Highlight: 2012 Pagani Huayra

  
     When the Pagani Zonda's production run came to an end later last year, there's been a fuss about it's successor. Now the replacement for the Zonda is officially revealed and it's called the Huayra. The latest Pagani creation is named after Aymara god, Huayra Tata, the god of wind and it's first public debut is meant to be at 2011 Geneva Motor Show.
     The all new monocoque on the Huayra is entirely made from carbon-titanium and with a new set of gull wing doors that cut deep into the roof provide the Huayra high level of structural rigidity.The weight of the car has been kept to minimum so the whole car weighs just 1,350kg making it the lightest car in it's class.



     Now we arrive at the heart of the car which is a 6.0L AMG twin-turbo V12 producing 700 horsepower and staggering 1000 Nm of torque. The twin-turbo system is specially designed to respond at any throttle input preventing delays in power delivery. The powertrain is in typical AMG style assembled by one technician by hand at AMG headquartres in Affalterbach, Germany. The two stage fuel system features two microprocessors controlled fuel pumps feeding fuel to the engine from a large 85 liter fuel tank. The titanium exhaust is made using technology from the racetrack weighing just only 10kg and guarantees high temperature reliability. The gearbox is transverse seven speed with dual plate clutch which fully assembled weighs only 96kg. Specially for the Huayra, Pirelli has developed ultra high performace tires capable of keeping car on the road at speeds excessing 370km/h and when exposed to lateral forces exceeding 1,5G.
     As far as interior goes the all aluminum dashboard takes inspiration from swiss watch design with leather latches to the toggle switches and a mechanical aluminum gearlever assembly.In the center of the aluminum center console there is a touchscreen controlling sattelite navigation,audio functions,Bluetooth phone.All the primary functions are on the steering wheel with gearshift paddles mounted directly to the steering wheel and the beautiful leather seats are enjoyable for long trips but also keep you lateral support on extreme driving.
     The price tag on the latest Pagani supercar when it goes on sale will be around 1.4 million US dollars and expected production of just only 20 cars per year. KYFPQCG2BAV3