The car you see here is the last Pagani Zonda F Roadster to ever be produced - last one in a series of 25 units - pictured just out of the factory and ready to be sent to an Ukrainian customer. The bodywork is made of purlpe and bare black carbon fiber panels, exactly the same colors used for the upholstery in the cabin.

The Zonda F Roadster comes with an amazing 7.3-litres V12 engine of Mercedes-AMG heritage, delivering 602 hp in its standard format and up to 650 hp in the enhanced Clubsport version (with a maximum torque of 780 Nm at 4000 rpm). The car is fitted with carbon-ceramic brakes, 6-speed manual transmission and, in its Clubsport configuration, boasts an impressive power-to-weight ratio of 520 hp/ton.

Weighing less than 1230 kg, the car runs from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.6 seconds, from 0 to 200 km/h in 9.8 seconds and can reach 345 km/h top speed. Thanks to the intensive use of carbon fiber for parts of frame, bodywork and interior, the Zonda Roadster weights about the same as the coupe model it derives from.

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Here we see the legend that the Pagani Zonda R became together with the newest Pagani hypercar creation - the Huayra. The two models have been photographed at a Pagani track day together at Adria by “Soluz”, and published by our guys at Autoblog.it. There’s not much to add really, except that Pagani seems to have produced another exceptional hypercar that is stylistically different from the Zonda. See the gallery below.

Pagani Huayra and Zonda R in track pics together

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As far as video teasers go, we love this one from Pagani of the new C9 for its sublety and its beautiful imagery, regardless of the fact that we can’t really make out what the teaser bit in the last few seconds really is. The new Pagani is the Zonda replacement set to be revealed at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March and what better way for us to kick off the new year on Eurocar than with a fleeting glimpse of one of the most anticipated supercars to be presented this year?

The Pagani C9 will have a Mercedes V12 engine with what is rumoured to be about 700 hp and more than 1000 Nm of torque. It seems you can’t get more hyper than that. Below are a couple of renderings that have emerged of what the C9 might look and while we’re itching to see this when it gets released, we’re happy to wait in blissful expectation for the moment.

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The Pagani Zonda is starting to have about as many special editions as the Fiat 500 (though they are obviously far more expensive to produce). Here is another one-off Zonda squeezed out before the new Pagani C9 appears. This particular one is called the Zonda Absolute and joins others such as the Tricolore, RAK, 750 and Uno editions.

As usual, Pagani is making this special edition for a customer who has already ordered it, and this time reportedly it’s a customer in Hong Kong. We get the usual full carbon fibre job with a snazzy tricolore stripe down the front (a touch we really quite like). The full opaque colouring is carried through to the interior done in black. This particular Zonda is probably one of the few right-hand drive ones around and we’ll be keen to see more pics if they turn up - despite the umpteenth one-off, we still can’t get enough of out Pagani Zondas.

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These live pics of the Pagani Zonda F Roadster come from our guys at Autoblog.it who were lucky enough to spot it at the Bologna motor show. Not only that, our blogging colleague also got the chance to have a chat with Horacio’s nephew, who apparently revealed some information about the upcoming Pagani C9, but it was promised that the information would not go to print. In any case, we can expect a masterpiece with Pagani raising the bar yet again on its own hypercar models, and the C9 set to be a new benchmark.

The Pagani Zonda F Roadster you see in the pictures appeared in a corner of the Bologna motor show exhibition hall, guarded only by the young relative of the man himself. There was no glass to be got around - not even a red cord marking the area, which is something you see on much less prestigious and precious cars. Enjoy the pics below and if we get wind of what the information on the C9 was, in addition to Pagani’s plans for the US, we’ll let you know.

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In this video we learn how the guys at Need for Speed made the snazzy Pagani Zonda vs Lamborghini Murcielago Hot Pursuit video. They came up with the idea of a live video shoot and so Pagani put together a prototype laboratory vehicle of the Zonda Cinque for the occasion, while the Murcielago got tarted up with its official police livery. And then they all took off to the Italian Dolomites for filming. Sounds like a tough job, doesn’t it? See how they made the video above, with the official Hot Pursuit Pagani and Lamborghini sequence after the jump.

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In this video Jeremy Clarkson drives the Pagani Zonda R as part of his DVD collection on Italy’s supercars. For the first time, we get what the Zonda R is all about - as Clarkson says it’s a “pure speed machine”. It’s not designed for racing, although it’s clearly one of the fastest cars on the planet, and it looks more like a pure prototype race car if you took away all the regulations involving race cars. It sounds quite scary, frankly. Compared to the Ferrari 599 GTO, which Clarkson also tried, this has an extra 70 hp and weighs a full 400 kg less. Not for the faint hearted - see what Clarkson has to say about it in the video. The key to the script? Clarkson says: “I asked the guys at Zonda how fast it goes and they said they’ve got no idea…”

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This Pagani Zonda one-off is called the RAK and is another take on the Zonda Cinque model. It’s the sixth one-off model to be developed after the Zonda PS, Uno, Tricolore, HH and 750. The RAK will be on show at the Auto Salon Singen event and is part of that dealer’s impressive collection of cars which includes a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB valued at 4.45 million euros.

The RAK has the same set-up as the Cinque with a 7.3 litre AMG engine with 700 hp and the car body is made from carbon and titanium. It stands out with its yellow colour, and has brake calipers to match. The price is said to be about 1.85 million euros.

Pagani Zonda RAK

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The Pagani Zonda 750 is another one-off Zonda built to order for an Arab car collector. The Zonda is on its way out of production as the Italian car manufacturer looks to replace it with the C9 model currently being developed. The Zonda 750, seen in these images, is based on the Zonda Cinque model but no official details have been released. It is most likely equipped with the V12 AMG engine from the Zonda R and other elements such as exhaust, aerodynamic features and air intakes would suggest so.

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We often see car manufacturers drawing a long bow with some of their chosen metaphors, but in this beautiful video the Pagani Zonda Tricolore deserves its association with Italy’s jet fighting acrobatics team, the Frecce Tricolore. The team celebrated its 50th anniversary over the weekend and this video of the one-off Zonda Tricolore has been produced to honour them. The new Pagani C9 is on its way, and so we’re getting these one-off Zondas as part of the model’s swansong. The Tricolore model itself cost 1.3 million euros.

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I was horrified on first seeing this that Autocar was going to a 90-second test drive verdict on the Pagani Zonda R but in retrospect it would have been fun to see them try. What’s there to say, really? The Zonda R represents the Zonda swansong before the new Pagani C9 turns up but that obviously doesn’t mean they shoved one off the production line with a few stickers attached and called it a special edition.

The Pagani Zonda R is equipped with an aspirated six-litre V12 engine with 750 hp. Clearly not a street legal car. The presenter is visibly excited which is quite funny really as he takes us through the technical details of the vehicle. The Zonda R can reach 900 hp without its power limiter and its gearbox is a full track job.

We’ll leave you to check out the video yourselves but we had to point out the one hilarious quote from Italian driver, Andrea Montermini. Question: “How do you drive it?” Answer: “It’s a piece of cake.”

Source | Autocar

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Pagani has presented both the Zonda Tricolore and the Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster, one of five examples made, at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Contrary to previous announcements that the Tricolore would be a one-off, Pagani has confirmed that the Zonda Tricolore will in fact, be made in three units. The model derives from the Cinque Roadster, also on show, with its exclusive tint and amazing airscoop feeding to the the V12 engine with 680 hp.

Pagani Zonda Tricolore live at Geneva 2010

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