
Huayra Changed More Than The Roof. Pagani
Automobili has unveiled its newest hypercar, the Huayra Roadster BC.
And just like its Zonda and Huayra brethren before it, this new Pagani
is bonkers. The Roadster BC was conceived as a one-off project for a
cherished Pagani customer. With the car's vast cost—nearly $3,500,000 at
today's exchange rate—Pagani wasn't sure if it was feasible to make
more than one of these removable-hardtop roadsters.

The
Roadster is the drop-top version of the already-rarified Huayra BC.
That car took the Huayra's exotic bones and lightened them, leveraging
Pagani's considerable expertise in composite technology to produce a
2685-lb featherweight. "Well that's not so light," you'll retort. "My NA
Miata doesn't have a roof and it weighs 2100 lbs." Fair. But remember,
the Huayra BC makes 750 hp and 738 lb. ft of torque from its V-12
engine.

Those
figures have been stretched further here. The Roadster BC employs a new
version of the 60-degree, 36-valve, 5980-cc twin-turbo V-12 built for
Pagani by Mercedes-AMG and now referred to, creatively, as the "Pagani
V12." The extra power springs from several upgrades, including new
turbocharges, a hydroformed intake manifold, twin throttle bodies, and
four water-to-air intercoolers to keep heat in check.

Shifts
arrive like cannon fire, burbling the exhaust for a moment, then
thudding your back with snap. The shifts are quick, and precise, but you
feel each one. Rather than feeling clunky and primitive—like an early
BMW SMG—the Pagani's seven-speed seems like an experiential choice: an
extra lump of drama from a company that trades in glamour and spectacle.

Of
course, being a Huayra, the Roadster BC is equipped with the same
active aero system present on the base car. There are flaps in the car's
hood that pitch quickly as the Roadster BC noses into a turn, flapping
wildly the faster you wind out the car. Those too are another thrilling
piece of drama, if almost slapstick when the car is edging past its
limits.
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