Zonda Street legal race car: Pagani Zonda Cinque

[Bartek S.]

Few supercars go to the extremes of performance and design that the Pagani Zonda does, and that extreme nature has earned it as many opponents as it has fans. But both sides can agree it’s an impressive and highly capable machine - however they feel about its looks. The Zonda Cinque takes the car’s extreme ethos to a new level, as it is essentially a Zonda R made for the street.

The Pagani Zonda R was designed as a 750hp track-only race car, limited to 10 units ever to be built, priced at €1.2 million and made almost exclusively of carbon fiber. It has yet to reach production, however. The Zonda Cinque, believed to wear the same body the Zonda R will eventually be fitted with, is even more exclusive and every bit as capable a performer. Those with a talent for foreign tongues have already noticed that the Cinque’s name is the Italian word for ‘five’ - because only five of the street-legal racers will be built.
Powered by a massaged version of the 7.3L V12 engine found in other Zondas that produces 750hp and 710Nm of torque, the Cinque makes the run from 0-124mph (0-200km/h) in just 9.8 seconds. It’s a relative bargain at just €800,000 and with the limited-edition nature, the car will likely only appreciate in value. The first picture of the car shows a machine that looks a lot like the Zonda F that set a record time at the Nurburgring in October last year, a feat it achieved with a mere 650hp.
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[bum-man]

Cool. The ultimate road going Zonda, this was completely unexpected. The torque rating looks like it is wrong though.

 

[Cashmere]

The Pagani dealer here in SA was says that only 5 will be produced. Imagine how difficult it is going to be to get your hands on one of these puppies.

 

[LaArtist]

Goodamn this is NEWS to me ..
im shocked..

PS
Im not really surprised..as i knew that some customers where trying to make their R´s road legal..
but this is just nutts..
To hell with the million Euro veyron..this is the SHIT

 

[Tarek]

Damn what a car

MB did a nice job with that V12 despite it's age

 

[martinbo]

Cool. The ultimate road going Zonda, this was completely unexpected. The torque rating looks like it is wrong though.

Torque rating of 710 Nm from a 7.3 litre engine seems right to me bum-man...

 

[LaArtist]

^i think he made that comment with the fact in hand that the current Zonda F with 650Hp has 760 Nm...
So yeah..it sounds wierd..why would this one have less?

 

[DeDe]

OMG!

 

[martinbo]

^ Hmph! I didn't know that Artist: 760 Nm from a big 7.3 litre engine is surprising. That's 104 Nm per litre which is most impressive for such a big engine. I'm almost inclined to go with 710 Nm - that sounds more real.

 

[Tarek]

^ Hmph! I didn't know that Artist: 760 Nm from a big 7.3 litre engine is surprising. That's 104 Nm per litre which is most impressive for such a big engine. I'm almost inclined to go with 710 Nm - that sounds more real.

MB has a thing for torque

 

[ree]

MB has a thing for torque

Yep!! And the 7.3 is/was an absolutely stunning machine!!

 

[Tarek]

I think a 750hp/760nm is really good for an engine that old

 

[ree]

I think a 750hp/760nm is really good for an engine that old

Is it the same engine the SL 73 AMG with his 525 hp had?!

 

[Tarek]

Is it the same engine the SL 73 AMG with his 525 hp had?!

Yep,and it was also used in the CLK-GTR i think....it's an old engine

 

[LaArtist]

^ Hmph! I didn't know that Artist: 760 Nm from a big 7.3 litre engine is surprising. That's 104 Nm per litre which is most impressive for such a big engine. I'm almost inclined to go with 710 Nm - that sounds more real.

Lol i dont think i got through the first time

Zonda F wich today is the ultimate zonda has these specs:

Maximum torque 760.0 Nm (561 ft·lb) (77.5 kgm)
@ 4000 rpm
bmep 1309.9 kPa (190 psi)
Specific torque 104.24 Nm/litre
Maximum rpm
Manufacturer Mercedes-Benz
Code M 120 7.3 AMG

And this new R version is supposed to have the SAME engine but upgraded..
It says its supposed to have 750hp wich is a 100hp jump from today
And it allready has 760Nm thats why i dont belive it will be less..
It should be more ..or atleast as much dont you think?

 

[martinbo]

^ Well like I said, 760 Nm is hugely impressive from 7.3 litres; typically when engines start to exceed 500cc - 600cc per cylinder they tend to be less efficient with their specific torque outputs per litre. That benchmark 100 Nm per litre becomes less and less easy to attain. So, I was quite impressed with 710 Nm and now you come along and enlighten me that a Zonda F has 760 Nm - wow - I'm impressed.

 

[Bilal]

Gents, nothing to add to what has already been said, but for old time's sake: "what an engine!". I first heard about this powerplant when Bin-Sulayem (sp?) sent his CLK-GTR back to AMG and told them it was too "slow". AMG responded by making a bright red CLK-GTR with 750hp from their 7.3L V12 engine. When you imagine that this engine has roots that are more than a decade old, you really start appreciating its astonishing output.

Aside from its power, what impresses me most is the torque rating, and the way it delivers its power. This isn't a screaming V12 that hails from Maranello or Munich, that needs to be revved, and revved hard to deliver. No. This is an engine that will remind you who owns your kidneys...

 

[bum-man]

Torque rating of 710 Nm from a 7.3 litre engine seems right to me bum-man...

You could be right. I was just thinking about the normal Zonda F's and Clubsports torque rating of 760Nm and 780Nm respectively. To lose 70Nm is quite a bit.

 

[bum-man]

There are also other sites that say it's a 6.0L and not a 7.3L and spins at a much higher RPM.

 

[LaArtist]

^please post those sites..
if so then its a whole diffrent story..
if they changed the displacement..then i would understand the drop in torque..