Showing posts with label Pagani. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pagani. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

a Pagani Huayra Roadster prototype got away from the control of it's leadfoot pilot.. and the damage is 100s of thousands of dollars.



The Italian hypercar crashed in Aalen, between the villages of Burgstall and Birkhau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, last Friday morning

 According to the police, the 37-year-old test driver lost control of the car during a sharp acceleration shortly after he missed the construction work on the road.

The local police department shared this photo of the accident site on Twitter - we can see the go-fast machine... parked into a bush on the side of the road.

It's likely in that neighborhood due to the location of the AMG factory that supplies the Pagani cars with 6 liter twin turbo engines.


nice QR code camo vinyl wrap.

https://www.garaz.cz/clanek/prototyp-pagani-huayra-havaroval-v-nemecku-mame-jedine-foto-4623
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/pagani-huayra-roadster-prototype-crashes-in-germany-ends-up-in-the-bushes-126658.html#
https://twitter.com/PolizeiAalen

Thanks Gary!

Friday, May 11, 2018

you can lease a Pagani Huayra... but it might be cheaper to buy one instead, and sell it after a year or two

I just was emailed (blind marketing I suppose) that to lease a Pagani, you will need a down payment of $700,000 and contract for a 60-month lease term at $25,339 per month.

So... really, anyone who can afford to give away 3/4 of a million, to lease a car... is probably just going to buy it instead. Just my opinion, but with the factual numbers

Saturday, April 28, 2018

how to move a Pagani


step one, one does not drive a Pagani in Los Angeles... have you seen the conditions of the roads? So you hire the newest unusual style of flatbed tow truck wit a two piece bed


step two, tilt it up and extend the top... slide it back like taking one card from the top of the deck without looking


Step 3, act like you do this everyday. It's true, no one drives a Pagani. They probably can't find an insurance company that will handle the risk

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

lapping the 'Ring in less than 7:45


In 2005, a Pagani Zonda S lapped the Nurburgring circuit in 7:44 flat. That car cost $500,000
In Aug 2008, the Viper ACR set the record at 7:22.1
In Jan 2009, a GTR took the ring at 7:29
in 2012 the Viper set the record at 7:12.13

The Honda Type R costs $34,775, seats four, delivers more than 46 cubic feet of cargo room with the rear seat folded down, and gets 28 mpg on the highway, and lapped the 'Ring in 7:43.8 seconds

Production 4 door car... for less than 1/10th the cost of a 2005 supercar, 1/3rd the price of a Viper

Is anyone selling millionaires ridiculous cars paying attention? Just how do you talk a rich person into blowing a fortune on a Pagani, when it's not as fast as a Honda that costs 1/10th as much.

You could buy 2 Honda Type Rs, and still have enough to buy a house, and pay for race day, all for the cost of one Pagani that isn't replaceable.

Does that make you think twice?

http://www.automobilemag.com/news/first-drive-2017-honda-civic-type-r

The standard-equipment sheet is long: Honda-linked navigation with digital traffic info; 540-watt, 12-speaker audio system; support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto; keyless Smart Entry and push-button start; dual-zone climate control; LED headlights, fog lights, and daytime running lights; a multi-angle rear-view camera; and a lot more. Check out the pricing of the competition — Subaru STi, Ford Focus RS, Volkswagen Golf R — and you’ll find the Honda undercuts them all, even with its superior list of standard stuff.

That's how you kick the competition's ass. 

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Horacio Pagani, the billionaire whisperer


Builder of the Zonda and Huayra, he had a humble and obscure beginning in Argentina in 1955.

He studied Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineering at different universities, then worked on various projects, including furniture design, motor-home and camper design and construction from the mid 70s to the early 80s.

He moved to Italy in 1983, and by '84 he was working with Lamborghini on the various versions of the Countach and Diablo.

Lamborghini wasn't smart enough to get the machinery needed to build some parts themselves, so he split, and went into business making parts that Lamborghini, and other companies, needed at that level of supercar engineering. (Ferrari, Nissan, Renault, Aprilia)

Pagani made 33 cars in 2014.

http://www.autobytel.com/auto-news/features/celebrities/who-is-horacio-pagani-123188/