The One-Off Pagani Huayra Pearl Has Been Mangled In Paris
We cannot apologise enough for leading with the above image, as it’s pretty damn horrific. It depicts a wrecked Pagani Huayra, but not just any Huayra - it’s the one-off ‘Pearl’ edition, with its exhaust and other engine parts flopped out onto the tarmac like a loved one who’s just been partially eviscerated by a pack of hungry zombies.
Little is known about the accident, other than that it took place on Tuesday in Paris, where the Pearl had been prowling around getting papped by supercar spotters over the preceding days. The driver - presumably the car’s super-rich Saudi owner - apparently lost the back end and smacked the Huayra into a tree, ripping off the left rear wheel and much of the rear quarter.
Powered by the same 6.0-litre twin-turbo V12 as the standard Huayra - no doubt with a slight hike in power - the Pearl features a unique, Zonda-inspired split rear wing plus a roof-mounted carbonfibre ‘snorkel’. How much the customer paid was never revealed, but you can bet it was a seven-figure number.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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I genuinely feel sorry for both the owner and the car. I got goose bumps the moment I laid eyes on that picture.
you have a fantastic surname!
First the One:1 and now this? Wonder if supercar owners are getting into Pokemon Go as well
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Don’t mean to pee on your parade, but the One:1 was driven by a Koenigsegg test driver (lent by the owner of the car) and was caused by a faulty ABS sensor rather than a lack of driver skill/attention.
Well Salomondrin is, who’s next……-Gasps- SHMEE!!!!
When I saw this I was all like
Me too i literally screamed WHAT THE F*CK??????
It had a double WING, cool exhaust, and color…..
Dam…
Mainstream media be like: “Terrorist attempted to run down tree with multi million Euro car, crashes”. 😂
Everyone be like, #prayforparis
It really be like dat doe.
Or maybe like: “Saudi rich kid crashs million dollar supercar while playing Pokemon Go to find Pikachu”
Not all arabs are terrorists.
Doesn’t make any sense but w/e
And I’m just like
Oh God… The horror… THE HORROR!
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Yesterday a Koenigsegg One:1, today a Pagani Huayra….. sad
stupid show-off
“Little is known about the accident, other than that it took place on Tuesday in Paris, where the Pearl had been prowling around getting papped by supercar spotters over the preceding days”
Showing-off has no relevance, here.