PAGANI ZONDA C12. IS IT BETTER THAN A LAMBORGHINI

Pagani’s growth from being a relatively unknown start up to one of the automotive industry's most illustrious supercar builders is almost entirely down to the success of this one model: the Zonda. Founder Horatio Pagani, a former Lamborghini engineer and one of the fathers of carbonfibre composites, defied the odds to create one of the most beguiling supercars ever – and built a modern day supercar dynasty on its back. The Zonda has been such a success, demand from wealthy customers has kept it in production, despite the introduction of the all-new Pagani Huayra which was intended to replace it. This trickle of new builds transformed the Zonda from being a relatively affordable supercar at its launch in 1999 to a commissioning piece for the super rich. The 760RS we drove is one of the commissioned cars, based on the notion of offering the performance of the track only Zonda R on the road. To fulfil its brief, it was the first model to utilise a set of engine upgrades liberating around 750bhp from its V12 engine. With F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton as one of these customers, I can’t think of any higher praise for a car and company to receive. #PAGANI #PAGANIZONDA #PAGANIZONDAC12

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