Pagani Zonda Revolucion: Going Out with a Bang

You couldn't accuse Horacio Pagani of building subtle automobiles. Unless, of course, you consider a sledgehammer subtle. We were first introduced to Pagani's, ahem, subdued approach in 1999 when the Italian marque revealed the Zonda C12. Some 13 years thereafter, Pagani finally got around to producing a successor to the Zonda: the Huayra. With the brand now having a new shiny toy sitting atop its lineup, we thought that would mark the end of the Zonda's time in the limelight. We were wrong. Pagani today revealed the Revolucion, the latest—and probably last—in ultra-expensive, ultra-high-performance Zondas. The Revolucion looks more like a race car than anything deemed acceptable for mere-mortal consumption, and the specs back up that idea. The Revolucion retains the Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.0-liter V-12 found in the Zonda R, now pumping out 800 horsepower and 538 lb-ft of torque, which is easily enough to scoot the 2359 pounds of carbon fiber, titanium, and aluminum that make up the car. Power is wound through a transversely mounted, magnesium-cased six-speed sequential gearbox that snaps from gear to gear in 20 milliseconds. Interpolating from Pagani's numbers, the 0-to-60 time should be about 2.7 seconds, with a top speed cresting 215 mph. At 2.9 pounds per horsepower, traction control will prove rather important. That's why Pagani has fitted the Revolucion with a Bosch-based TC system featuring 12 different settings. Working in unison is a "renewed" ABS system that makes use of Brembo's lighter and stiffer CCMR (the "R" stands for "Racing") Formula 1–derived carbon-ceramic brakes. Bristling with splitters and spoilers, the Revolucion also has a vertical rear stabilizer not unlike those seen on LMP1 cars. Pagani also added an F1-like Drag Reduction System (DRS) to the car's rear wing. The DRS can be manually operated at speeds above 62 mph and when lateral loads are higher than 0.8 g. If the DRS button is held down for two seconds, operation of the system is conducted automatically. First Drive: 2013 Pagani Huayra First Drive: 2013 Ferrari F12berlinetta First Drive: 2013 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster With a litany of F1- and Le Mans–inspired tech, as well as hypercar performance figures matched only by the creamiest of the crème, it's no wonder the Zonda Revolucion has a sticker price as racy as its spec sheet: $2.9 million. from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com

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