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The Pagani Huayra is a mid-engined limited-run hypercar introduced in 2011 at the headquarters of Pirelli in Milan, as the successor to the Pagani Zonda. The model shares its name with Huayra-Tata, the Quechua (indigenous South American) wind god. Named ‘Hypercar of the Year’ in 2012 by Top Gear magazine, all 100 units had been sold by February 2015.

Stronger, lighter and more powerful than the coupe, the Huayra Roadster was unveiled at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show after two years of development. It is powered by the same twin-turbocharged Mercedes-AMG-supplied ‘M158’ V12, but it now has a Bosch ECU and a boosted power output of 754 hp and 738 lb ft of torque, delivered to the rear wheels via a seven-speed automated manual transmission by Xtrac. 

It delivers 0-62mph in 3.1 seconds, and goes on to a top speed of 210mph. The weight is 70 kg lighter than the coupe (for a total of 1,280 kg), making it the first production roadster to be lighter than its hardtop counterpart, and providing a power-to-weight ratio similar to that of the McLaren P1. Like the coupe, only 100 units were delivered worldwide.

It has a new rear end, exclusive wheels and a redesigned vented engine cover, as well as conventional doors instead of the gullwing items seen on the coupe. Pagani also used a new material for the roadster called carbon triax, which is a tri-axis fibreglass meshed with carbon-fibre power bands. The roadster shares its active aerodynamics system with the coupe, as well as its titanium exhaust and Brembo carbon ceramic brakes, which feature four-piston callipers at both front and rear.