The Pagani Utopia is a murals, with its twin-turbo V-12 engine, guide gearbox, and lavish inside. The one factor that would even remotely enhance the Utopia expertise is a detachable roof. Effectively, nice information—the brand new Pagani Utopia Roadster is right here. And it is stunning.
Completed in a Habanero Purple uncovered carbon fiber exterior—a shade impressed by the Zonda’s Dubai Purple—the Utopia Roadster seems even higher with no roof. It has all the identical design parts because the coupe: The twin rounded headlights, the gaping grille, the round taillights, and naturally, the quad exhaust suggestions. It even retains the coupe’s distinctive butterfly doorways.
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The Roadster rides on staggered 21-inch entrance and 22-inch rear wheels wrapped in Pirelli P Zero Corsa Cyber tires. These are the flowery new tires that can talk with the automobile; They learn issues like ABS, slip management, and traction management to assist maximize efficiency. And there is loads of efficiency to maximise.
The Utopia Roadster has the identical twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V-12 engine because the coupe. The Mercedes-AMG unit sends 852 horsepower and 811 pound-feet of torque to the rear wheels by way of an electro-mechanical differential within the rear axle. The Utopia Roadster has an electronically restricted prime pace of 217 miles per hour—only a few mph shy of the coupe’s 220.
Consumers can select from a seven-speed guide gearbox or a seven-speed automated guide with paddle shifters behind the steering wheel. The latter gearbox guarantees “lightning-quick shifts”—however it’s nonetheless no guide.
Even with a detachable hardtop roof, the Utopia Roadster weighs precisely the identical because the coupe—2,822 kilos dry. Spectacular. Pagani credit the energy and lightness of its superior monocoque carbo-titanium chassis for serving to preserve that weight. The corporate additionally used over 40 “formulation of composite supplies” within the Utopia’s development to assist preserve it mild.
The inside is not any much less spectacular than its fixed-roof counterpart. Carbon fiber, leather-based, and aluminum cowl practically each inch. The Utopia’s signature uncovered gear linkage stays for the seven-speed guide, and the shifter itself has a cultured carbon fiber insert.
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The steering wheel could not look all that attention-grabbing at first look, however it’s impressively detailed. It was constructed out of a single piece of 9,480-pound metallic and took five-axis milling machines 28 hours of steady work to finish. All advised, the steering wheel weighs simply 5.3 kilos.
As with the coupe, the Utopia Roadster will probably be a uncommon beast. Pagani solely plans to supply 130 examples worldwide at a value of €3.1 million every (or about $3.4 million USD). The primary Utopia Roadster makes its world debut throughout Monterey Automobile Week in August.
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