The engine is developed for Pagani by Mercedes who is a technical partner. It is a 6-liter twin-turbo V12 putting out about 800 hp at 5900 rpm and 775 lb/ft of torque at 5600 rpm. The power is fed through a transverse 7-speed Xtrac single-clutch transaxle that is computer-controlled with a computer-controlled electro-mechanical diff for torque vectoring. It doesn’t use dual-clutch technology like most supercars because the single-clutch trans with sophisticated electronic controls is about 40 percent lighter than dual-clutch transmissions like the Porsche PDK.
Here is the stock mufflerless titanium exhaust system. It is all pie cut and burnt JDM style. That’s about the only thing people like us have in common with this car! Half of the exhaust vents out the back while the other half blows the rear diffuser. Notice the rear body clamshell has these cool titanium coilovers with a billet parallelogram linkage to hold it up?
This is the cooling duct/shroud for the scoop-fed engine oil heat exchanger. Every trim part for the motor is dry carbon and this one is functional and a work of art.
This has got to be the nicest vin tag ever. The Huayra has a full carbon tub instead of a unibody, just like a Prototype or open-wheel racer. This assures a super lightweight and stiff chassis even though the car is a roadster with a removable roof section. The car only weighs 2756 lbs! That is feathery light. For instance, our Project GT3RS, a simpler car, weighs about 3080 lbs even with mostly carbon and magnesium body panels.
You can see the outlines of the carbon tub here. The tub is 100% autoclaved carbon with titanium inserts for bolting on the subframes and other structural parts. The fact that this streetcar has a carbon tub is pretty impressive.
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I liked this change of pace! I wouldn’t mind seeing more car analysis or review, hypercar or track build. Keep it up guys!
Man…. 3 years since I wrote about the 720S. Sorry, life got in the way.
https://motoiq.com/nerds-eye-view-mclaren-720s/
This was an awesome article, and a cool change of pace from the usual MotoIQ build spot lights.
I would absolutely enjoy seeing more of these close looks at the hypercars – the detail helps us mere mortals see which ones are legit and which ones are not worth the hype.
I consider the Pagani to be a hyper-styled hyper car that focuses on form over function. It’s not my cup of tea in terms of performance objectives, but it’s absolutely a work of art in every aspect. I honestly think that most billionaires can’t even drive these machines to the levels that they are meant to be driven at, and considering that, why bother spending all your ‘hard earned’ money on a bunch of performance metrics that you will never take advantage of?
You are ALWAYS going to appreciate the craftsmanship, and you certainly won’t get any competition in that department from the other hypercars.
The Pagani makes the Bugatti look cheap.
The workmanship is one thing you notice, no kit car cheapness here like some other hypercars. I was surprised by the aero though didn’t seem very sophisticated and I was also surprised by the mere chrome-moly subframes.
Yeah, it’s too much form over function for my taste. But there’s the crowd that likes to have something different and more rare just because it’s more rare. I think I’ve maybe seen one Pagani? I’ve seen at least a handful of P1s actually driven on the road. I saw a Senna on the 405 a couple weeks ago.
Hey Mike, would you say the movable flaps/ailerons would make up for the aero deficiencies you noted? I was hoping to see you mention them, and your thoughts on their pros and cons.
Illegal in every race series I know of.