Is Pagani’s Huayra R the most extreme hypercar in the world? Only 30 editions of this super-light, retro-inspired track car will ever be produced

Mar 30, 2021

Pagani Automobili presented the Huayra R – at San Cesario sul Panaro, Italy, on March 18. Photo: handout

The specs speak for themselves: the Pagani V12-R is a 12-cylinder, six-litre, naturally aspirated racing engine that delivers 850 horsepower

But it’s about more than brute power and new tech: visionary boss Horacio Pagani has looked to decades past to inspire a futuristic thing of beauty

Horacio Pagani has done it again. The Italian supercar maestro presented perhaps the most extreme hypercar the world has seen – made exclusively for the track – at San Cesario sul Panaro on March 18.

The Pagani V12-R engine is the beating heart of the Huayra R. Photo: Pagani

Loyal to the company’s renowned craftsmanship, the sleek new motor embodies purity, passion and intensity, combining the highest level of automotive engineering and aerodynamic know-how with unprecedented aesthetic sensitivity, in an exercise of style that represents the full expression of Pagani Automobili’s technological development. The Pagani V12-R – the beating heart of the Huayra R – is a 12-cylinder, six-litre, naturally aspirated racing engine that delivers 850 horsepower (625kW) at 825 rpm and maximum torque of 750Nm.