The Pagani Utopia is a

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produced by the Italian manufacturer Pagani. It was developed under the 'C10' codename and presented on 12 September 2022 at the Teatro Lirico in Milan. It is Pagani's third car model, superseding the

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, with more power and a manual gearbox option. The internal model code is C10; succeeding the C8 ( Zonda) and C9 (Huayra).

Development

Pagani Utopia was developed over the period of over six years and utilised eight complete prototypes. Three of those prototypes were dedicated to engine testing that lasted about two years. A total of twelve scale models were made: ten at 1:5 scale and two 1:1 scale models.

Specifications

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The Utopia's forged aluminium double wishbone suspension was based on experience gathered throughout the track-only Huayra R's development. The M158

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, designed and built by

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, will now develop at 6000 rpm and of torque available between 2800 and 5900 rpm. The engine weighs dry. Pagani partnered with

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to develop a 7-speed gearbox that will be mounted transversally and is available as pure manual or an automated manual and coupled with an electro-mechanical differential by a triple plate clutch.

Production

A total of 100 including the R&D spec (a spec based on chassis 19 of Pagani Huayra BC) examples of the closed coupé model are planned with possible open and track variants. All 99 coupés are already assigned to the customers. The first car was delivered in October 2023. Pagani Utopia starts at 2.19 million USD. On July 30, 2024, Pagani introduced the Utopia Roadster. The Utopia Roadster has a removable carbon-fibre hard-top cover and a removable soft-top. The car retained the coupé powertrain with the same technical specifications. Base price of Utopia Roadster starts at 3.4 million USD. Production of the Utopia Roadster will be limited to 130 units only.

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