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Three Paganis Coming To Project CARS

Posted: 03 May 2012 07:03 AM PDT

Slightly Mad Studios & sports car manufacturer Pagani Automobili S.p.A. have announced a licensing agreement, allowing Project CARS to include three different Pagani models.

Project CARS will both road-going and racing cars from Pagani's stable that will be created with help from Pagani's technical partners

Passionate racers will love the Zonda R, the last and most extreme version of Pagani's popular Zonda model.Powered by a six- liter V-12 DOHC engine build by Mercedes Benz's AMG-arm, the 750hp Zonda R sprints from 0-100 in just 2.7 seconds. With a chassis made almost entirely of titanium, & carbon fibre, the Zonda R weighs just 1070 kilograms and tops out at 350 kilometers per hour.

Furthermore, the car s equipped with racing technology such as Brembo ceramic brakes, an adjustable traction control supplied by Bosch Motorsport as well as a squential six-speed gearbox and full racing interior featuring a roll cage and fire extinguisher system.

These impressive specs helped the car to set a new lap record on the iconic Nürburgring Nordschleife as racing driver Marc Basseng managed a 7:46 minute lap around the "Green Hell" aboard the Zonda R.

Drivers who don't want to be confined to race tracks will love the Zonda Cinque, the road-going version of the Zonda R. Like the R, the Cinque reaches a top end speed of 350 kph thanks to a 7.3 liter Mercedes Benz AMG engine that puts out 678hp and propels the car from 0-100 in just 3.4 seconds.

The Cinque retains most of the features of the racing version, including a sequential six-speed gearbox, the usage of lightweight materials and a racing-oriented interior design. Only five Zonda Cinque examples have been built and sold for one million Euro a piece.

The lineup is wrapped up by the all-new Huayra, Pagani's successor to the highly successful Zonda. Once again powered by a Mercedes Benz AMG engine, the Huayra makes use of a six-liter turbo-charged V12.

The first turbo-charged engine to power a Pagani puts out 700hp and over a thousand newtonmeters of torque. The Huayra weighs 1350 kilograms and features a bold new design with gullwing-doors, the car will go on sale starting 2013.

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