Aftertakingalookatourhigh-resimagegallerybelow,weweretemptedtosay
thePaganiHuayramadeitso-fish-ialwebdebut…butwewon’t.Oh,wait.
Inanycase,Pagani’snewestsupercarcannowbeseeninallitsglory,
andwegenerallyapproveoftheoverallstyling,
despitethefactit’sgotsomethingofabottom-feederfasciaupfront.
Movingpastthat,weseeaprettyserioussetofgullwingdoorsandenoughslats,
flaresandstrakestofillthesketchbookofaBoeingdesigner.
AllthoseaeroaidswillsurelycomeinhandywhenallthefuryoftheMercedes-Benz
AMG-built6.0-litertwin-turboV12engineisunleashedonthehaplesspairofreartires
theHuayraissaidtobecapableofspeedsupnear230milesperhour.
Over700horsepowerandabout740pound-feetoftorquewillbesentto
thegroundthroughaseven-speeddual-clutchgearbox.
Couplethatwithaweightofjustunder3,000pounds–aidedbycopiousamountsof
carbonfiber–andyouhavethemakingsofa21stcenturyrear-wheeldriverocketship.
Insideyou’llfindalltheluxurytouchesyou’dexpect,
includingacockpitslatheredinbeautifulhidesandexposedaluminumandcarbonfiber.
You’llalsobaskintheglowingbluegaugesandmulti-functiondisplaythatcontrolsaudio,
navigationandcommunicationsgadgetry.
Evenifwe’rejustatadstuckonthatfrontfascia,there’ssimplynoarguingwiththisleveloferformance.
HaveacloselookattheHuayrabelow,thencheckoutthe(translated)pressreleaseafterthebreak.
Guitarman/DuaneEddy