Since the mesmerizing Zonda was never officially offered in the US, it's easy to understand American aficionados' Pagani thirst. The Italian exotics builder is well aware of this, ensuring the Huayra is street-legal in the US and now the time has come to check out the first Huayra BC on American shores.
To be more precise, the Prototype 00 you'll be able to see in the video at the bottom of the page has gone from the status of Geneva Motor Show world debut vehicle to the US demo car.
The hypercar will be touring US dealers whose portfolio includes the Pagani badge, but Connecticut's Miller Motorcars was the first to get it, which is how we ended up with this piece of footage.
We'll take the time to remind you the designation of the hypercar comes from the late Benny Caiola, a friend of Horacio Pagani who was also the automaker's first customer (sadly, Caiola passed away back in 2010 at the age of 79).
At the center of the car, we find AMG's twin-turbo V12, which has been taken from 720 to 789 horses, while the new titanium exhaust changes the soundtrack of the 6.0-liter unit a bit. Oh, and let's not forget the 811 lb-ft (1,100 Nm) of twist.
The "standard" Huayra's 7-speed automated manual, supplied by British specialist Xtrac has been sharpened up, but this is not all. The rear axle now uses an electronically-controlled diff, with half shafts using Le Mans-like tech.
Pagani explains it has developed a new type carbon fiber for the BC, which is not only 50 percent lighter when compared to that used on the Huayra we used to know but also 20 percent stiffer. As a result, the BC tips the scales at 2,756 lbs (1,250 kg), which makes it a full 291 lbs (132 kg) lighter than the Huayra.
With Pagani only building twenty units of the BC, we can't wait for the special moment when one of them steals the show at Cars and Coffee.
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist. Full profile
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