In the world of supercars you have many different players. Ferrari is the technological wonder child, while Lamborghini is that school bully that developed a bit of common sense with age. Aston Martin is the sophisticated gentlemen spy that can charm any living thing with a single word. Then, you come to Pagani, the new boy. These cars don?t feature any sophistication or old world charm. Yet, their radical designs and outrageous performance have placed them in the top tier of the supercar tree and now, we have a new version, the C9.
In the world of follow-ups, this one is massive. Sort of like the Godfather II following the Godfather. The Zonda was the car that made Pagani into the company you see today. Automotive journalists loved it and the base version spawned many different special editions and one-offs like the Zonda F and Cinque. It was like nothing ever seen before. The Zonda’s development was evolutionary, but the C9 that will replace it will be revolutionary.
Updated 12/29/2010: Pagani has revealed the first teaser video of the future C9 supercar. And while the video only shows a look-a-like for Pagani founder, Horatio Pagani, drinking a cup of coffee and picking up what looks to be a small scale model of the supercar, we are happy to know that the company is preparing the official launch.
UPDATE 01/05/11: Looks like the new Pagani supercar codenamed the ’C9’ may have finally been christened with a production name. Reports coming out of Pagani’s homeland of Italy suggests that the successor to the Zonda will officially be called "Huayra". The name, which was reportedly trademarked by Horacio Pagani in Europe, is a translation from the ancient South American language of Quechua that translates to "wind". Given its translation, it’s not all that surprising for Pagani to choose that name since, incidentally enough, it’s predecessor, the Zonda, was named after a wind in Horacio Pagani’s birth country of Argentina. Guess these guys have some sort of fascination with winds, huh?
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Pagani Hyuara (C9) originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 5 January 2011 09:00 EST.
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