automobile manufacturer . for the italian city with the same name see pagani campania . pagani automobili s.p.a. type private industry automotive founded 1992 founder horacio pagani headquarters san cesario sul panaro mo italy key people horacio pagani ceo president products supercars number of employees 55 1 website pagani.com pagani automobili s.p.a. is an italian manufacturer of supercars and carbon fibre . the company was founded in 1992 by the argentinian horacio pagani and is based in san cesario sul panaro near modena italy . contents 1 history 2 relationship with daimler 3 pagani zonda 3.1 zonda cinque 3.2 zonda tricolore 3.3 bespoke 4 pagani huayra 4.1 official technical data 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit horacio pagani who formerly managed lamborghini s composites founded pagani composite research in 1988 . this new company worked with lamborghini on numerous projects including the restyling of the 25th anniversary countach the lamborghini lm002 the p140 design concept and the diablo . in the late 1980s pagani began designing his own car then referred to as the c8 project . pagani planned to rename the c8 the fangio f1 to honour his friend the five time argentinian formula one champion juan manuel fangio . in 1991 pagani established modena design to meet the increasing demand for his design engineering and prototyping services . in 1992 he began construction of a fangio f1 prototype and by 1993 the car was being tested at the dallara wind tunnel with positive results . in 1994 mercedes benz agreed to supply pagani with v12 engines . the cost of these cars are at a total of 2.3 million dollars . the final car was named the zonda c12 ; the fangio f1 name was dropped out of respect for fangio who died in 1995 . it was first presented at the 1999 geneva motor show . in 2005 pagani announced that it planned to triple its production output within the next three years and to enter the us market in 2007 . on 26 july 2010 pagani claimed a new record for production based cars using the pagani zonda r and completing the n rburgring in 6 47 beating the ferrari 599xx . 2 relationship with daimler edit while it is an independent company pagani has a working relationship with daimler ag most notably with mercedes amg arm . this is partly due to the fact that fangio had suggested that pagani approach mercedes . the zonda has used increasingly advanced versions of the m120 v12 ; the initial version displaced 6.0 l but later zondas used a 7.3 l engine while the series ending zonda r and its two other variants r evolution and r revoluci n rounded off the zonda series using a race tuned version of the same 6.0 l m120 engine used in the first versions of the zonda . pagani has also assisted in the development of the chrysler me four twelve . the m158 engine for the pagani huayra is a bespoke engine produced just for pagani . mercedes benz revised this engine in order to reduce turbo lag and improve response . this resulted in new exhaust headers new pistons a new intake manifold as well as new turbochargers . pagani zonda edit main article pagani zonda pagani s first model the zonda is propelled by mid mounted v 12 dohc engines manufactured by mercedes benz s amg division . the car s design was inspired by jet fighters and the famous sauber mercedes silver arrow group c cars and features several unique design elements including its circular four pipe exhaust . a pagani zonda r parked outside the pagani works in italy the zonda production run will end with 15 track only zonda r models of which 5 will be revolucion models . zonda c12 6.0 l 5987 cc c12 s 7.0 l 7010 cc c12 s 7.3 l 7291 cc c12 s roadster c12 s monza pagani zonda gr racing car zonda f pagani zonda roadster f zonda f clubsport zonda cinque edit pagani announced a car named zonda cinque which was introduced as a 2009 model . the cinque is based on the track only zonda r but will feature a new 678 horsepower mercedes benz v12 active aerodynamics and a newly developed carbon titanium fibre which is stronger and lighter than typical carbon fibre . only 5 were produced all of which were already spoken for . 3 pagani announced in july 2009 that they will also be producing a zonda cinque roadster of which only 5 will be produced . the roadster uses the same mercedes benz v12 engine as the coupe version but has been made lighter and stronger to keep the car structurally rigid . both the coupe and the roadster will do 0 100kmh in 3.4 seconds 0 200kmh in 9.6 seconds and a top speed of 349kmh 217 mph . the carbo ceramic brakes provided by brembo will get the cinque from 100 0kmh in 2.1 seconds and 200 0kmh in 4.3 seconds . the maximum side acceleration is 1.45 g with road tyres and at 300kmh the car produces 750 kg of downforce the most of any other road going zonda . 4 zonda tricolore edit at the 2010 geneva motor show pagani announced the exclusive zonda tricolore a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the frecce tricolori the italian air force s aerobatic squadron . 