2016 Pagani Huayra BC

Hypercar · 6.0L Twin-Turbo V12 AMG · RWD

88/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a hypercar is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	6.0L Twin-Turbo V12 AMG
Horsepower	789 hp
Torque	811 lb-ft
0–60 mph	2.8 sec
Top speed	220 mph
Drivetrain	RWD
Seats	2
Combined MPG	11 mpg (9 city / 14 hwy)
Range	200 miles
MSRP	$2,500,000
Body style	Hypercar

The verdict

What's good

Feels violently quick in a way modern turbo cars rarely do
Cabin is jewellery you can sit inside
Nearly every panel is a work of obsessive craft
Rarity means it will never be a common sight

What's not

Ride is punishing on anything but glass-smooth tarmac
Getting in and out is an undignified scramble
Servicing means shipping it back to Italy
Rear visibility is essentially decorative

The engine

M158

Twin-Turbo V12

A bespoke twin-turbo V12 with a rich, operatic voice and massive, immediate torque — Pagani specified smaller turbos and revised intercooling to sharpen throttle response and cut lag. The delivery is relentless yet tractable.

The M158 was developed by Mercedes-AMG specifically for the Pagani Huayra and is hand-built at AMG's Affalterbach headquarters, where only a tiny handful of master technicians are trusted to assemble it.

At Pagani’s request the engine uses smaller turbochargers, revised intercooling and bespoke ECU mapping to improve response over a standard AMG V12.
It uses dry-sump lubrication, allowing it to mount lower for a lower center of gravity and to resist oil surge under high cornering loads.
Only about two AMG master technicians are entrusted to build each of these V12s by hand.

See the rest in AutoVault

The six sub-scores behind the 88 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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