The front and rear subframes are fabricated from chrome-moly tubing. The fabrication is beautiful but we were expecting something more unobtanium for 3.5 million. Like a lot of racecars, the engine and the transaxle that you can get a peek out of here are semi-stressed members to save weight, another race car trick. Check out the carbon header for the dry sump tank! Looking at the transaxle, it looks like the case may be magnesium. Check out the carbon header for the dry sump tank!
The rear suspension is unequal length A-arms with inboard mounted electronically controlled dampers. The shocks had no identifying markings but they look like Dynamics which makes sense because they have some good electronic spool valve technology.
Unlike most linkage-type suspensions I see, these have a proper rising rate. I think there is a third spring back there so stiffness in bump and roll can be controlled separately.
The front suspension is also an inboard rising-rate unequal length A-arm setup. You can see the titanium mountings for the front suspension and front subframes on the tub in this shot.
CNC machined control arms that have the anti-sway bar mounts built into the inner pivot are cool and we haven’t seen that sort of feature before. Check out the carbon brake air scoop and cooling shroud for the brakes!
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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.