Pagani will unveil the new Roadster F supercar at the Geneva International Motor Show later this month, a year after the Zonda F coupé made its world debut. As with the Zonda F coupé, the Zonda F Roadster is an evolutionary design which has seen the specialist Italian sportscar building firm making many improvements throughout the car, although the basic visual shape remains virtually unchanged at a first glance.

Pagani have not released any detailed information yet on the Roadster F, the only clue to the new cars arrival is from a semi-covered 'teaser' photo which is now positioned on their official website. The same 7.3-litre AMG-tuned Mercedes-Benz V12 engine from the Zonda F will be incorporated, with power output likely to be the same 602bhp while torque will be around 760Nm.

Pagani has continued the theme of using the 'F' designation for its Roadster evolution, a tribute to Juan-Manuel Fagio who helped Horacio Pagani in his mission to set up a sportscar company in Italy. "Juan Manuel Fangio was much more than a great champion. His accuracy, his uprightness, and his human and technical sensibility were among his qualities, typical of the old-time men, they have been forme, an example and an inspiration source," said Pagani on the occasion of the announcement of the new Zonda F last February.
 

"Very often, I ask myself how something so material, like a drawing or a technical choice, can express and convey the philosophy of such a men. The name of “el coche”, the way he used to call the car, should have been Fangio F1. "He followed the project with a strong enthusiasm, according to his ideas the F1 had to be innovative, safe and had to be powered by a Mercedes-Benz engine.

"He then passed away and as a sign of respect I did not dare to call the car Fangio F1 and I decided to name it Zonda, 'el viento de los Andes'. "Today, after years spent in a rigorous search for perfection, the result is the Zonda F, a car that I wish to dedicate to Juan Manuel Fangio, the man who has made everything different," he added.

The Pagani Roadster F will be presented to the world's media at 0900 on 28th February 2005, and to the public on 1st March, in Geneva. Prior to these events taking place there will also be a preview in Verona on 15th February.