Say Hello To The Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta: Horacio's Alfresco Supercar
The Pagani Zonda really is a supercar that refuses to die. Despite it being 18 years old another special version of the Italian-built masterpiece is here, but all is not as it may seem.
The Zonda has been kept alive these last few years through a series of one-offs requested by extremely well-heeled customers, but this new ‘HP Barchetta’ version is a little different. It’s been commissioned by Horacio Pagani himself, and three will be made, with one thought to be going straight to the man’s own collection.
The Italian manufacturer says that the car is “how Horacio imagined his own Zonda,” and good lord, does he have an imagination, because this thing is willfully bonkers. There’s no roof, a cut down windscreen, a delicious air intake poking over the roll hoops, and a set of rear wheel spats rather like those found on the Zonda Zozo. Extra points must be awarded for the lashings of blue tartan in the cabin, and those bizarrely-shaped seats.
There’s little in the way of technical details to dine out on just yet, but power will almost certainly come from a naturally-aspirated, AMG-sourced V12. And yes, it’s hooked up to a six-speed manual gearbox.
It’s been speculated that this trio of HP Barchettas are going to be the last Zondas ever built, although we’re not sure we believe that - it’s not the first time a ‘last ever’ Zonda has turned out to be nothing of the sort, after all.
No prices have been revealed, but this is most definitely one of those ‘if you have to ask…’ times.
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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An other car to add to big garages alongside 911r
anyone else think its kinda ugly compared to other zondas?
Kinda, the distribution of painted and unpainted panels seems a bit sporadic, the car would probably look better if Horacio could decide between bare carbon or blue.
Yes. Remove the spats, change the wheels, install a proper windscreen and get rid of those rear LED lights/spoilers - basically just leave it as a ‘standard’ Zonda!
Wheel spats?
Is that a motherf*cking Zozo reference?
Hey Mr Pagani wouldn’t mind sending one my way.
cheers
I hope he will do the same with the Huayra, just keep building them. My god there beautiful…
“The last Zonda ever to be build” is becoming as believable a statement as the Rolling Stones “last ever/retirement Tour” they keep going on those past 15 years.
Naturally Aspirated V12 and a 6 speed manual? Pagani, this is why we love you!
As pointed out by a few people here, wheel spats can look great on a car, but I think these carbon spats on this Zonda look awful. Being a contrasting colour and sticking out so far, they are clearly an add on, rather than a continuation of the body over the wheel as classic cars had.
I love it but why are do the front wheel arches look too high.
don’t really like the way this one looks. I think Pagani are so used to people falling in love with the way their cars look (the customers have decent tastes to be honest) they’re not sure what’s ugly anymore. Also the hype is so strong people don’t even consider the possibility that a Zonda is ugly. The wheel spats look out of place, the lack of a roof looks like a consequence of a child playing around with the scaled clay model and a ruler then trying to fix it, and last but not least the colour makes it look so condensed (could be the lighting though)