Company founder Horacio Pagani finds Chinese EVs quite attractive, though.
Last week, Pagani unveiled the roadster version of the Imola hypercar and the company also held a major business event – the Asia-Pacific launch of the Utopia (pictured in the gallery below). The automaker’s founder Horacio Pagani attended the premiere with his son Christopher and the pair answered questions from media representatives, telling Bloomberg that an electric hypercar from Pagani isn’t coming anytime soon. Why? We think you all know the answer.
Thanks mostly to the generous use of carbon fiber, the new Imola Roadster tips the scales at 2,776 pounds (1,260 kilograms) before adding all necessary fluids. In terms of weight, these figures put it in the supermini league but obviously, this is a mighty capable hypercar with a V12 engine under the bonnet.
Gallery: Pagani Utopia
In fact, low weight has always been among the most important advantages of Pagani’s vehicles, and switching to a battery electric powertrain, Horacio said, will have a negative impact on the car’s weight and overall performance. “It’s so different that you are losing a little bit of fun,” Horacio told the publication.
Back in the summer of last year, a report from Autocar claimed Pagani had abandoned its EV research efforts, which it started in 2018. However, Horacio contacted us and told us the automaker would continue to invest in electrical technologies and develop batteries and electric motors for use in the future. It seems that it will take a while until the company releases a zero-emissions hypercar because the technology it currently has is simply not up to the task. The family-owned firm is known for following its own path in the industry, and EVs won’t be any different.
During the Utopia’s Asia-Pacific debut in Hong Kong, Horacio also discussed the automotive industry from a more global perspective. He was asked about the Chinese EV industry and said that “car prices are cheaper than European brands, and therefore the producers of European cars need to pay a lot of attention and put a lot of effort in to try to remain in this specific market and stay competitive.” The country currently has the largest EV market on the planet and Horacio believes “there are a lot of opportunities for the Chinese brands in the EV segment and actually they are doing it very well when it comes to product and pricing.”
Keyword: Pagani Not Close To Introducing Electric Hypercar