New Pagani Supercar - introducing the Pagani Huayra!

[Moglet]

Why match that rear end with such an awkward looking front? The nose is far too high for a supercar, it looks like the front has been chopped off and underneath exposed.

 

[Rykon Zero]

I like that car. It looks like a Zonda that got smoothed out. It's a shame that for that much money, it doesn't go very fast* 0-60.

*I realize that's still ridiculously fast, but I think a Koenigsegg goes a little faster, I might be mistaken.

 

[Dragonistic]

I to can't get used to how the front end looks, really spoils the appearance for me. It looks like a big fish mouth to me, not the kind of image I want when looking at a supercar.

 

[Bram Turismo]

Looks like a bloody girl's supercar.

It's nowhere near as aggressive looking as the Zonda, the rear lights seem to have been designed by a bunch of women and that front end is just horrible.

/sadface

 

[Danny]

Do not want.

It just looks like a slightly rebodied Koenigsegg.

 

[AlexGTV]

Do not want.

It just looks like a slightly rebodied Koenigsegg.

And I was thinking what it reminds me of.

 

[DKLion3s]

Catfish anyone? Performance numbers are decent though.

 

[franz]

Probably it has huge improvement on aerodynamic over the Zonda. Those 4 flaps are really awesome addition. Why the seat has a long hole in the middle? so driver's upper spine can fit inside?

 

[Neal]

You're all wrong, it's a Pagani therefore it's awesome and gorgeous. If there's a certain part of it you don't like then just put your thumb over that part of the picture :tup:

 

[Dan_]

The nose for starters. Rear and side profile are very cool, but you can't resist that interior, it's so flamboyant and ridiculously overstated that is even unmatchably cool to look at. I love it.

 

[GT Pro]

Why the seat has a long hole in the middle? so driver's upper spine can fit inside?

It probably has something to do with the driver or passenger wetting themselves after experiencing its detonatory acceleration.

 

[McLaren]

Do people still not know what those do?

 

[Neal]

A bit more info from a man in the know. Can't wait for the next issue of Evo which I should get tomorrow as it usually arrives the Friday before it hits the shelves.

HARRY METCALFE-THE PAGANI HUAYRA AND WHAT COMES NEXT

Well, the wait is finally over and we all now know about the car which will replace the Pagani Zonda. Called the Huayra, the first thing people ask me is how you pronounce its name; it's Wie-era, which sounds slightly Geordie but is the name given to an ancient Argentinean God of wind. No, I'm not going there..

After some badly scanned photographs leaked from a Spanish car magazine, for a while it didn't look too clever for Pagani but now some proper images are out there, it seems most of the early doubters have gone quiet. All I can say is once you see the Huayra for real, it looks very, very special. I can understand who think it's not beautiful in the traditional sense but boy does it have presence, as you'll see from our photo shoot in the next issue of evo (out 2nd Feb) and the video here.

My sources within Pagani also tell me it will be the Huayra's performance that will shock people the most for, once past the headline 0-100kph time, this car should be Veyron quick. Do a quick calculation of the bhp/tonne and the Huayra is as near as damn it the same as the 1000hp Bug but then look at torque/tonne and you'll see it's over 20% better than a Veyron. Official performance figures will be released at Geneva.

Finally, if you're worried about the Huayra being turbocharged, then remember Horacio Pagani told me in an interview we published in our August 2010 issue, he was looking at producing a lightweight Pagani, fitted with a normally aspirated V8 (I'm guessing along the lines of the SLS AMG's 563bhp V8) to go on sale sometime around 2015. I understand this is still his intention and the project even has a name now, its called the C10...

 

[Lucas]

"There's a point where we need to stop and we have clearly passed it".

My thoughts on the car's interior.

 

[Stotty]

Some more photo's... certainly looks better than in the rough Spanish shots, and from some angles it's stunning to my eyes... yet the big black sections at the front and back just look wrong.

 

[Neal]

I'll be honest and admit I was fairly disappointed when I saw the front in the Spanish magazine scans but seeing it properly in the official photos and video has made me warm to it more.

Although the large black front and back sections are cohesive from a design perspective they do look a bit odd, a bit like the body doesn't extend enough over the structure of the car but it does make it look distinctive and sets it apart from looking too much like the competition. I really like the overall proportions of the car, you can see it's a bit longer than the Zonda but imo is more elegant for it. I know the extravagant interior isn't to everyone's taste but for me it is this and the beautifully detailed engineering (the shot of the gear selector stick in the latest Top Gear magazine beats the Spyker C8 in most beautiful gear stick award) that has promoted Pagani to the big league with the established supercar brands when other new comers have failed. It'll be interesting to see how the Huayra develops over its lifespan, can't wait to see the Roadster F Clubsport

 

[Stotty]

Just realised omse of my pics were re-posts as I missed some posts on page 3... aplogies!!

 

[sumbrownkid]

I expect Pagani to constantly make this car more aggressive in the styling department like they did to the Zonda.

Anyway, how do I pronounce Huayra?

If I can't it pronounce I'm just going to call it Zonda Part II: Pagani Strikes Back.

 

[Neal]

Anyway, how do I pronounce Huayra?

Wie-era

 

[sumbrownkid]

Thanks.

I know it's named after a God or something, but when I buy a car, I don't want to spend time with people correcting them on how to pronounce the name.

 

[Neal]

Best not buy one then

 

[J-PaP]

Thanks.

I know it's named after a God or something, but when I buy a car, I don't want to spend time with people correcting them on how to pronounce the name.

You'll eventually give up and let people call it whatever they want.

 

[Tommi]

The design doesn't appeal to me at all, kinda looks like a Zonda which has been ruined by one of those tasteless modifying companies. The interior is nice though...

 

[foxfai]

I guess you can pee in the cupholder?

 

[Alex.]

Representin'

 

[Exorcet]

The front is just wierd, but if it's faster than a Zonda, it doesn't matter. It's upsetting that it's on the heavy side at 3000 lbs. I really liked the Zonda in part because it was one of the few cars to dip into the 2,750 range. Maybe I'll just need to wait for the F model.

 

[sumbrownkid]

You'll eventually give up and let people call it whatever they want.

Which is why I want to call it Zonda Part II: Pagani Strikes Back.

Sounds more aggressive...and sexy...

 

[sumbrownkid]

Best not buy one then

It's not like I can even afford one in my lifetime.

The Pagani people might think I'm someone's butler if I ever went to their shop.

Edit: Actually make that gardener, not butler.

 

[Philly]

I'm starting to accept most of the car by now. But I still can't get over that front end. It just looks a little too awkward. I wonder if they did that because of cooling?

 

[Kakumaki]