The carbon fiber Huayra is debuting in Las Vegas
Pagani has just unveiled the third and final Huayra 70 in the U.S., showing the Huayra still has plenty of life left, even as Pagani now builds and delivers the Utopia. Presented at the Concours at Wynn in Las Vegas, the final Huayra 70 is known as Anima and follows in the footsteps of the Trionfo and Derecho models unveiled earlier in the year.
The Huayra 70 Anima has been brought to life through Pagani's Grandi Complicazioni program that allows customers to design and spec out highly customized models that wouldn't be out of place at the Louvre Museum. The highlight of Anima is no doubt its exterior finish, dominated by exposed carbon fiber body panels, including the bumpers, doors, fenders, hood, and engine cover.
The Italian brand has established itself as a purveyor of some of the finest colored carbon fiber on earth, and this carbon is made even more remarkable as it includes real diamond dust, giving it a unique shimmer. As if the blue carbon and diamond dust weren't enough, the Huayra 70 includes hand-applied platinum leaf on the front splitter, parts of the doors, across the engine cover, and on the rear wing uprights.
As with the other two Huayra 70 models, the Anima's bodywork is more outlandish than other Huayra models, including the BC Roadster. In addition to the new bumpers, it has a distinctive rear diffuser, a unique rear wing, and a roof scoop inspired by the legendary Pagani Zonda Cinque. It even has a special six-pipe exhaust system with a white ceramic coating, and Pagani has gone so far as to finish key chassis components in Tricolore Blue and Argentina Light Blue.
A twin-turbo V12 with no electrical assistance in sight
Performance promises to be ferocious. The car uses the familiar twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12 sourced from AMG, but now upgraded to deliver 851 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 811 pound-feet (1,100 Nm) of torque. Like the other two Huayra 70 builds, the V12 is mated to a seven-speed Xtrac manual transmission driving the rear wheels through an electromechanical self-locking differential. This thing isn't all about insane straight-line power.
The Huayra 70 has double-wishbone front suspension with electronically adjustable and interconnected shock absorbers at all four corners. As for brakes, the Huayra 70 Anima includes carbon-ceramic discs at all four corners, plus almighty Brembo calipers. It also sports a distinctive set of 20-inch front and 21-inch rear wheels wrapped in 265/30 and 355/25 Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tires.
The cabin of the Huayra 70 Anima is like stepping into the inner workings of a million-dollar tourbillon timepiece. The seats have Inky Blue carbon fiber accents and are wrapped in milk-colored leather. Light interiors like this aren't very practical, but they're striking. Diamond dust has been added to the steering wheel and gear knob, and there's the same array of exposed aluminum parts we've come to expect from other Huayras over the past decade.
According to Pagani designer Lorenzo Kerkoc, the Italian brand worked with the car's owner for more than a year to make it absolutely perfect. They set out to create a Huayra that fulfilled the owner's childhood dream "to create a special car together with Horacio Pagani." We'd say they've fulfilled that dream.
