Horacio Pagani calls it the Coupe’s “rebellious sister, with a sharp edge.”
According to Pagani, the new Huayra Roadster is capable of the highest G-forces pulled “on a car with road tyres.” Bold claims from something that’s supposed to be a slightly midler, more lifestyle-ey variant of the Huayra coupe.
Except, Pagani seems to have rewritten the book on roadster variants. Traditionally seen as being a little less sharp and attentive than their fixed-top siblings (thanks to the additional strengthening and weight that usually comes with a drop-top), the Huayra Roadster offers marked improvements of the Huayra with which it shares its name. In fact, one could argue that the Huayra Roadster shares only its name and drivetrain, as even Pagani say that this car was designed from the ground up.
It shares the same V12 Mercedes-AMG engine as the Coupe, with 570kW and 1000Nm. We expect it to do the century sprint in about 3.0-seconds, though Pagani themselves haven’t yet released figures. The engine is mated to a seven-speed X-Trac gearbox, which is up to 40kg lighter than an equivalent double-clutch unit.
The biggest difference between the Roadster and the Coupe is the roof, or lack of. For the Roadster, Pagani is offering two choices of weather protection: There’s a hardtop replete with a glass roof, to simulate a coupe experience, while a fabric soft-top can be stowed in the car and deployed “in just a few simple steps.” There have been some changes to the aerodynamic bits and bobs, with four active aero flaps and seemingly small revisions to the nose and underbody to help air move smoothly over the new Roadster.
Taking inspiration from the Huayra BC, the Roadster sits on lightweight aluminium ‘HiForg’ suspension, which alone makes a dramatic 25% weight reduction over the Coupe. The entire car weighs just 1280kg dry, a good 80kg lighter than the Coupe. With little weight and so much power, the Italian supercar carries 380mm carbon-ceramic brakes on each corner, sitting pretty behind 20/21-inch wheels (which themselves are wrapped in special Pirelli rubber).
100 of these magnificent Huayra Roadsters will be built, and they’ll bear a €2,280,000 price tag (or $3.15mil in our money). But before you reach for your chequebook, we must inform you that all examples have already been sold. Bugger.
