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The Huayra is the all-new supercar from Pagani, and it replaces the legendary Pagani Zonda that blew our minds and stole our hearts back in 1999. Named after a warm south American wind, the “Why-rah” represents the culmination of seven years hard graft by the 57 employees at Pagani, the project having begun as long ago as 2005.

As Michelangelo once declared; “Beauty is in the details.” And in the Huayra’s case the details are exquisite, even if they have taken a while to make perfect.

Powered by a 6.0-litre, twin-turbo V12 that’s made bespoke for Pagani by AMG, the rear-wheel-drive Huarya is one of the world’s fastest, most advanced, and arguably most exclusive supercars. Just 20 will be made at the company’s tiny factory in Modena this year, after which production will reach the heady heights of 40 cars per year from 2013 – once the new five-times bigger factory has been built, just around the corner from the old one.

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