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Of the many special editions of Zonda which Pagani launched during the long production of the hypercar, one of the rarest and most sought after is Tricolore, which was unveiled in 2010. Zonda Tricolore was a tribute to the Italian aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori and was finished in blue-fiber colored carbon with Italian flag accents. It was faster and much more expensive than a standard Zonda and only three were built. Now that Huayra’s current production series is coming to an end, Pagani has revealed a Tricolore version of Huayra it is even wilder than its predecessor Zonda.
The inspiration was again inspired by the acrobatic team of the Italian Air Force, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary next year. Pagani looked specifically at the AERMACCHI MB-339A PAN aircraft used by the team, amazing aircraft that can reach speeds above 550 mph above sea level and can perform maxillary stunts. Tricolore was designed with extreme ease in mind, achieved through the widespread use of composite materials and aeronautical technology.
The special edition Pagani Huayra Tricolore is very, very Italian
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Like all other Huayras, the Tricolore uses a 6.0-liter twin-turbo V12 engine from the Mercedes-AMG, but the Tricolore gets a lot of power. Couples 829 horsepower and 811 pound-feet of torque, increases by 38 hp and 37 lb-ft from the already extremely powerful Huayra BC Roadster. No performance specifications are provided, but given that Pagani says the Huayra Tricolore weighs just £ 2,800, it should be monstrously fast. The chassis has been modernized and with increased rigidity due to its composite construction.
Pagani worked hard on the Huayra style to ensure the best possible aerodynamics. There is a redesigned front bumper with a more complex splitter, new wheels with a propeller-inspired design and a larger rear speaker. The large rear wing is perfectly integrated into the rear deck, with supports that echo the shape of the aircraft, and Pagani says it perfectly compensates for the increased force of the front. I’m always a vacuum cleaner for a roof bucket, so my new favorite piece is the gorgeous center intake, which sits between the treadmills and supplies cold air directly to the engine.
Sounds fun.
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Huayra Tricolore’s body is made entirely of blue carbon fiber and there is a prominent red, green and white tricolor band on the sides, which matches that of the planes. The Tricolori logo, which consists of three stars with three corners in the colors of the Italian flag, is found on the nose of Huayra. Components such as the front splitter, aerodynamic flaps and side mirrors are carbon black, while parts such as headlight pads and side trims are made of blue anodised aluminum.
Inside, the Tricolore receives white and blue leather seats with Italian flag stripes, and the Tricolori logo is embroidered on the headrests and can be found on the four-point racing harnesses. All very light aluminum is anodized blue to match the exterior, and the gearbox is milled from a single block of aluminum and carbon fiber and then manually polished with a clear finish. Even the mats are made of composites. Strangely, Pagani has not released any photos of the interior, so we’ll just have to take our word for how interesting it is.
Because, of course, you need an air speed indicator.
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But the coolest (and strangest) feature is something I’ve never seen on any other production machine. Mounted on the nose of the car is a Pitot tube, a metal measuring device that is commonly used on airplanes to measure air speed. And it does the same thing here, with a dedicated pressure gauge on the center console that displays the air speed for the occupants. It’s pretty useless, but really cool and it’s not about hypercars?
As with the Zonda, only three Huayra Tricolores will be built, with a huge starting price of $ 6,745,000 before European taxes. Each of the three receives a unique number painted on the wing and on the front end, which matches the three leaders of the Tricolori formation: no. 0, the commander who leads the show from the ground, number 1, the leader of the band that leads the group, and number 10, the soloist who does the craziest stunts. If you have $ 7 million in reserve and want one, it’s probably too late, because Huayra Tricolore is probably already exhausted.
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