Pagani Zonda C9
Here's the best news: Having been frustrated in attempts to certify the Zonda in the U.S., Pagani will design the of torque? Code-named the C9, the new Pagani will be a carbon-fiber machine, possibly powered by a Mercedes/AMG V-8, so how about the SLR's supercharged V-8 with its 617 bhp and 575 lb.-ft. While that project is being wrapped up in the original factory in San Cesario sul Panaro, both a new factory and car are being prepped for 2009.
Looking like a still-more-aggressive Zonda — if you can imagine such a thing — the R will have a 750-bhp version of the AMG V-12. Zonda production will round out at 100 with an added model called the R, a track-oriented version in the image of Ferrari's FXX. But don't mourn the supercar too much as the next step Pagani takes is pointed at the U.S. Sadly, the Zonda is nearing the end of its run.
One with a price that likely will soak up $500,000 or more. Still, you are not cushioned or coddled or kept from enjoying the unfiltered fun of a truly fast machine. Like a Ferrari Enzo, there are nicely crafted touches from the museum-quality carbon-fiber finish to air conditioning that keep this from being a race car on the streets. Being in a Zonda at speed is a pure exotic-car moment.
Plus the level of suspension and aerodynamic tuning that allows 210-plus-mph top speeds. All use 6-speed manual transmissions, Brembo disc brakes and have the sort of A-arm suspensions you'd expect in a race car. of torque, the F with 602 bhp and 561 lb.-ft., and the F Club sport dynos at 650 bhp and 575 lb.-ft. The S version comes in at 555 bhp and 553 lb.-ft.
That Zonda body style is done as a sports coupe or a roadster in three levels, all with a mid-mounted 7.3-liter AMG/Mercedes-Benz V-12. The attractive interior is a mix of modern (carbon fiber), retro (toggle switches) and art deco (the design of instruments and controls) accented with aluminum and fine leather. A photographer's dream. We didn't think the design would age well, but a decade down the line it still rivets attention and holds it — from that low nose with its four small headlamps back to the big center exhaust port corralling four outlets.
It stops you in your tracks. While lacking the classic, flowing beauty of a Pininfarina-designed Ferrari, the Zonda's shape is an attention-getter. Every Zonda features another highly prized quality among exotic cars: rarity, with fewer than 100 in existence. They've been tested fast in a straight line, reaching 0–60 mph in the mid-3-second range and proved able to get around the Nürburgring in a video game-quick 7:27.82. A decade later, Pagani Zondas remain near the top of the exotic sports car list.
Looking like a still-more-aggressive Zonda — if you can imagine such a thing — the R will have a 750-bhp version of the AMG V-12. Zonda production will round out at 100 with an added model called the R, a track-oriented version in the image of Ferrari's FXX. But don't mourn the supercar too much as the next step Pagani takes is pointed at the U.S. Sadly, the Zonda is nearing the end of its run.
One with a price that likely will soak up $500,000 or more. Still, you are not cushioned or coddled or kept from enjoying the unfiltered fun of a truly fast machine. Like a Ferrari Enzo, there are nicely crafted touches from the museum-quality carbon-fiber finish to air conditioning that keep this from being a race car on the streets. Being in a Zonda at speed is a pure exotic-car moment.
Plus the level of suspension and aerodynamic tuning that allows 210-plus-mph top speeds. All use 6-speed manual transmissions, Brembo disc brakes and have the sort of A-arm suspensions you'd expect in a race car. of torque, the F with 602 bhp and 561 lb.-ft., and the F Club sport dynos at 650 bhp and 575 lb.-ft. The S version comes in at 555 bhp and 553 lb.-ft.
That Zonda body style is done as a sports coupe or a roadster in three levels, all with a mid-mounted 7.3-liter AMG/Mercedes-Benz V-12. The attractive interior is a mix of modern (carbon fiber), retro (toggle switches) and art deco (the design of instruments and controls) accented with aluminum and fine leather. A photographer's dream. We didn't think the design would age well, but a decade down the line it still rivets attention and holds it — from that low nose with its four small headlamps back to the big center exhaust port corralling four outlets.
It stops you in your tracks. While lacking the classic, flowing beauty of a Pininfarina-designed Ferrari, the Zonda's shape is an attention-getter. Every Zonda features another highly prized quality among exotic cars: rarity, with fewer than 100 in existence. They've been tested fast in a straight line, reaching 0–60 mph in the mid-3-second range and proved able to get around the Nürburgring in a video game-quick 7:27.82. A decade later, Pagani Zondas remain near the top of the exotic sports car list.
2011 Pagani Zonda C9
2011 Pagani Zonda C9
2011 Pagani Zonda C9
2011 Pagani Zonda C9
2011 Pagani Zonda C9
2011 Pagani Zonda C9
2011 Pagani Zonda C9
2011 Pagani Zonda C9
2011 Pagani Zonda C9
2011 Pagani Zonda C9
