GTSpirit Pagani Huayra Test
#1
09-24-2012, 02:35 PM
GTSpirit Pagani Huayra Test
Twelve years after the official debut of the Zonda at the 1999 Geneva Auto Salon, owner and chief designer Horacio Pagani pulled the covers off its successor. The 2012 Pagani Huayra was unveiled to the public at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Almost a year later we find ourselves outside the Pagani factory with the key in our hands, ready to experience the Huayra for the first time.
Of course, that isn’t strictly true! At the end of 2011 we had a first impression with this outrageous car when we visited Horacio and took a ride with Davide Testi, the Italian company’s official test driver. It’s an experience we cannot recommend enough, yet you can’t get a full impression of the car simply from riding shotgun in the passenger seat.
By now you’ve probably heard all about the origins of the Huayra’s name. Pagani named it after Aymara Huayra Tata, the Argentinean god of wind. It is said that the Huayra Tata controls the breeze, the winds and the hurricanes that affect the mountains, ravines and slopes of the Andean Cordillera. The name holds strong resonance with the concept that drives the Huayra project. Wind and power are central to the car’s character.
Sitting at the centre of the Huayra package is a unique, all-new carbon-titanium monocoque. The composite construction offers an extremely rigid platform while also contributing to the overall lightweight theme of the car. Safety is another aspect of the monocoque’s design, the titanium acts as a mesh, holding the parts together on impact.
More here: Road Test: Pagani Huayra
#2
09-24-2012, 02:52 PM
Especially interesting part:
Pagani have at least 96 orders for the Huayra already, and twelve with an optional track package. That’s almost four years of production sold out! To reduce the waiting list and increase the production capacity, Pagani will soon move to a bigger facility located on the same industrial estate. At the moment that space is used to store customer cars, spare parts and for maintenance on the Zonda R but it should be ready at some point next year.
Pagani will also set up each Huayra to a customer’s individual tastes, with chassis and damping options available to adjust. Similarly, the interior offers high levels of customization. We saw all sorts of interior colours on the Zonda and Pagani expect to produce the same for the Huayra. The center console even allows you to choose the ambient lighting colour for driving at night. We chose pink for our night journey!
Overall, we loved our opportunity to experience the Huayra. It’s testament to four years of development. We haven’t driven anything like it before, the balance is perfect and the way it deals with the power is incredible. Sometimes it could be considered too good at what it does. However, we suspect many potential owners will probably use it to attract people’s attention on the streets of Monaco or London. It’s certainly well fitted to this role, being both easy to drive and so visually stunning. While it might not have the same raw sound as the Zonda, its new soundtrack is every bit as entertaining!
Pagani have at least 96 orders for the Huayra already, and twelve with an optional track package. That’s almost four years of production sold out! To reduce the waiting list and increase the production capacity, Pagani will soon move to a bigger facility located on the same industrial estate. At the moment that space is used to store customer cars, spare parts and for maintenance on the Zonda R but it should be ready at some point next year.
Pagani will also set up each Huayra to a customer’s individual tastes, with chassis and damping options available to adjust. Similarly, the interior offers high levels of customization. We saw all sorts of interior colours on the Zonda and Pagani expect to produce the same for the Huayra. The center console even allows you to choose the ambient lighting colour for driving at night. We chose pink for our night journey!
Overall, we loved our opportunity to experience the Huayra. It’s testament to four years of development. We haven’t driven anything like it before, the balance is perfect and the way it deals with the power is incredible. Sometimes it could be considered too good at what it does. However, we suspect many potential owners will probably use it to attract people’s attention on the streets of Monaco or London. It’s certainly well fitted to this role, being both easy to drive and so visually stunning. While it might not have the same raw sound as the Zonda, its new soundtrack is every bit as entertaining!
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