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The Pagani Zonda R’s record-breaking run at the Nurburgring may have been a cake walk for some people considering the car broke the newly-set record by the Ferrari FXX by over 11 seconds. But ask the people responsible behind the record-setting run and they’ll be the first to tell you that the accomplishment was reached because of hours and hours of tireless research, hard work, and dedication. In this mini-documentary, the Italian sports car manufacturer takes us through, in detail, what happened behind the scenes in the development of the Zonda R. We may see the flash and pizazz with these record-setting runs, but there are also aspects of these cars we don’t see – research, development, and testing – that play a more important role than any of us can imagine. In the end, after all that painstaking labor, the result certainly speaks for itself. And according to Horacio Pagani, the founder of the Italian auto brand, "The laptime of 6:47 that we have obtained with reasonable ease here at the Nürburgring is a confirmation of the skilled work behind every Pagani vehicle." No words have ever been wiser. .
19 comments: Pagani releases mini documentary of Zonda R’s Nurburgring (...) I agree - It saddens me that I will probably never have enough money to enjoy this fine ’hypercar’ or others like it, but that bit about the guy installing one in his living room just adds insult to injury.
 With respects to Pagani, they really need to stop comparing everything they do with Ferrari and Lamborghini... the comparison is out of place and unrelated.
 Pagani has always been about 12 cylinder motors. The brand lost it’s way and now has become like any other car company out there. Because even though I can’t afford a Ferrari, Lambourghini, Aston Martin, an Audi R8, a Pagani and I probably never will, I care that these car companies keep to the same script as written in my Teenage Fantasy land.
 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 Le Mans.
 I hope they continue to one-up each other until they can get down to group C times, and beyond. I’m not too fussed about the road legality. Long way to go to 6.11, but it’s been done before.
 incredible engine sound, more impressive than the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG. with its weight and power.. proper aero kits are needed to fit perfectly to make this baby more stable and can grip on the ground well.
 Having been lucky enough to see one in person, I think that if anything it looks more amazing with all the bodywork off rather than on. All the detailing around the engine and suspension is incredible. Zonda remembers what the low-volume British sports-car industry seems
to have forgotten: You can make the most dynamically excellent car in the world but it’s the details that make them stand out, give them soul, and ultimately part people with their cash.
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11.4.2010 @ 00:03