5 originally intended to be limited to a single car eventually 3 were produced . the tricolore is based on a top specification zonda cinque built on a carbon titanium chassis with sequential transmission and titanium exhausts . the 7.3 litre mercedes amg v12 in the back pumps out 670 hp 500 kw which translates to 217 mph 349 km h all out and 0 62 mph in 3.2 seconds . bespoke edit 2009 zonda ps originally white with golden contrast commissioned by peter saywell 2009 zonda gj carbon fiber black 2010 zonda uno light blue 2011 zonda hh sky blue commissioned by programmer david heinemeier hansson 2011 zonda 750 pink 2011 zonda rak yellow 2011 zonda absolute carbon fiber black 2011 zonda 760rs carbon fiber black 2012 zonda 760lh purple commissioned by f1 driver lewis hamilton 2012 zonda 764 passione grey purple 2013 zonda revolucion 2014 zonda revolucion 5 of 5 2015 zonda 760 x pagani huayra edit main article pagani huayra huayra the pagani huayra was officially debuted online with many pictures in a press release on january 25 2011 . the official world debut was at the geneva auto salon 2011 in march . it is the successor to the pagani zonda . it is named huayra after the incan god of wind . 6 pagani expects to build no more than 40 each year and each will sell for 1 000 000 . the engine is a m158 twin turbo 6.0 litre v12 from mercedes amg division producing 720 horsepower 537 kw 7 and 1 000 n m 740 lb ft of torque . 7 the huayra s main body is made from carbotanium ; a composition of carbon fiber and titanium thus it is reasonably lightweight . the huayra has been redesigned from the ground up but shares many visual qualities with the outgoing zonda . the top speed has gone up from the 220 mph 350 km h set by the zonda f roadster to 235 mph 378 km h and the 0 100 km h time is 3.2 seconds . when the car was driven round the top gear test track by the stig it set a lap time of 1 13.8 making it the fastest road car round the track . official technical data edit engine mercedes amg v12 bi turbo m158 displacement 5 980 cc power 720 horsepower 537 kw at 5800 rpm torque 1 000 n m 740 lb ft at 2250 4500 rpm transmission 7 speed sequential cross . amt robotic system with driving programs length 4 605 mm 181.3 in wheelbase 2 795 mm 110.0 in height 1 169 mm 46.0 in width 2 036 mm 80.2 in dry weight 1 350 kg 2 976 lb weight distribution 44 % front 56 % rear drag coefficient .31 to .36 variable . 8 see also edit italy portal companies portal list of italian companies references edit cumberford robert june 21 2011 . a visit with horacio pagani . automobile . http www.paganiautomobili.it english.htm . retrieved on june 13 2011 pagani zonda cinque . automoblog.net . pagani zonda cinque roadster . automoblog.net . 04.03.2010 pagani pay tribute to anniversary of the frecce tricolori with unique zonda . www.italiaspeed.com . retrieved 2010 03 07 . pagani huayra . exoticcars.about.com . retrieved 2014 12 09 . a b 2011 pagani huayra specifications information data photos 267773 . carfolio.com . retrieved 2014 12 09 . horacio pagani s huayra interview with jay leno . jaylenosgarage.com . 2012 04 25 . retrieved 2013 02 01 . external links edit pagani official site what the mind thinks the hand creates horacio pagani interview the land where blows el zonda article about the origins of the zonda name pagani factory home to handcrafted power review of the pagani factory tour v t e automotive industry in italy automotive industry transport in italy economy of italy active manufacturers passenger cars and lcvs alk de tomaso dr ducati ferrari fca italy abarth alfa romeo fiat fiat professional lancia martin maserati fornasari lamborghini oto melara pagani piaggio commercial vehicles bremach cnh industrial italy iveco astra iveco bus quadricycles casalini giottiline grecav italcar racing cars dallara osella picchio racing cars wolf racing cars defunct manufacturers passenger cars and lcvs ats bianchi bizzarrini ceirano chiribiri cisitalia cizeta de tomaso diatto fiat s.p.a. autobianchi innocenti isotta fraschini itala iso o.s.c.a. s.c.a.t. siata commercial vehicles om s.p.a. racing cars stanguellini bandini design engineering and coachbuilding b engineering carrozzeria barbi carrozzeria boneschi carrozzeria castagna carrozzeria ghia carrozzeria touring superleggera fioravanti giannini automobili gruppo bertone i.de.a institute italdesign giugiaro carrozzeria maggiora pininfarina studiotorino zagato components alcantara borrani bremach brembo group ap breco marchesini sabelt colotti trasmissioni dell orto fiat powertrain technologies vm motori fondmetal graziano icp isotta fraschini landi renzo magneti marelli martin oz group pirelli poltrona frau scam sparco spica related topics autostrade bologna motor show turin auto show retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pagani company & oldid 741171961 categories paganisports car manufacturerscompanies established in 19921992 establishments in italymotor vehicle manufacturers of italycar manufacturers of italyluxury motor vehicle manufacturersitalian brands navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages e tinadanskdeutsch espa ol fran aishrvatskibahasa indonesiaitaliano lietuvi nederlands norsk bokm lpolskiportugu s simple english suomisvenska t rk e edit links this page was last modified on 25 september 2016 at 21 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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