For car that’s supposedly coming to an end in production, Pagani sure likes putting out new, special-edition Zondas every 6 months. The Zonda Cinque and Cinque roadster were supposed to be the final edition of the Zonda, closing the book on one of the greatest and most stunning hyper-cars ever built. They were a combination of the Zonda F and Zonda R, with a clutch-less sequential gearchange, intending to be a road-going track car. Right. Because the normal Zonda was just too soft and cuddly for racetracks.
The send off was to make way for Pagani’s next project, currently referred to as the Pagani Project C9. The C9 is being called, by Mr. Pagani himself, a brand new car, from conception to the 3770 new parts it will be built with. It will have 700hp and and a rib-squashing 737 ft lbs of torque.
So the Zonda Cinque and Cinque roadster(shown below) were supposed to be the firework grand finale before the Zonda was laid to rest.
Well then call the Tricolore the encore, because Pagani just can’t let this phenomenal name go to bed. For the Geneva auto show Pagani created the Pagani Zonda Cinque Tricolore Special Edition. After you read that sentence, be sure to replenish your electrolytes.
The Tricolore’s design pays homage to the Italian air force acrobatic team, called Fecce Tricolore. Think of them as a more outgoing Blue Angels. (Do not, for any reason, let them near your girlfriend.)
To differentiate it from the “normal” Cinque, the Tricolore is made of a carbon-titanium weave, the same material as the upcoming C9. Now that’s how you make a test mule. The body is finished with a clear-blue lacquer that looks like something from a dream after watching Avatar, followed by 8 hours of F1 racing, and leaves you with your jaw on the pavement. Of course, tri-colored stripes run from the nose to the back of the hood, done in the colors of the Italian flag. The price for this “final” edition is a ridiculous, yet perfectly acceptable, $1.77 million. I say that’s totally reasonable for one of the best looking cars ever, as long as there’s a stripe-delete option. You gotta love the way Italians say goodbye.
Now that's a nice car! Lol, Top Gear recently did a DVD and the end they were saying (Richard Hammond) that this car is the supercar of the 21st century. I would have to kinda agree with it. . .
The even better thing is that Cinque=5, so only five of them are made and that means the value is just gonna go higher and higher
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