After 24 months of development, and at the urging of an unnamed Italo-American customer that already owns three Zondas, the Pagani Zonda R was created as a lightweight, track-only variant of the iconic coupe. Production is limited to ten examples with a price tag of 1.4-million euro.

Although the carbon fiber exterior is deceiving, the Pagani Zonda R only carries over 10% of its structure from its predecessors. The wheelbase has grown by 47mm to 394mm (15.5 feet) and the track has been widened by 50mm. An all-new carbon fiber monocoque resides underneath the wind-tunnel tested body, along with a forged aluminum suspension, new six-speed sequential gearbox and four aero-spec fuel pumps that feed a Mercedes-Benz AMG-sourced 6.0-liter V12. Pagani claims the new heart – nestled into the 2,425-pound R – will produce 750 hp at 8,000 rpm and 524 lb-ft of torque, for a 0-60 time of 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 248.54 mph. Air is fed into the bent-twelve through a carbon fiber air intake system, while an Inconel manifold and "F1-style" exhaust releases spent hydrocarbons and keeps engine temps in check.

Pagani makes it clear that the Zonda R is a not street legal, and one owner is taking that to the illogical extreme. One of the first Zonda Rs to be delivered will be installed in the customer's living room and will be fitted with a bespoke stereo system that will play the R's swan song as it rips around the Nurburgring and LeMans.

 

ohhhhh yes Mike!

 

So Mike, when does yours arrive?

 

I guess he has to redo his living room for starters

 

Oh my that looks sweet.

 

could this be the best looking car ever? i think so

 

Thats a nice 1.4m piece of art in your living room

 

That's a lot of engineering to waste by letting it sit in your house... I'd kill to play with that on a track.

 

Love it!

 

I would take this over anything - including a Mclaren