07.03.2004 PAGANI BRING COUPE AND ROADSTER VERSIONS OF THEIR C12S SUPERCAR TO THE GENEVA MOTOR SHOW

Specialist supercar manufacturer, Pagani has presented its C12S model at the Geneva Motor Show in its two formats, Coupe and Roadster. A metallic dark grey Coupe mounted on revolving turntable, while a yellow statically mounted Roadster conpletes the line-up.

Two years ago Pagani unveiled a revised Zonda C12S in Geneva. Fitted with a larger 7.3-litre AMG-tuned Mercedes-Benz engine, it was also reworked in a number of areas to maximise torque and power output. The new Zonda also featured traction control, ABS and revised aerodynamics.

Last year, again in Geneva, Pagani premiered an attractive new variant of the C12S 7.3, the Zonda Roadster. Being produced in a limited edition of 40 completely made-to-measure cars, the all-carbon fibre Zonda Roadster features a unique removable composite roof as well as a redesigned engine cover.

The Italian marque claim the Roadster's carbon fibre central chassis structure reaches the highest structural rigidity level available in the segment, 18.000 Nm/mm in torsional rigidity, 9.000 Nm/mm in flexional rigidity, for a dry weight of 1280 Kg, while the roll bar, elliptical in section, is built out of carbon and chrome-molybdene alloy. 

The 7.3-litre Mercedes Benz AMG engine borrowed from the C12 S offers its 555HP and 750Nm power through the ABS/Traction Control safety systems already used in the Zonda S. The forged aluminium wheels are shod with 255/35/19 and 345/35/19 front and rear tyres respecitively and have been specially developed for the Zonda by Michelin.