Pagani V12 to survive until 2026, electric car in the works
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Pagani has confirmed it will continue producing V12-powered hypercars until at least 2026, and says it's also working on an electric vehicle.
In an interview with Autocar, Horatio Pagani, the carmaker's founder and CEO, confirmed the company's next-generation sports car will again be powered by a twin-turbo V12 engine from Mercedes-Benz.
According to Pagani this the next-generation engine will be "homologated until 2026".
A camouflaged prototype believed to be the Pagani Huayra BC Roadster has been spied by photographers this week, hinting at the final variant of the company's V12 hypercar before its successor arrives in the coming years.
The company has already confirmed the Huayra Roadster will get the BC treatment, meaning we can expect the same wild treatment as the current BC coupe – though this time with the added feature of open-top thrills.
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The new Pagani Huayra Roadster has been unveiled with an upgraded interior, and a redesigned body with wider wheel arches.
Powering the Huayra Roadster is a 6.0-litre Mercedes-AMG twin-turbo V12 engine mounted behind the passenger cell, and that develops 562kW of power at 6200rpm and 1000Nm of torque.
Drive is delivered to the rear wheels via a seven-speed automated manual transmission and an electronically controlled mechanical differential.
Pagani has given fans cause for excitement this week with the release of a new video that appears to hint at a new and even more ramped-up version of the Huayra.
Giving away few details in the dark and mysterious video, this seemingly carbon-fibre-clad version of the supercar, appears to show a roof-mounted air intake meaning fans were not getting a sneak peak of the Huayra roadster that is reported to debut at the Monterey Car Week in California in August.
