Horacio even deemed it prudent to build a ‘Clubsport' version of the Zonda F, which, as you guessed, was faster. As such, it boasts a whopping 600bhp and 560lb ft of torque, which is good for laying down a 0-62mph time of 3.6 seconds, a 0-124mph time of 9.8 seconds and a top speed in excess of 214mph. Underneath, you'll find the same 7.3-litre V12 as in the Zonda S, but here it gets new intake manifolds shaped using hydroforming technology, a new airbox, and a new exhaust manifold setup. No surprise then, that the 2005 Zonda F was Mr Pagani's dedication to his Argentine compatriot (the ‘F' is for Fangio, unsurprisingly). And Horacio could count him as a personal friend. Whatever your persuasion, there's no denying Juan Manuel Fangio was one of Formula One's greats. Sir Stirling Moss called him the Greatest Of All Time many others would tend to agree. They are fast, and you will probably want them all.

And fill them it does, in the shape of the new Huayra R.Īllow us to bring you up to speed with Pagani's output. Huayra then, has some mighty shoes to fill. The Zonda, like some supercharged, indefatigable zombie warrior, went through countless iterations, many of which proved particularly bombastic (we’re looking at you, Zonda R and LM). Not soon after, he turned his mind towards the gullwinged Huayra, because he thought the Zonda would date, nor be able to keep up with the competition.

Horacio Pagani founded his company right under the noses of Ferrari and Lamborghini near Modena in 1992 forget Silicon Valley, this is Supercar Valley.įrom there, he began work on his supercar-shaped ode to Fangio – the great Argentinian Formula One racer – in the shape of the very first Zonda C12, a car inspired by the championship-winning Sauber Mercedes C9 from the late ‘80s. Naturally, scratch the surface and the detail provides some welcome depth. Countless special editions, two model lines and a whole dollop of noise: the history of Pagani can quite easily be summed up in one sentence.

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