Horacio Pagani wanted the planned successors of his legendary Zonda and Huayra models, to surpass Pagani’s brand hallmarks of simplicity, lightness, and driving pleasure. He concluded that while it is an idealized place of which we dream, “Utopia exists, for those who make their own future. It is “merely” a case of finding it! 

 

What are the brand values Pagani conveys? 

Learning to carve and create models as a boy in Argentina, Horacio Pagani’s dream was to create the world’s most beautiful car. It was when discovered Leonardo da Vinci that he was inspired to require that every piece of creation must be beautiful as well as functional - at the same time. His thirst for innovation and mold-breaking drove him to fuse art, science, technology, and design into a web that would define his vision. He drew on Formula 1 and the aerospace industry applying his knowledge of carbon fiber to design. Collaboration with Lamborghini was not enough, he would only be satisfied with a car that was 100% Pagani which led to his first creation, the Zonda C12. 

 

“Utopia exists, for those who make their own future. It is ‘merely’ a case of finding it!“ 

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How did things progress from the Zonda? 

While design and engineering were crucial to the development of his cars, Pagani aimed to create a car so captivating on an emotional level that a customer would buy it without even thinking. To capture this, his designs were on the one hand unremittingly sensual, mirroring the female form shapes that are flowing and curvaceous. But, on the other hand, they conveyed the impression of being protective and aggressive. He aims to reflect the impression of a fighter bomber that also embraces the advantages the cars incorporating of the aerospace mysteries of aerodynamics to maximize sure-footed handling and stability at any speed, however high. 

 

What defines the indefinable Utopia? 

While Horacio Pagani had his own ideas about a model to supersede his legendary Zonda and Huayra models, he asked his closest clients what they wanted in the new car. But consistent with his demanding standards, their replies, which echoed the past models, simplicity, lightness, and pleasure of driving, did not satisfy the creator. Never a follower of fashion Pagani wanted his car to be neither modern nor retro – it had to be timeless. Compared to current cars that are cluttered with screens, the new model has only a minimal display. Pagani embraced the indefinable, invoking the philosopher Thomas More’s concept of Utopia. Pagani accepted Utopia was a place that does not exist. But it represented the idealized places of which we dream and which he expects owners to reach in his latest creation. 

 

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