Pagani Huayra Codalunga revealed

Pagani has unveiled the 2022 Pagani Huayra Codalunga hypercar it has created to commemorate historic racers from the 1960s, and has announced that prices will kick off from a cool €7 million ($A10.6m) for each of the five cars it will build.

Borrowing its name from the word ‘longtail’ in Italian, the Codalunga is based on the Pagani Huayra and has a completely redesigned body inspired by cars like the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Breadvan that featured an advanced (at the time) aerodynamically-honed body to help maximise top speed at races like the Le Mans 24 Hour.

That explains why the longer Huayra Codalunga bags smoother looks created for low drag and adopts some retro design cues, plus a rear deck that is some 360mm longer than the standard Huayra. The new panel also sprouts two snorkel-style air intakes.

Other changes include a redesigned front bumper that packages a larger air intake and new splitter.

Within the cabin the ties between it and longtail racers ends, with Pagani abandoning a stripped-out look for its usual opulent leather, brushed metal and jewellery-style elements.

Highlights of the interior include a dash made of a single piece of milled aluminium and woven and sanded nubuck leathers.

Despite the comprehensive rework, Pagani says the four active wing elements have been carried over and adapted to the new body.

A lack of a rear grilles and lightweight titanium exhaust – the latter tipping the scales at just 4.4kg – also help keep total mass down to just 1280kg.

Under the rear boot lid remains the mid-engine Mercedes-AMG-sourced twin-turbocharged 6.0-litre V12 that now produces 618kW and 1100Nm of torque – a healthy 30kW and 50Nm over the hard-core Pagani Huayra BC.

Pagani hasn’t released performance figures, but combined with a seven-speed single-clutch transmission, the rear-drive Huayra Codalunga should be easily capable of a sub-3.0-second 0-100km/h sprint and a top speed of more than 340km/h.

According to the Italian brand, the motivation behind the longtail Pagani came from two customers who petitioned the company’s founder, Horacio Pagani, to build them a longtail version.

Created by firm’s Grandi Complicazioni division, the wind-cheating hypercar is said to have taken two years to complete, with the development including the creation of both a quarter-scale and full-size model before the final design was signed off.

“The Huayra Codalunga comprises very few essential elements,” said Horacio Pagani.

“We have taken away rather than added. Simplifying is not at all straightforward, and this vehicle is, above all, the result of a complex pursuit of simple ideas.”

Despite its stratospheric pricing of more than €7 million ($A10.6m), Pagani has announced all five Huayra Codalunga cars have been sold.

It’s not been confirmed if any of the five are destined for our market, but when the Huayra Roadster made its debut Down Under in full road-legal, right-hand drive guise with ADR compliance, it instantly became Australia’s most expensive new car.

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