Pagani Huayra Italian Super Car

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The Pagani Huayra (pronounced why-rah) is an Italian mid-engine sports car produced by Pagani. Succeeding the company's previous offering, the Pagani Zonda, it will cost 849,000 Euro dollar which is around $1,100,000 US at this moment. So what kind of car can you get for more then 1 million US dollar? If you want to know keep reading please.

The car itself is named after Huayra-tata, which means "God of the winds" in Quechua, the official language of the Inca Empire. The Huayra was named "The Hyper car of the Year" by Top Gear magazine and received a very positive review when tested by Richard Hammond on Top Gear. The Huayra is currently the fastest road legal and street worthy car ever tested by Top Gear.

The Engine

The Huayra uses a twin turbo Mercedes AMG 60 degree V-12 engine. The Huayra's 6.0-litre engine, the M158, produces 720 horsepower (537 kW) and 1,000 N-m (740 lb/ft) of torque. This engine is based on the old single cam three valves engine from the S65.  However it is custom built for Pagani by Mercedes-Benz AMG.

Its top speed is in excess of 230 mph (370 km/h) and it has a 0 - 60 miles per hour (0 - 97 km/h) time of 3.3 seconds. Using Pirelli tires, the Pagani Huayra is capable of withstanding 1.66 g of lateral acceleration at speeds of up to 230 mph (370 km/h).

The Gearbox

The Pagani Huayra uses a seven-speed sequential gearbox and a single disc clutch. The choice not to use a dual clutch in oil bath was made, because it would lead to an increase in weight of over 70 kg (154 lb), negating the advantage of the ability of such transmissions to change gears faster.

 As a result, the Pagani Huayra's entire transmission  weighs only 96 kg (210 lb).

The Brake

The car is equipped with bespoke Brembo Brake calipers, rotors and pads. The callipers are 6-piston in front and 4-piston in the rear. The rotors are drilled carbon ceramic, 380 mm (15.0 in) in diameter and 34 mm (1.3 in) thick. There are also four independent flaps which can act as air brakes or produce down force.

 

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