The Riyadh Car Show Auction 2019 - 22nd November 2019

The Riyadh Car Show Auction 2019 48 Friday 22nd November 2019 LOT 121 Chassis Number: TBC Automotive art at its finest. Unique and simply stunning. One of One • Based on a Zonda F and recreated by the factory as a one-off Riviera • The AMG 7.3 L M297 V12 has been developed to produce 750bhp • Unique upgrades include new carbon fibre body panels, roof scoop, carbon fibre rear wing, carbon-black wheels and carbon fibre front canards • Finished in sparkling white with navy blue carbon fibre and bright blue accents • Fabulous interior with brilliant blue leather bucket seats with matching door panels, navy blue aluminium, navy Alcantara, navy carbon fibre and dark blue leather • KSA registered, less than 900km and the only one in the world Horacio Pagani was no newcomer to the world of automotive engineering when he built the first Zonda in 1999, for the Argentine-born industrial design graduate had been working with Lamborghini since the mid-1980’s, developing the Countach and Diablo road cars and assisting with the Italian manufacturer’s Formula 1 engine programme. The Zonda C12 debuted in Coupe form at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show, its maker freely acknowledging that its styling had been inspired by the Mercedes-Benz Group C Silver Arrow sports-racers. Mercedes-Benz’s influence was more than just skin deep, for the German firm’s AMG performance division was responsible for the Zonda’s 6.0-litre V12 engine, which was mounted longitudinally amidships in the predominantly carbon fibre body tub. With some 408 horsepower on tap, the C12 was always going to be quick, but performance figures of 0-60mph in 4.2 seconds and 0-100mph in 8.2 seconds were simply staggering plus, of course, that all-important 200mph (or thereabouts) top speed. Seemingly small from the outside, yet endowed with a comfortable cabin, the C12 provided the basis for a host of derivatives, which emerged from Pagani’s factory at San Cesario Sul Panaro near Modena, in strictly limited numbers over the next 11 years. After only a handful of 6.0-litre C12s had been built, the model was joined by the 7.0-litre C12 S in 2001. Maximum power increased to 542bhp with a commensurate increase in all-round performance, the 0-60mph time dipping below 4 seconds and, as if that wasn’t enough, a 7.3-litre, 555bhp version followed in 2002. Traction control became standard equipment on a Pagani for the first time with the 7.3’s introduction Subsequent variations on the C12 theme include the Zonda GR sports-racer, C12 S Monza track-day car, C12 F and C12 Roadster F, Zonda R track car, Zonda Cinque and Cinque 2017 Pagani Zonda Riviera More Images Lot 121 Bid On Lot 121

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