While Pagani is testing our nerves with its shadowy teaser videos, Youtube user 'Marchettino' caught the Italian supercar on test in its homeland. The first clean-sheet design Pagani in years, which is currently known by its C9 codename, is pegged for a debut at the Geneva Salon in March. The gullwing-door supercar will be powered by a new 6.0-liter bi-turbocharged V12 sourced from Mercedes-Benz's AMG division, tuned to deliver somewhere around 700 horsepower and over 1,000 Nm or 738 lb-ft of peak torque. Video follows after the jump.
We didn’t have to wait long for the second teaser of the Pagani C9 to be released and, fortunately, this time it’s more about the car than some presumably good Italian coffee. The clip shows some of the interior’s highlights. Amidst the symphony of exposed metal parts and high quality leather, we could make out a Ferrari 458 Italia-style steering wheel, with all sorts of switches (including index controls), and the engine key featured in the first teaser. Video and screenshots available after the jump.
One would expect an action-filled teaser for a supercar like the upcoming Pagani C9, which will replace the aging Zonda, but the Italian maker approached the task in a more laid-back manner, choosing to show us a man enjoying some coffee and the written news. And then, at the end of the clip, he picks up something that resembles a scale model of the new supercar incorporating what appears to be the engine key. Now, is this the best way to start your day or what? Video after the jump.
With modern day racing video games blurring the lines between virtuality and reality, it's no wonder some readers mistook last Friday's Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Trailer featuring a Police-livered Lamborghini Murcielago and a Pagani Zonda for a very well executed CGI when in fact it was a real-life film (see it here). If you still have doubts, then follow the jump to watch the video and get behind the scenes of the live-action shoot out.
Live action game trailers are nothing new. It's an easy way for developers to tease their upcoming titles without having to reveal any actual graphics or gameplay. Recent examples of this include Resident Evil 5 and Halo 3: ODST.
So there's a new trailer out for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, the latest in the NFSseries and the third Hot Pursuit title. However, this trailer comes with something special: a spectacular live action realisation of the chase from the E3 reveal trailer.
In the original trailer, we see an epic chase whereby a Koenigsegg CCX, Pagani Zonda Cinque and McLaren MP4-12C are pursued by two Ford Shelby GT500s, a Bugatti Veyron, a Lamborghini Murciélago and a Bell 206 helicopter. This is all realized (presumably) with the in-game engine and is pretty sweet in itself.
However, it's nothing compared to this real-life chase between an orange Zonda Cinque, police issue Murciélago and Bell 206 through the Italian Alps from the game's marketing team. It's the sort of thing that has to be seen to be believed. Watch the video, and let us know what you think in the comments.
Ever wonder what it's like to be an automotive journalist? Well, for a select few, there are times when it can be (very) rewarding. See, not many journalists will have the chance to get their hands on a Pagani Zonda R. On the other hand, few are as qualified as Fifth Gear co-host Tiff Needell to justify such a pricey loan and this video stands as a testimony to that.
So, after delighting your eyes with the awesome commercial and remembering why you adore the Zonda R, take a look at Needell running the Italian supercar through its paces.
And just in case your memory fails you, we'll remind you that the supernatural howl comes from a 6.0-liter AMG V12 engine, sourced from the Mercedes Benz CLK-GTR, capable of 750 hp (559 kW) and 523 lb-ft (709 Nm) of torque.
Weighing in at just 2,358 pounds (1,070 kg), this track-ready beast catapults to 62 mph (100 km/h) in just 2.7 seconds and into our hearts with the speed of light.
Not that a boutique automaker like Pagani depends in any way on commercials to sell a dozen or so pieces of its Zonda exotics, but it doesn't hurt to release a short promotional film, especially if it's so well executed as this one. Follow the jump and enjoy three-splendid-minutes with the Pagani Zonda R.
While we've yet to see the long-awaited new Pagani Zonda R on the road, the Italian firm decided to continue the teasing with the first official video trailer of its €1.2 million supercar. Don't expect to be lifted off your feet as the teaser film is just that - a tease that gives us an insight on the hand built process of Pagani's latest supercar that will be powered by a new 750HP 6.0-liter V12 engine developed by Mercedes AMG. Hit the jump to watch the video.
A supercar… stalker managed to capture a Pagani Zonda prototype on film the moment that the vehicle was leaving the company’s headquarters in San Cesario sul Panaro, near Modena, Italy. We’re not absolutely sure of what we’re seeing here, but we're suspecting that the camouflaged Zonda F is a test mule for the forthcoming Zonda C9 that’s expected in 2009. Watch both videos right after the jump. -Continued
Grab a cup of coffee, sit tight and enjoy the Pagani Zonda F Clubsport breaking the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record, previously held by the Porsche Carrera GT. Driven by Nordschleife expert Marc Basseng, the Zonda F Clubsport managed to complete the 12.9-mile lap in just 7:27.82, eclipsing the Porsche’s unofficial record by two-tenths of a second. The Zonda F Clubsport is powered by a 7.3-litre AMG Mercedes V12 engine producing 641bhp, and it weighs just 1,230kg or 2,711 lbs. Pagani claims a 0-62mph (100 km/h) time of 3.6 sec and a top speed of 345 km/h or 215mph. -Thanks for the tip Kathy!
