 revolutions per minute, this fellow should be tremendously fast. Pagani claims an electronically limited 350 kilometers per hour, meaning 217.5 miles per hour. But for some reason or another, the zero-100 and zero-60 times have not been released. Considering that Pagani is about emotion and craftsmanship rather than drag racing, who actually cares?
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Built around a carbon-titanium central monocoque with chromium-molybdenum subframes and carbon-fiber bodywork, the Huayra Epitome wears Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tires measuring 265/30 by 20 inches up front and 355/25 by 21 inches out back. It stops on a dime as well, for it features carbon-ceramic brakes from Brembo with 398- and 380-mm rotors.
Horacio Pagani and company also worked their magic on the suspension with geometry that reduces dive under acceleration, pitch under braking, and roll while cornering. Said active suspension comprises four-wheel double wishbones with upper rocker arms, helical springs, and electronically adjustable shock absorbers that are interconnected.
There's a button labeled super soft on the central tunnel, whose function is pretty much obvious. The Italian automaker programmed the super-soft function to deactivate at speeds above 150 kilometers per hour (93 miles per hour), thus firming up the shock absorbers. Breathing out through a six-way titanium exhaust, Huayra Epitome really comes alive at speed due to clever aero that includes a blown-style rear diffuser.
The automaker from San Cesario sul Panaro hasn't shared how much the Huayra Epitome's owner was charged for this bite-the-back-of-your-hand pretty machine, but we're certain it was a seven-digit number. For reference, the Huayra was €1,056,000 back in 2011, which is €1,410,000 adjusted for inflation.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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