Pagani Unveils an Open-Top Huayra Codalunga

It may be 14 years old at this point, but Pagani isn’t ready to move on from the Huayra just yet.

The Italian marque has just unveiled an open-top version of its second model’s Codalunga variant. The long-tailed hypercar may have lost its roof, but it holds onto its celebrated V-12 and is available with a manual gearbox.

The Huayra may have been around for close to a decade, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t evolved over that time. There’s no better proof of this than the Codalunga, which made its debut as a coupe in 2022. The ultra-exclusive—even by Pagani’s standards—variant has a stretched out rear end meant to give the hypercar a look more in line with the race cars of the 1950s and ’60s, in particular founder Horacio Pagani’s beloved Porsche 917.

With its wide-mouth grille, flowing lines, and flipped-up tail, the Codalunga is one of the most beautiful hypercars of the decade. The Coupe and Speedster look almost identical to one another with the exception of the roofs. Its absence on the latter has necessitated the inclusion of a roll bar behind the seats to maintain structural integrity (and, one assumes, for safety’s sake). The latest version of the variant also comes with a roof that can be deployed on days when the weather doesn’t play nice, and folds into the vehicle when it does.

Photographs accompanying the announcement depict the car in a gorgeous metallic mint green hue. The sparkling color carries over to the vehicle’s steampunk-like exterior. The open-air cabin remains as ornate as ever and even features a unique embroidered fabric on the seats, center console, and door panels.

The Codalunga Speedster, like the coupe before it, is powered by an AMG-sourced 6.0-liter V-12. The mill makes 852 hp and 811 ft lbs of torque, which is 13 hp more than the coupe. The glorious speed machine is also available with a seven-speed manual (making it only the second Huayra available with the option) or a seven-speed automated manual gearbox. No performance numbers were announced, but because it is a Huayra, we expect that it’s pretty fast.

Pagani plans to build just 10 Codalunga Speedsters, which would make it slightly more common than the one-of-five coupe. Price hasn’t been announced, which isn’t much of a surprise, but considering that the original Codalunga is reported to cost around $7 million, we imagine the open-top version will be just as expensive, if not more.

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