Wednesday 5th January 2011

Zonda Replacement Could Be Called Huayra

Pagani registers almost-unpronounceable name

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Pagani looks set to call its forthcoming replacement for the Zonda supercar the 'Huayra', which is - apparently - the word for wind in the ancient South American language of Quechua.

If you're wondering exactly why this might be, company founder Horacio Pagani is from Argentina (so there's the Latin American connection), while Pagani has a tradition (though admittedly not a very long one) of naming its products after famous winds.

The name was revealed by Italian web site Al Volante, which discovered that Pagani had put in a request to register the name as a trademark within the EU.

Other than the possible name, little else is known as yet about the new car, which has until now been referred to simply as the C9. The only other spot of info we have so far is this deeply enigmatic teaser video (below), which shows a brief glimpse of the new car in key-ring model form, but mainly - and somewhat oddly - focuses on a cup of espresso...curiouser and curiouser...

 

[AV12]

How much power?

Will it still have the Merc N/A V12?

Will it use the outgoing Merc n/a 6.2 V8?

WE WANT ANSWERS

[DrTre]

Huayra?!

To compete against the Ferrari Bleeeuurgh, the Porsche Boke and the Koenniggsegg RAAAALF?

[TonyHetherington]

AV12 said:

How much power?

Will it still have the Merc N/A V12?

Will it use the outgoing Merc n/a 6.2 V8?

WE WANT ANSWERS

They said in this month's EVO that it's going to use the Bi-turbo Merc V12

[rhinochopig]

I thought Quechua was the ancient langauge of Decathlon.

[LuS1fer]

Add it to Lambos new one for crap names for supercars. Lets hope it's not his last huayra.

[Oddball RS]

What a crap name and a crap video, thats all i can type to that.

[JumpinJack]

Thats not even a teaser video!

I felt like I just watched a Nespresso advert!

Just show us some pictures and give us some specs.!

[RJDM3]

TonyHetherington said:

AV12 said:

How much power?

Will it still have the Merc N/A V12?

Will it use the outgoing Merc n/a 6.2 V8?

WE WANT ANSWERS

They said in this month's EVO that it's going to use the Bi-turbo Merc V12

Thought it was a AMG unit based on the Merc V12 but built specifically for Pagani

[PompeyM3]

Think I prefer the Gold Blend adverts from the 80's

[Dann]

More like a Pagani "who r ya" ?

[k-ink]

Pagani are naming their cars after the wind. Too bad Vauxhall beat you to it...





http://www.findvauxhall.co.uk/USED_networkq/used_a...

[LuS1fer]

k-ink said:

Pagani are naming their cars after the wind. Too bad Vauxhall beat you to it...





http://www.findvauxhall.co.uk/USED_networkq/used_a...

You may be forgetting VW there - Scirocco, Jetta, Vento and I think even Golf was referring to Gulf originally. Not forgetting the Renault Wind.

[kambites]

LuS1fer said:

You may be forgetting VW there - Scirocco, Jetta, Vento and I think even Golf was referring to Gulf originally. Not forgetting the Renault Wind.

And the Corrado, Passat, Bora,..

Probably not Sharan, though.

Edited by kambites on Wednesday 5th January 13:36

[forzaminardi]

If they must call it after a wind, why not simply defer to the most powerful wind of all and call it the Pagani Fart GT?

PS the Passat is named after a (Alpine, I think) wind, too. Ditto the Maserati Mistrale.

Edited by forzaminardi on Wednesday 5th January 13:36

[TheEnd]

Huayra-

Hoy-ra?
Hu ay ra?
Hay-ra?

Were they looking for suggestions just outside of a dentist?

[kambites]

Hmm, if you put Huayra into wikipedia, the first thing it comes up with is a breed of Bolivian frog.

[TonyHetherington]

RJDM3 said:

TonyHetherington said:

AV12 said:

How much power?

Will it still have the Merc N/A V12?

Will it use the outgoing Merc n/a 6.2 V8?

WE WANT ANSWERS

They said in this month's EVO that it's going to use the Bi-turbo Merc V12

Thought it was a AMG unit based on the Merc V12 but built specifically for Pagani

Apologies you may be totally correct - it was a fleeting glance last thing this morning that stuck in my head, so highly likely you're right.

[Rawwr]

Huayra is the sound I make when I'm sick.

[k-ink]

It certainly looks like all the decent wind names have been taken

So what do you drive?

A Huu, Hoo, Howay, Hyai, a Pagani.

Oh, which model?

Err, Zonda mk2.

[Rawwr]

Wasn't Huayra the communications officer on the Enterprise?