A Longtail Reverie, Reimagined for the Billionaire Age
Pagani has never been a brand that chases trends. With the debut of the Huayra Codalunga Speedster, the Italian marque once again offers not merely a machine, but a philosophy—an ode to unfiltered driving, tailored for those with the means and the mindset to appreciate mechanical purity. Just ten examples of this 852-horsepower, open-top hypercar will be built, each more sculpture than vehicle, destined for collectors who seek sensation, not just status.
The design takes clear inspiration from 1960s endurance legends like the Ferrari 330 P4 and Porsche 908/01 LH—longtail racers shaped by speed and romance rather than software. At 193.3 inches, it’s over 11 inches longer than the standard Huayra, with proportions that exaggerate its aerodynamic grace. The removable hardtop, with a wide, glass-paneled roof, tucks seamlessly into the flowing silhouette, making the transition from open-air to enclosed an exercise in uninterrupted form.
Pagani’s attention to line and surface is no surprise—but the way those shapes evoke nostalgia while delivering hypermodern performance is. This is design as memory and movement: every curve and duct a whisper from the golden era of racing, reimagined with wind-tunnel fluency and carbon-fiber authority. It does not simply pay homage to the past; it brings it forward at 200 miles per hour.
Engineering Emotion: The Manual, the Mahogany, the Machine
Beneath the sculpted rear deck lies a twin-turbocharged V12, developed in collaboration with Mercedes-AMG—a 6.0-liter engine that unleashes 852 horsepower and 811 pound-feet of torque. Peak torque arrives astonishingly low in the rev range, at just 2,800 rpm, giving the Speedster a sense of urgency and depth that transcends mere numbers. It is not just powerful—it is communicative, responsive, and relentlessly present.
Yet what sets the Codalunga Speedster apart is not just its output, but how that power is delivered. Buyers are given the option between a seven-speed automated manual transmission or a traditional three-pedal manual—a rarity in the world of hypercars, and a choice that speaks volumes about Pagani’s commitment to visceral driving. The exposed gear linkage and hand-finished mahogany shift knob aren’t just aesthetic flourishes—they’re instruments in a mechanical orchestra.
The six-outlet exhaust system, equally radical, delivers a soundtrack to match the car’s sculptural presence. Four titanium pipes emerge from the center rear, flanked by two angled outlets near the edges—each tuned for both tone and thermodynamic efficiency. The result is a resonance that’s raw yet refined, echoing across canyon roads or alpine passes like the cry of something wild, beautiful, and vanishingly rare.
Crafted for Collectors: Luxury, Legacy, and Limitation
Inside, the cabin offers a masterclass in artisanal detail—450,000 stitches mapping out embroidery that echoes the exhaust pattern; aluminum switchgear milled from solid blocks; and leatherwork stitched by hand with a devotion more akin to haute couture than automotive interiors. Mahogany surfaces with exposed rivets flank the steering wheel and shifter, blending old-world craftsmanship with cutting-edge materiality.
This is not luxury as digital minimalism, but as maximal expression: a cockpit that celebrates touch, texture, and time. Nothing is hidden, nothing is outsourced. Every switch, panel, and component tells the story of human hands at work—each one calibrated to the philosophy of founder Horacio Pagani, who has long insisted that the emotional connection to a car begins with the senses, not the spec sheet.
With deliveries scheduled to begin in 2026 and a price rumored to exceed $7 million, the Codalunga Speedster will occupy a rarefied space in the world of collector-grade automobiles. For those ten owners, this car will be more than a possession—it will be a chapter in the ongoing story of motoring artistry, where speed, heritage, and craftsmanship converge in something more enduring than carbon fiber or horsepower: desire, captured in motion.