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2011-09-06 01:01
in Cars, Ncars
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The next morning, on our way out of Maranello and Modena, I had made an appointment at the Pagani Factory. It was by far the smallest of the 3 of course, they hand build a few cars every year (to this date, only about 120 Zondas have been built, they take 9 months each, many parts each relying on a single person to get done).
They don't officially do tours, but I was able to get one through some sheer luck and asking. The receptionist (who is actually much more than that, she probably had 5 jobs combined and was a jack of all trades), gave us a very nice 1H presentation and history of the company, and backstage tour.
On top of obviously being cars with impressive performance, admittedly the fastest barely road legal car out there (around a track that is, it's not built for ultimate speed in a straight line), and they do have stunning looks, especially the blue titanium lined carbon fibre body.
nice reception, of course, it's better just behind you :)
blue and gold does it for me.
the lining is a beautiful work of art
the track only nurburing champion car
it means business :)
grr!
We caught a car outside, going for a test drive. It was idling outside with no one inside. Soooo tempting ;-)
Inside, we got to see how they were making their unique titanium laced carbon fibre. It is super strong and the entire frame of the car only weighs 200kg. That's super light for a car that size (it is no elise in size, even if it also only takes 2 people).
This was an awesome way to finish our visit of the area before leaving Bologna. |