Clarkson Zonda R

[Justices]

Be still my foolish heart..(not Jezza). Absolutely top of the desire list for me since its launch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF2OKN7iNAU

[anonymous-user]

the sound!!!

[Streetrod]

Want! Dear Santa.......

[AndrewD]

Streetrod said:

Want! Dear Santa.......

Hasn't it got flappy paddles and traction control though?

[christmc]

Simply Stunning,,,,,,,,,,,



Just remind me where you do actually get to drive it then? bear in mind noise restrictions on most circuts ?

[Streetrod]

AndrewD said:

Streetrod said:

Want! Dear Santa.......

Hasn't it got flappy paddles and traction control though?

Andrew, OK yes you have got me there. I love Zonda's. Hopefully one day I wil have one gracing the floor of my garage and, as a road car I would only have a manual gearbox. But the R is a track car and the flappy paddles are more relevant. If you are going for lap times then that gearbox is going to be faster.

I know I can be a bit of a Luddite sometimes but on occasions you just have to accept that some things are just right. And in this case the gearbox in the R is right for that car.

As for the traction control, that is a variable 12 stage device that if you are brave enough you can turn off. Therefore I approve

By the way did you notice that I did not criticise the gearbox in the 458 I recently drove? I may have strong opinons but I have wide enough shoulders to admit when I am wrong

[Streetrod]

christmc said:

Simply Stunning,,,,,,,,,,,



Just remind me where you do actually get to drive it then? bear in mind noise restrictions on most circuts ?

Pagani can fit mufflers

[Nedz]

Streetrod said:

christmc said:

Simply Stunning,,,,,,,,,,,



Just remind me where you do actually get to drive it then? bear in mind noise restrictions on most circuts ?

Pagani can fit mufflers

If you can afford a zonda R, you can probably also afford your own track to play on.

[AndrewD]

Streetrod said:

AndrewD said:

Streetrod said:

Want! Dear Santa.......

Hasn't it got flappy paddles and traction control though?

Andrew, OK yes you have got me there. I love Zonda's. Hopefully one day I wil have one gracing the floor of my garage and, as a road car I would only have a manual gearbox. But the R is a track car and the flappy paddles are more relevant. If you are going for lap times then that gearbox is going to be faster.

I know I can be a bit of a Luddite sometimes but on occasions you just have to accept that some things are just right. And in this case the gearbox in the R is right for that car.

As for the traction control, that is a variable 12 stage device that if you are brave enough you can turn off. Therefore I approve

By the way did you notice that I did not criticise the gearbox in the 458 I recently drove? I may have strong opinons but I have wide enough shoulders to admit when I am wrong

I was just pulling your leg - each to their own!

I used to be a dyed in the wool manual fan, my Superleggera was manual (apparently one of only 10 worldwide). But I'm a fan of egear now, especially the F1 superfast in the 16M

[Streetrod]

AndrewD said:

Streetrod said:

AndrewD said:

Streetrod said:

Want! Dear Santa.......

Hasn't it got flappy paddles and traction control though?

Andrew, OK yes you have got me there. I love Zonda's. Hopefully one day I wil have one gracing the floor of my garage and, as a road car I would only have a manual gearbox. But the R is a track car and the flappy paddles are more relevant. If you are going for lap times then that gearbox is going to be faster.

I know I can be a bit of a Luddite sometimes but on occasions you just have to accept that some things are just right. And in this case the gearbox in the R is right for that car.

As for the traction control, that is a variable 12 stage device that if you are brave enough you can turn off. Therefore I approve

By the way did you notice that I did not criticise the gearbox in the 458 I recently drove? I may have strong opinons but I have wide enough shoulders to admit when I am wrong

I was just pulling your leg - each to their own!

I used to be a dyed in the wool manual fan, my Superleggera was manual (apparently one of only 10 worldwide). But I'm a fan of egear now, especially the F1 superfast in the 16M

No problem sir, no offence taken. I only fear my left leg withering away at some point in the future due to lack of use

[The Milfman]

Streetrod said:

I only fear my left leg withering away at some point in the future due to lack of use

Surely that will be pressing the brake pedal?

[Streetrod]

The Milfman said:

Streetrod said:

I only fear my left leg withering away at some point in the future due to lack of use

Surely that will be pressing the brake pedal?

I don’t stand by these new fangled ways, left foot breaking is the devils work so it is

[ROADRUNNER3]

I shot the Nurburgring Zonda R for the RM auction last month - stunning from every angle :

[AndrewD]

That's a stunning photo

[Justices]

This car goes beyond simple desire. Look at the damned thing! Fantastic picture.

Here's a question. If Pagani are only limited by the contents of your wallet, surely a road version is possible? I don't want to hear "no" from anyone. Keep my fantasy alive and just nod and go along with it.

[PLamborghini]

"I have soiled myself......"

[Streetrod]

Justices said:

This car goes beyond simple desire. Look at the damned thing! Fantastic picture.

Here's a question. If Pagani are only limited by the contents of your wallet, surely a road version is possible? I don't want to hear "no" from anyone. Keep my fantasy alive and just nod and go along with it.

That’s what the Cinque was supposed to be. But if you wanted it to look exactly like the R they would have to build new moulds as there are no provisions for indicators and rear lights etc. Also the engine is a pure race motor that needs rebuilding every 5000 miles so would have to drop a 7.3 back in. You then run into the problem with that engine being wet sumped as apposed to the R's dry sump engine so the whole rear end would have to be re-engineered because the engine would sit higher etc etc etc.
The list goes on and on

How much money have you got?........

[pastrana72]

Oh Happy days,

I may have to get JC's DVD Now, looks cool.

Great picture, can you post any more angles please.

pretty please with a cherry on top.

[pastrana72]

Oh Happy days,

I may have to get JC's DVD Now, looks cool.

Great picture, can you post any more angles please.

pretty please with a cherry on top.

[JazzyO]

Nedz said:

If you can afford a zonda R, you can probably also afford your own track to play on.

As Monsieur Bardinon can attest to, that doesn't mean you can use your own track... Mas du Clos has been closed because of the complaints of neighbours.


Onno