About ten years ago, Pagani unveiled the Zonda Tricolore, a special edition in honor of the Frecce Tricolori – the aerobatics team of the Italian Air Force. Pagani has now unveiled a new Tricolore based on the Huayra, with production limited to just three cars.
First reported by Engine 1the Tricolore uses the same Mercedes-AMG 6.0-liter V-12 engine as other Huayra variants, but tuned to produce 829 horsepower and 811 pound-feet of torque. That’s 2 hp more than the Huayra Imola Pagani track car unveiled earlier this year, with the same torque. The Tricolore has a slightly higher curb weight at 2800 pounds, compared to 2747 pounds for the Imola.
Power from the mid-mounted V-12 is sent to the rear wheels via a 7-speed sequential transmission. Pagani has not provided any performance figures for the Tricolore.
The special edition carries a color scheme inspired by the Aermacchi MB-339 jets used by the Frecce Tricolori. It also gets a different front bumper with larger intakes, a prominent front splitter and a model-specific rear spoiler.
On the inside, the Huayra Tricolore has a shift knob made from a single block of aluminum and blue anodized trim parts made from aviation-grade alloys. Blue and white seats refer to the Zonda Tricolore.
The Huayra Tricolore has a price tag of $ 6.7 million. Like the Zonda Tricolore, it will likely be one of the last variants of the supercar on which it is based. While a Huayra R model is expected to be unveiled in January 2021, Pagani claims to be winding down production and has a Huayra successor in the works. The Huayra and Zonda could both technically live on forever, as Pagani likes to keep rebuilding cars for customers upon request.