Check Out MT's Pagani Huayra Appreciation Class

Back in 2003, the idea of the Huayra started taking shape inside the head of its creator, Horacio Pagani. At the time, while he was pleased with what he had achieved with the Zonda, it was a mere supercar, in a time when much faster machines were being rolled out. Ferrari unleashed the Enzo, Porsche brought out the Carrera GT and Koenigsegg’s CC8S was clocked at 390 km/h (242 mph) - Bugatti too was well into the development cycle of the Veyron.

It was the minuscule Italian automaker’s answer to the above, and even if it took long to develop and is still no match for today’s crop of supercars in terms of straight line performance, it has a niche all of its own, making it impervious to critique about its performance.

MotorTrend confirmed what we already knew from countless other reviews, in their recent drive of the Huayra, which was complimented by a quick tour of the Modena factory grounds: you don’t buy one of these cars to drive as fast as you can, even though it is more than capable of that, but rather you invest in one and appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into all of its hand-made components and the result of them coming together.

If the old motoring cliché of driving a certain vehicle “being an event” applies to any new/modern car, then this is about as eventful as it can get – classics are a different story. Check out the video after the virtual jump.

By Andrei Nedelea

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Pagani Huayra Roadster Design Concept Begs the Rhetorical Question, Should it be Built?

As a new and standalone company in the exotic and exclusive world of supercars, Pagani Automobili moves at a different tempo than other makers in this segment like Ferrari, which is supported by the Fiat Group, and Bugatti that lives under the umbrella of the almighty Volkswagen Group.
Since its inception in 1992, the Modena-based carmaker has introduced only two models; the Zonda and its derivatives in 1999, and its replacement, the still hard to pronounce, Huayra in 2011.

Evo Performance Car of the Year 2012: The Track Battle Video

When the year draws to its end, one thing you can be sure of is that you’ll be hearing, reading and watching a lot of “Car of the Year” memos. At some point, it really gets too much because everyone and their aunt think that they should crown a COTY.
It’s a free world, or most of it at least since there’s no North Korean COTY as far as we know, so everyone’s entitled to his/her opinion.
Even though the image below may look like it’s straight out of a D1 drift challenge, it’s actually a still from Evo magazine’s 2012 performance car of the year competition, or eCOTY as they call it.
The British publication rounded up the 10 best driver’s car that it has sampled in the past 12 months and it’s a pretty idiosyncratic bunch, ranging from the Morgan 3 Wheeler to the mighty Pagani Huayra.

Purple Carbon Pagani Huayra with Gold Rims Won't go by Unnoticed

It’s safe to say that nine of out 10 people will get the Pagani Huayra's name wrong (include us in that group), but few if any will mistake it for anything else on the road today.
As impressive as it may be, there are some ways to make the Huayra stand out even more from the crowd, namely by individualizing the car's appearance.

Huayra! Watch Pagani's Chief Test Driver in Some Rocking Action

If there is one person in the world you would like to take you out for a spin in the new Huayra, or any other Pagani model for that matter, it's Davide Testi, the Italian firm's official test driver who has racked up more miles in the car than anyone else has.
A one John Jack had the privilege of seeing Testi manhandling [sic] the exotic supercar from the relative comfort of the passenger seat during a trip in Italy and was also kind enough to share the experience with the rest of us through a video that you can enjoy right past the break.