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Pagani closes a chapter with the Huayra Roadster BC 'Quaranta'
Pagani has handed the final chapter of its Huayra Roadster BC story to collectors and the hypercar community: the 40th and last Roadster BC, nicknamed Quaranta (Italian for "forty"). Expected to command between $5.7 million and $6.0 million at auction, Quaranta is more than a price headline — it’s a statement of bespoke craftsmanship, track-focused engineering, and emotional design that defines Pagani's hand-built hypercars.
What makes Quaranta special?
Quaranta is a tailored celebration of Pagani heritage. Painted in pearlescent Bianco Benny as a tribute to early supporter Benny Caiola, it wears Italian tricolore accents across its bodywork, wing, and diffuser. Inside, black Malevic leather, carbon-fiber detailing, and red trim give the cockpit a dramatic, artisanal feel. The number 40 is embroidered onto each headrest and stamped on the removable carbon-fiber roof panel; Horacio Pagani and the artisans also signed the engine bay — an intimate reminder this was hand-built in San Cesario sul Panaro.
Powertrain and performance: AMG muscle, Pagani refinement
Under the flowing carbon panels, the Roadster BC houses a reworked Mercedes-AMG V12 — a bespoke engine never offered in any regular Mercedes road car. For the Roadster BC Pagani extracted roughly 789 hp (often quoted as 800 PS) and a prodigious torque figure, sent to the rear wheels through a sequential transmission tailored for the car.
Numbers that matter:
- Power: ~789 hp (800 PS)
- Torque: ~775 lb-ft (≈1,050 Nm)
- 0–60 mph: around 3.3 seconds (varies with conditions)
- Top speed: approximately 230 mph (≈370 km/h)
- Curb weight: about 2,755 lb (1,250 kg)
Pagani’s engineering didn’t stop at power. The Roadster BC uses aggressive aero — a fixed rear wing, integrated snorkel and active aero elements — to generate roughly 1,100 lb (499 kg) of downforce at 155 mph (250 km/h), helping the convertible maintain composure at extreme speeds.
Lightweight obsession
Weight saving is central to the BC philosophy. Pagani developed a Carbo-Triax composite to increase stiffness and cut mass, adopted a titanium exhaust system, and trimmed the interior to essentials. Compared with the standard Huayra, BC variants were hundreds of pounds lighter, emphasizing mechanical purity and driver engagement even in a topless hypercar.
Design and craftsmanship: art and engineering in harmony
Pagani has always positioned itself where sculpture meets speed. The Huayra lineage — introduced in 2011 after the Zonda — cemented that ethos. The BC program, launched with the coupe in 2016 to honor long-time patron Benny Caiola, amplified the Huayra’s performance with more extreme aerodynamics, bespoke materials, and an almost obsessive attention to detail. The Roadster BC translated that intensity into an open-top experience without compromising structural integrity or aerodynamic performance.
Inside Quaranta, the cabin reads like a gallery of Italian craftsmanship: precision stitching, exposed carbon surfaces, custom finishes and the signatures of the build team. For collectors, those details matter as much as horsepower and top speed.
Provenance and brief public life
Quaranta was delivered new to a single private owner in Florida and has logged fewer than 75 miles. Since its April 2022 delivery it has been shown sparingly — a few high-profile appearances such as the Miami Concours (2022 and 2024) and the Hypercars class at ModaMiami 2025 — preserving its condition and exclusivity.
Market context: why every horsepower has a price
As the final Roadster BC, Quaranta represents a finite slice of automotive history. At an estimated $5.7–$6.0 million, simple math shows each of its roughly 800 horsepower is effectively valued at $7,125–$7,500. That per-horsepower figure is an attention-grabbing way to quantify exclusivity, but the true premium buyers pay is for rarity, storytelling, provenance and the handmade finish.
Highlights for collectors and enthusiasts:
- Last of the 40 Roadster BCs — genuine end-of-line collectibility
- Virtually new condition with under 75 miles
- Factory signatures and bespoke livery honoring Pagani history
- Provenance from a single owner with curated public showings
How the Huayra BC fits in the modern hypercar market
In an era of electrification and digital driver aids, Pagani remains defiantly analog: combustion V12 power, manual detailing, and tactile controls. That positioning is increasingly rare and desirable among collectors who value mechanical purity and artisanal craft. While contemporary hypercars chase hybrid powertrains and software-led performance, the Huayra Roadster BC is a reminder of a different kind of performance art — hand-finished, noisy, immediate.
For buyers and fans, Quaranta isn’t just about headline specs. It’s a cultural artifact: the final expression of a model run that fused design, bespoke engineering and relentless attention to detail. Whether it ends up in a private collection, a museum, or a focused driving program, the last Pagani Huayra Roadster BC will likely remain a sought-after piece of 21st-century automotive artistry.
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"Quaranta closes a chapter not only for Pagani but for an era of hand-built V12 hypercars — it’s craftsmanship made tangible."
Source: autoevolution
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