This isn’t just a hardtop convertible but a unique masterpiece with a whole host of changes compared to Pagani’s “regular” supercar
- Pagani just launched a new special that’ll be limited to a mere 10 units.
- It pays homage to 1960s racers, combining speed and timeless design.
- The brand will enable clients to customize their cars however they like.
Pagani is at it again with another super-limited run of hypercars only one percenters dare make a request for. This time, it’s a riff off the Codalunga, which itself is a long-tail version of the Huayra. Dubbed the Codalunga Speedster, this work of art on wheels is a distinctly different car than the normal version. Sure, it has a removable hardtop, but there are several other subtle changes all over and underneath the skin. Pagani is only making 10, and each one will be a bespoke project.
“The Huayra Codalunga Speedster is a tribute to those who imagine their sports car as an icon of lightness and momentum, shaped by essential lines that transcend time with ease,” says Horacio Pagani. The legend behind the brand sees this car as a tribute to the racers of the 1950s and 1960s. Those cars are often regarded as timeless, not just because they were fast and technologically groundbreaking, but because they were beautiful, too.
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That’s the kind of blend he’s looking for in the Codalunga Speedster. From a form perspective, it’s unique among the rest of the Huayra family. The windshield is lower, as are the windows. The headlights are embedded in the bodywork as never before.
The removable hardtop creates a visual impression of a raindrop. At the rear, the exhaust features six outlets now instead of four. Two sit beneath the rear diffuser, and the other four sit in their traditional position in the bumper.
The cabin is unique as well. The finishes are semi-matte to evoke old-school racers. Rather than lather the cabin with carbon fiber and titanium, you’ll find more mahogany and hand-hammered and polished aluminum rivets. Even the upholstery is unique to this car and takes its inspiration from both modern design trends and the signature Pagani exhaust profile.
Function Within Form
This isn’t just a pretty new dress on the Huayra that launched all the way back in 2011. The monocoque in the Codalunga Speedster is entirely new. The car features hidden NACA ducts, diffusers, and aerodynamic changes that improve its drag coefficient.
Under the rear decklid is the same AMG V12 that we tested back in an infamous Huayra Codalunga last year. In the Speedster, it makes 864 hp (635 kW) and 811 lb-ft (1,100 Nm) of torque that’s sent to the rear wheels only via a seven-speed gearbox. Buyers can choose from an automated manual or a true three-pedal manual transmission.
Huge Brembo brakes provide stopping power and meaty Pirelli Trofeo R tires supply grip. Pagani says the Speedster will reach an electronically limited top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h) if pushed to its absolute limit (presumably on a track or the Autobahn).
Grand Complications
In case all of this didn’t sound bespoke enough, Pagani also goes one step further. It also offers what it calls Grandi Complicazioni (grand complications, a horology-derived term), which is basically a division dedicated to making an already bespoke car even more unique. “These are pieces that demand extraordinary ingenuity and absolute dedication: time, care, and expertise. Only a few artisans in the world possess the skill to build them, often in extremely limited numbers, sometimes as a single, unique example,” says the automaker.
Consider this as Pagani’s version of Ferrari’s Tailor Made or Lamborghini’s Ad Personam programs. The difference is just how far Pagani will go: “No limits to personalization: concepts, forms, materials, colors, finishes. The only boundary is the imagination of those who dream of a truly unique, one-of-a-kind car”, they say. If that’s not a blank canvas, we don’t know what is. And it’s only fitting for such an esteemed brand and car.