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Pagani’s Huayra Codalunga Speedster Is What Happens When Italian Poetry Marries V12 Fury

San Cesario sul Panaro — Imagine a sculpture that roars. Now imagine that sculpture decided to take its top off and go sunbathing at 350 km/h. Welcome to the Pagani Huayra Codalunga Speedster — an exquisitely open-air tribute to the golden age of motorsport, hand-stitched with passion, performance, and just a touch of haute couture drama.

Crafted by Pagani’s Grandi Complicazioni division — which roughly translates to “Department of Ridiculously Complex and Beautiful Things” — this limited-run Speedster is Horacio Pagani’s idea of automotive minimalism. That is, if your idea of minimalism includes 864 horsepower, a titanium exhaust system with six outlets, and upholstery so finely embroidered it could make a Chanel atelier cry.

Inspired by the racing icons of the 1950s and ’60s, the Codalunga Speedster skips the unnecessary and goes straight for the sublime. There are no outrageous spoilers or obnoxious aero bits shouting for attention — just a flowing silhouette, lower side glass, and a roofline so smooth it could host a TED Talk on fluid dynamics. Oh, and when the roof comes off? It’s elegance, unplugged.

Inside, it’s less of a cockpit and more of a mahogany-lined sanctuary for speed junkies. The steering wheel feels like something you’d find in a vintage Riva speedboat, while the gear knob could double as a museum artifact. And if you’re wondering what embroidery has to do with a hypercar — it turns out everything. The fabric features a bespoke pattern inspired by Pagani’s signature quad-exhaust setup, composed of over 450,000 individual stitches. Yes, in a car. No, you can’t wear it to Fashion Week.

The numbers? They’re equally couture. A Mercedes-AMG-developed 6.0L twin-turbo V12 delivers 864 horses and enough torque to give Newton a headache. Available with a good old-fashioned manual gearbox (bless Horacio), the Codalunga Speedster ensures your hands and feet are as involved as your wallet.

Underneath, the carbon-titanium monocoque, active suspension, and carbon-ceramic brakes scream modern engineering, while the Pirelli Trofeo R tires whisper “I dare you.” The aerodynamic design was refined via CFD simulations — Computational Fluid Dynamics, for the uninitiated — or as we like to call it, “art meets wind tunnel.”

Only ten of these masterpieces will be made. That’s right — fewer than the number of people who actually understand how a Swiss tourbillon works. Each one is a result of a design tango between client and creator, because at Pagani, personalization isn’t a feature — it’s a philosophy.

Horacio Pagani summed it up best: “Some see a Hypercar as a burst of aggression. Others see it as a whisper of elegance. With the Codalunga Speedster, we wanted to sculpt the whisper.”

So, if you have a taste for hand-hammered leather, museum-grade mechanics, and the kind of driving experience that stirs the soul — plus a bank account that thinks seven digits is a warm-up — the Pagani Huayra Codalunga Speedster awaits. Just remember: it’s not a car. It’s a sonnet with side exhausts.

Technical Specifications

DIMENSIONSLength: 4,912 mm (193.3 in)
Width: 2,050 mm (80.7 in)
Height: 1,174 mm (46.2 in)
Wheelbase: 2,795 mm (110.0 in)
DRY WEIGHT1,270 kg (2,800 lb)
POWER864 HP (635 kW) at 6,000 rpm
TORQUE1,100 Nm (811 lb-ft) from 2,800 rpm
ENGINE60° Pagani V12, 5,980 cc, twin-turbo, developed with Mercedes-AMG
GEARBOX7-speed transverse Pagani by Xtrac, available in AMT (Automated Manual Transmission) or pure manual
DRIVETRAINRear-wheel drive
CHASSISCarbo-Titanium HP62-G2 and Carbo-Triax HP62 monocoque
SUSPENSIONDouble wishbone independent front and rear, forged aluminum alloy, variable-rate springs, coaxial active shock absorbers
BRAKESPagani by Brembo carbon-ceramic system: Front: 410 × 38 mm discs, 6-piston monolithic calipers; Rear: 390 × 34 mm discs, 4-piston calipers
WHEELSMonolithic Avional, 20″ front, 21″ rear
TIRESPirelli Trofeo R; Front: 265/30 R20; Rear: 355/25 R21
TOP SPEED350 km/h (217 mph), electronically limited
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