The Zonda HP Barchetta was unveiled at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance as a present to the company’s founder, Horacio Pagani for his 60th birthday as well as to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the Zonda. It has unique exterior design cues which makes it different from other Zondas produced with the most distinguishable features being the barchetta body style and rear wheel covers inspired by group C race cars, making it the first Pagani to ever use this styling. This car costs 15 million euros, which is enough to buy several Bugattis, hundreds of Ferraris and thousands of Porsche.
The Zonda HP Barchetta 2018 is powered by a 7.3-liter naturally aspirated Mercedes-AMG V12 that’s hooked up to a six-speed manual transmission. While official power numbers haven’t been released, this is an engine that can make 760 horsepower in certain applications. While AMG produces new 6.0-liter twin-turbo V12s for the Pagani Huayra, it hasn’t built naturally aspirated V12s for years. Power comes courtesy of the 7.3 L (445 cu in) Mercedes-Benz V12 engine rated at 800 PS (588 kW; 789 hp) and 850 N⋅m (627 lb⋅ft) of torque making it the most powerful road legal Zonda ever produced.
The wheels of the car also have different colour inlays with the wheels at the left having gold and the wheels at the right having blue inlays. Production is limited to just 3 units with one unit retained for Horacio Pagani’s personal collection. The Zonda HP Barchetta marks an end to the Zonda’s production run. The 760 series cars and other special edition Zondas can still be commissioned upon customer request. Brakes are supplied by Brembo and the tires are “HP”-spec Pirelli P Zeros. The whole thing weighs under 2800 lbs. The HP Barchetta features a very low windscreen and a striking ram-air intake that rises above the passenger compartment.
The Zonda HP Barchetta uses a central monocoque made from Pagani’s proprietary Carbo-titanium Carbo-Triax HP52, while the front and rear subframes are steel. The car also has a rear spoiler, air intakes and rear lights taken from the 760 series cars. It borrows its seats and suspension from the Huayra BC along with its power output being identical to the BC with the only difference being that the BC has a Bi-turbo engine while the HP Barchetta is naturally aspirated. Double-wishbone suspension is used at all four corners as are manually-adjustable Ohlins dampers.
