Pagani cars

2013 Pagani Zonda PS

We are not very sure how many of you remember the unique Zonda PS announced back in 2009, but for those of you that do, Pagani has now unveiled a new version of the PS edition. The model announced back in 2009 was spotted a few times while it was heading to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but it was stored and there was no chance to see it again.

However, a new version of the Zonda PS has been caught for the first time. As you can see, the new PS edition has dropped the previous white and black combination and looks a little bit more stylish, thanks to its new blue color.

The Zonda PS also features a gigantic spoiler and a roof scoop, just like the ones we have seen in the Zonda R.

More details on the new Pagani Zonda PS will be unveiled in the upcoming weeks, so stay tuned!

First Pagani Huayra on Sale for $2.6 Million

The Pagani Huayra made its world debut at the 2011 Geneva Auto Salon and the first unit rolled out of the firm’s production facility, which is located near Modena, Italy a few months after. The Huayra is priced at $1.3 million and only 20 units will be produced, so the chance to actually drive one is pretty rare.

If you are interested in acquiring one of these incredible supercars you now can do it. We are not talking about any Huayra either, but the first unit produced in Modena. Exclusivity costs, and if you are interested in buying this model, you will have to pay a total of €2,000,000 (about $2.6 million at the current exchange rates).

This model is now listed on Jameslist.com and has only 621 miles on its ticker. The history of this particular model is quite interesting as it was the model unveiled at the Pebble Beach Concourse and the model toured the world thereafter.

The car is painted red and has carbon-fiber highlights to set it off, and it features a black leather interior.

Video: A Lookback at the Laurels of the Pagani Huayra

2012 has been a very exciting year for supercar enthusiasts all over. Many high profile brands have launched new and exciting cars, and wowed many enthusiasts. But, if we were to point out which one of them had us head over heels, it would be Pagani.

With the launch of the Huayra, Pagani has swept the competition off the floor by achieving the highest number of laurels that any hypercar can achieve in a single year. This above video celebrates those laurels.

Most of the prestigious publications in Europe, like EVO, Top Gear and CAR Magazine, have nothing but praise for the Huayra. Even we do. We think this is a hypercar precisely engineered by angels and tuned to make Satan shiver at the mere thought of driving it.

With a delicate balance of Italian design and Bugatti-shaming performance, Horacio Pagani has every right to be proud of his masterpiece that has taken the world by storm.

Before we go on irritating you on how great this car is, check out the cool cinematography above that only the Huayra can pull-off.

Video: Jay Leno Gets His First Crack at the Pagani Huayra

Back in September, Pagani announced that the Huayra was officially road legal in the U.S. and that first deliveries will be made by mid-2013. While American customers still have a few more months to wait, Jay Leno was the first one to test the outrageous, jet-inspired Italian supercar.

What an absolutely amazing supercar the Huayra, which translates to “Wind,” is. It is powered by a V-12 engine with an output of 700 horsepower and 811 pound-feet of torque. The Huyara launches from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds and hits a top speed of 235 mph. In the U.S. market it will be priced at about $1.4 million.

Check out the above video to see Jay Leno take the Huayra for a spin. With as many supercars as he has driven in his lifetime, it is amazing to see his reaction after getting a shot at this Italian work of art.

Video: Pagani Huayra featured on National Geographic

If you thought you knew everything there is to know about the Pagani Huayra, you might be in for some surprises once you’re done watching National Geographic’s behind-the-scenes look at one of the world’s most exotic supercar.

With all the attention attached to the Huayra, it’s easy to understand why a lot of people want to know more about the supercar than what they’ve been privileged to in the past. Thanks to Nat Geo, we finally get that all-access pass, including never-before-seen footage of Pagani’s headquarters and factory, as well as in-depth interviews with the company brain trust — from test driver Davide Testi to head mechanic David Lambert, even Horacio Pagani himself. You’ve likely never seen a video chronicling the story of the mighty Huayra quite like this.

So if you’ve ever felt that the Huayra’s retail price is ridiculous, you might be a little more understanding as to why it costs seven digits after you see the kind of research and development, not to mention the materials used on the car, that goes into building one of true exotics in the world.

One-off Pagani Zonda "GJ" Set to be Auctioned at Bonhams

The Pagani Zonda has been the subject of many special editions and on-off vehicles. It’s not really a surprise, considering the nature of the supercar as one of the finest exotics on the planet.

For all the hoopla these one-off Zondas generated when they were released, something was still bound to fall through the cracks, particularly one of these aforementioned one-offs heading to the auction block.

World renowned English auctioneers, Bonham, will host this event to auction off a Pagani Zonda C12S/F where it is expected to carry a price tag of anywhere between $800,000 and $950,000. This Zonda is a second-hand model whose owner, a man who carries the initials GJ, decided to part ways with the supercar after an eventful history with it.

Apparently, the Zonda was originally built as a base C12 Coupe, but after what we can imagine to be excessive enjoyment, the owner sent the Zonda back to Pagani to get some repairs done, including the installation of the automaker’s more powerful "F" performance package.

