An exclusive version of the twin-turbo V12-powered Pagani flagship supercar, the Huayra Dinastia special edition, of which only three versions will be built, has been launched in China. Company founder Horacio Pagani decided that the Dinastia vehicles would be coloured gold, red and blue, the carbon-fibre body panels also benefitting from dragon iconography on the flanks.
The Pagani Huayra also gets Dinastia inside and out. Other changes to the hardcore 522kW road warriors include subtle tweaks to the body work, including the addition of a petite rear fin and a slightly different front spoiler. The trademark quad exhaust also appears to have a slightly different finish.
Apart from the bespoke exterior changes and a range of three new interior colours – blue red and yellow – the Pagani Huayra Dinastia is essentially unchanged mechanically. That means its AMG-sourced 6.0-litre twin-turbo V12 engine belts out 522kW and 1000Nm. Together with advanced active aerodynamics, the Italian supercar has a theoretical top speed of 370km/h.
Known as the one of the most difficult to pronounce supercars ever made, the Pagani Huayra (pron: wee-rah) tips the scales at 1350kg thanks to a predominantly carbon-fibre construction, and can accelerate from 0-100km/h in 3.3 seconds.
Power is diverted to the rear wheels via a seven-speed XTRAC gearbox made in the UK. And the car can go faster if you opt for the Sports variant, with 545kW/1100Nm.
Normally priced at around $1.5 million dollars, the trio of special edition vehicles could fetch even more, and will be available exclusively in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The Dinastia models were created by Horacio Pagani to celebrate the launch of Pagani China Automotive Limited in Asia and the three vehicles will count towards the 100-unit allocation for the region.
Pagani claims it chose to build just three examples of the Huayra Dinastia because the numeral sounds like 'sheng' when spoken in Chinese, which means "life, new birth".
The car made headlines leading up to its launch, originally deemed too polluting and not safe enough for the US market during its launch.