The Zonda R and Zonda Cinque.
In 2006 Pagani began designing an extreme car, based on the Zonda F and intended for use on the track. After six months of work, and given the commercial success that the project was receiving, Horacio Pagani decided to start all over again in total creative freedom.
In 2006 Pagani began designing an extreme car, based on the Zonda F and intended for use on the track. After six months of work, and given the commercial success that the project was receiving, Horacio Pagani decided to start all over again in total creative freedom. The Zonda R was presented in 2009. Besides the racing temper, it sported finishes worthy of an art gallery: a big “clock” made of 3270 new components including the carbo-titanium chassis, ergal and titanium bolts, the blast-proof bars, the extinguishing system, the FIA-approved and HANS-compliant seats and the XTRAC robotized gearbox with shift speed of 20 ms.
Zonda Cinque was presented at the International Motor Show in Geneva in 2009, with the intention of creating the most extreme road-going version of the full range, producing only five cars in addition to the prototype. To get a downforce of 750 kg at 300 km/h, the Cinque was equipped with a new front spoiler, a newly designed adjustable rear wing, flat bottom and modified rear slides. Many aerodynamic features were borrowed from the R, like the air intakes on the bonnets and roof. It was the first road car to have a carbo-titanium central structure and today it is considered the most iconic among the creations of the atelier in San Cesario sul Panaro.
The ergonomic levers behind the steering wheel, as well as the rest of the control instruments, were re-designed in order to offer the highest level of precision and a full immersion in driving pleasure.
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