With all the repairs and improvements done, this Zonda ended up carrying AMG’s 7.3-liter V12 engine that produced around 550 horsepower. Not a bad number for a Zonda that’s pretty much more than a decade old. The expected price is another matter entirely, as paying close to a million for a decade old supercar isn’t exactly the kind of astute purchase we had in mind.

Nevertheless, we expect somebody to make a bid for this supercar if only for the fact that you don’t see a whole lot of these models running around the streets anymore. The Bonham auction has been set for January 3, 2013 at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, England.

If you’re interested, better get to saving cash.

Video: Purple Carbon Pagani Huayra caught on the road

Purple is not the most suitable color for a car, especially when we’re talking about a supercar. That being said, Marchettino has caught a killer Pagani Huayra on the road and it just so happens to be painted in purple!

As you can see, this Huayra is brand new - notice the foil - and aside from the purple paint, it also features a new set of gold wheels and brake calipers with the Italian tricolor scheme. The car was doing several test drives on the road with the customer and his friends.

As a reminder, the Pagani Huayra is powered by a 6.0 liter AMG twin turbo V12 engine that delivers a total of 700 HP and 730 pound-feet. The supercar will sprint from 0 to 60 mph in under three seconds and can hit a top speed of 220 mph.

First Pagani Huayra will be delivered to the US by mid-2013

Pagani’s latest supercar - the Huayra - has been officially unveiled for quite some time now, but a hiccup in the EPA and CARB regulatory certification has been putting the brakes on its travel across the pond. Luckily, Pagani has promised that these issues will be solved by mid-2013 and US customers should be getting their Huayras delivered by next June.

"The welcome we have received by the American audience and car enthusiasts in 2011 made us eager to return in 2012 with an even stronger presence and we cannot wait to see the first US-spec Pagani Huayras on North American soil in mid-2013," said Horacio Pagani in a recent interview.

On the US market, the Pagani Huayra will only be offered in limited numbers and will be priced at about $1.4 million. For the money they’ll be shelling out, customers will receive a supercar powered by a V12 engine with an output of 700 HP and 811 lb-ft of torque. The Huyara goes from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds and up to a top speed of 235 mph.

2013 Pagani Zonda 764 Passione

It’s hard to believe but the Pagani Zonda, arguably one of the most colorful super cars of this generation, is already 12 years old. For a niche supercar brand like Pagani, that in itself is an outstanding achievement.

But since the Huayra is now in the fold, the Zonda’s life has been on borrowed time and over the past few years, Pagani has resorted to producing a limited number of one-off, special edition models for a select number of customers.

From the HH to the Rak to the Tricolore, and even Lewis Hamilton’s 760 LH, the Zonda is ready to say goodbye in a manner few exotics of its kind get to do.

But before that, there’s still time for one more one-off: the Zonda 764 Passione.

Pagani has yet to reveal official photos of the 764 Passione but there’s word that the supercar will feature a naked carbon fiber body with pink accents on the car.

Under it’s hood, the 764 Passione will carry a 7.3-liter V12 engine that’s expected to produce 760 horsepower - 764, maybe? - akin to Lewis Hamilton’s one-off LH model. Speaking of the Zonda LH, the 764 Passione will also feature a six-speed manual transmission instead of the sequential paddle-shift gears of some of its other contemporaries.

So now that the Zonda is finally ready to say adieu, do you think the 764 Passione is a fitting send-off to one of the best exotics of the past decade?

We certainly think so.

UPDATE 10/07/12: The folks over at LotusTalk.com managed to get photos of the Zonda 764 Passione sitting comfortable in a dealership. Check out their hauled pics in the gallery below. Big ups to LT for the photos.

2006 Pagani Zonda F "Batman"

We are slightly obsessed with Paganis and we make no attempts to hide it. We love them in all shapes, paint jobs, and forms. Well, that was until now.

Enter in a fantastically awesome orange Pagani Zonda F with its 650-horsepower AMG V-12 pumping in the background. As you approach it from the rear, you see all of the familiar Zonda F signatures: quad tailpipes, triple-stacked taillights, low-laying spoiler, an ass end that is so awkwardly long that its sexy, and its bubble-top cabin.

As you walk around the front you see... Airbrush ugliness thrown on the front end. Look, I am a huge Batman fan and have seen all of the movies and watched the Adam West series (re-runs) to completion. That’s right, the dude that owns this automotive awesomeness ruined it (in our opinion) by having Batman airbrushed on the front.

To make matters worse, he went the classic route and placed the sound effects in thought bubbles, yet he left the "m" off of "Boom." Apparently, he is trying to play off the Pagani’s stylish headlights as the "m," but it doesn’t line up with the "Boo" and it’s outside of the thought bubble.. Ugh, talk about failing in every sense of the word.

Regardless, the car can still be salvaged, given a driver that does not rock pink shades while he cruises in a Batman-liveried supercar decides to save it from its unholy path.

Then again, if you have $700,000 to drop on a supercar, you can pretty much do as you please with it. At least it’s not a poorly built knock-off that barely escapes the bounds of the average highway speed limit.