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Pagani C9 Crashed During Testing

Today was definitely not a good day for science: the Pagani C9 hypercar test mule took a potentially lethal blow at 10AM this morning, while being driven on the Autobahn B14, close to the Mercedes-Benz factory in Stuttgart, Germany.

No details of the crash have surfaced yet, but judging by the pictures, we can say that the car has a huuuge boo-boo, actually multiple huge boo-boos. It looks like someone might lose a dream job or two...

After holding a written moment of silence (            ), we would like you to meet the car. According to various sources, the C9, which will be the successor of the epic Zonda model, will be powered by a 6.0 liter V12 engine provided by Mercedes AMG. The powerplant will use turbochargers to deliver 700 hp and 1,000 nm of torque. The monstrous units will be mounted on a carbon-titanium chassis, which will make sure that the C9 will offer “laser beam sharp” handling. The vehicle will send its power to the road via a set of tailor made Pirelli tires.

However, the C9 will also be an eco-educated car (don’t be afraid, it’s actually just a trick), as it will be built to meet U.S. safety and emission standards in order to avoid the problems that Zonda had with this regulations.

But you know us, we can never get enough information when it comes to an automotive God like this, so at the beginning of the month, during the Geneva Auto Show, we interviewed Horacio Pagani, the company’s founder in order to find out more details about the C9. You can read the exclusive material here - Be careful! spicy details (such as gearbox info) inside!
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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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