the Zonda's not dead yet

2011 Pagani Zonda RAK

The Pagani Zonda has been with us since 1999 and its been hailed as one of the greatest supercars of all time. In 2008, the Zonda Cinque was introduced. This car was supposed to be the Zonda's last hurrah as only 5 of them were built, with one of them being a roadster. But, after the Zonda Cinque's production was finished, Pagani began making one-offs of this car for wealthy clients. For example, the Zonda PS was a special Zonda F made for an English buyer named Peter Saywell. The Zonda Uno was a special Zonda Cinque made in blue for a Qatari royal family member. The Zonda Tricolore was a special Zonda Cinque made in honor of the Italian airforce aerobatics team, Frecce Tricolori. The Zonda HH is a special Zonda F roadster built for David Heinemeier Hannsson, a software guru from Chicago. Even though the Zonda is illegal in the US because it didn't match US standards, David HH bought a beach house in Italy just so he could drive his Zonda (such dedication). The Zonda 750 is a special Zonda Cinque finished entirely in purple for an unknown middle eastern buyer. Now, we have this: the Zonda RAK, built for a dealership in Germany called Auto Salon Signen. It is a special Zonda Cinque in yellow, of course, with a 700 horsepower 7.3-liter AMG V12. The good news is their putting the car on sale. The bad news, its gonna cost a fortune: $2.5 million to be exact. They only made one of these so save up, head to Germany, and get it. Whoever buys it, gets it. With this Zonda now out in public, it makes me wonder, "Will the Pagani Zonda ever die?" In this case, probably not. People love this car so much, they want to make it special.