| Manufacturer | Pagani |
|---|---|
| Production | 2009 (15 produced) |
| Class | Racing car |
| Body style | 2-door coupe |
| Layout | Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive |
| Engine | 6.0 L AMG V12 |
| Transmission | Xtrac 672 6-speed sequential manual |
| Wheelbase | 2,785 mm (109.6 in) |
| Length | 4,886 mm (192.4 in) |
| Width | 2,014 mm (79.3 in) |
| Height | 1,141 mm (44.9 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,070 kg (2,359 lb)(dry weight) |
The Zonda R debuted at the Geneva Motor Show 2007, using the 6.0 litre V12 M120 engine sourced from the race version of the Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR. The Zonda R's competition lies with track-biased cars such as the Ferrari FXX and Maserati MC12 Corsa rather than the original Zonda's road competitors as it is not road-homologated.
Despite sharing much of the Zonda's shape, the R is almost entirely new, sharing only 10% of the Zonda F's components. It has been obliquely suggested by Horacio Pagani that this car is a testbed chassis for certain components of the Zonda's replacement (in the same vein as the Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione and the successive F40) and that the Zonda R accurately reflects some of the Zonda's successor's features. Only 15 Zonda R were produced.
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