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Motor 1
08-07-2025
- Automotive
- Motor 1
The Pagani Huayra Codalunga Loses Its Roof and Adds a Manual
Nameplates never die at Pagani. We're fully in the era of the Utopia, the brand's third model now, but the Huayra still has some life left in it. On Tuesday, Pagani debuted the Huayra Codalunga Speedster, an extremely limited, manual-transmission hypercar that pays tribute to 1960s prototype race cars. Unsurprisingly, it's gorgeous. Pagani debuted a Huayra Codalunga coupe a couple of years ago and built five examples. This time, it's building 10, homologated worldwide, and it plans to begin customer deliveries next year. "The Huayra Codalunga Speedster is a tribute to those who imagine their sports car as an icon of lightness and momentum, shaped by essential lines that transcend time with ease," says Horacio Pagani in a statement. Photo by: Pagani The name Codalunga translates to long-tail in English. It's a tribute to the long-tail sports prototype race cars of the 1960s, whose longer bodywork attempted to improve top speed at tracks like Le Mans. Think cars like the Porsche 908 LH, Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2, Alpine A220. Pagani's Codalunga is 193.3 inches long—over 11 inches longer than a "standard" Huayra coupe. Unlike most Huayra models and even the previous Codalunga coupe, the Speedster is available with a choice of transmissions—seven-speed manual or sequential. Pagani only made its first manual Huayra last year, the Epitome . Here, the transmission is paired with Pagani's exclusive Mercedes-AMG twin-turbo V-12. Displacing 6.0 liters, it makes the same 864 horsepower and 811 pound-feet of torque as it does in the Utopia. Somewhat surprisingly, this Huayra Codalunga Speedster doesn't have much exposed carbon-fiber trim. That fits in with its 1960s aesthetics. Inside, the car debuts a new interior trim that features an embroidery inspired by Pagani's signature quad-exhaust arrangement. The steering wheel and shifter also feature mahogany inserts, which really help complete the mid-century vibe. Photo by: Pagani Photo by: Pagani The Codalunga Speedster is a creation of Pagani's Grandi Complicazioni department, which develops one-offs and limited models like this. For when your "regular" Pagani isn't quite rare enough, these are the folks you call. We've reached out to Pagani to confirm if all 10 examples are spoken for, but typically, by the time the public sees a car like this, it is long since sold out. Understandably so. More on the Codalunga Pagani Reveals Second Huayra Codalunga, Only Five Planned For Production New Pagani Huayra Codalunga Is a Limited-Edition Longtail Variant Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . Gallery: Pagani Huayra Codalunga Speedster 24 Source: Pagani Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
Top Gear
08-07-2025
- Automotive
- Top Gear
New Pagani Alert! It's the manual, V12-engined Huayra Codalunga Speedster
New Pagani Alert! It's the manual, V12-engined Huayra Codalunga Speedster For when you need to hear your AMG V12 more clearly Skip 22 photos in the image carousel and continue reading Turn on Javascript to see all the available pictures. 1 / 22 This is the Pagani Huayra Codalunga Speedster, and like its hard-topped sibling, it is a car that wears its appreciation to classic racing cars with pride. It's also a bit bonkers, carries a very modern V12, and is out of reach for almost everyone on planet Earth. So, you're interested, right? Advertisement - Page continues below 'The Huayra Codalunga Speedster is a tribute to those who imagine their sports car as an icon of lightness and momentum, shaped by essential lines that transcend time with ease,' said big boss Horacio Pagani. Before we get to those lines, a note on what powers them. Yes, it's a Huayra underneath, but we're told this Codalunga Speedster features an 'entirely new' monocoque, inside which lurks the very dark heart of a 6.0-litre V12. Built, as ever, by AMG especially for Pagani, this 6.0-litre monster gets a pair of turbochargers and a sprinkling of madness to deliver 852bhp and 811lb ft of torque to the rear wheels. That's a little more than the Codalunga coupe, and the same as the Utopia. That's matched to your choice of a seven-speed gearbox, in either automated manual guise, or full manual. Keeping it all in check are 'Pagani by Brembo' stoppers: 410mm discs/six-pots on the front, 390mm discs/four-pots on the back. There are adaptive dampers, variable-rate springs, and a dandy set of 20/21in front/rear alloys. Advertisement - Page continues below Speaking of dandy… yeesh. The lines echo the coupe's – so a long, flowing and glorious tail harking back to sports prototypes from the Fifties and Sixties – only here the Speedster does without its sibling's gullwing doors. Which in turn gives this convertible a smoother, cleaner and more 'continuous' roofline. That removable hardtop features a polycarbonate transparent section too when up, and when down? Acres of sky, of course. There's a new roll bar betwixt roof and long tail, that, says Pagani, creates a 'cascading effect through the central tunnel, gear lever and dashboard'. Speaking of the dash, it's full-on 1960s in here – not in tech, but in feel. There are 'hammered and hand-stitched' leathers, wood on the steering wheel and gearlever for full ye olde worlde racing vibes, and an 'exclusive' fabric developed specially for this Speedster. Top Gear Newsletter Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox. Success Your Email* And Pagani's Grandi Complicazioni division has developed this Speedster specially for just ten lucky customers for an undisclosed sum. Consider the coupe, of which only five were built, started from €7m a pop. Deliveries will begin in 2026.
