2020 Pagani Huayra Roadster 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	800 hp
Torque	774 lb-ft
0–60 mph	2.9 sec
Top speed	242 mph
Drivetrain	RWD
Seats	2
Combined MPG	11 mpg (9 city / 14 hwy)
Range	200 miles
MSRP	$3,500,000
Body style	Hypercar

The verdict

What's good

Track-honed yet still a convertible
Exotic carbon weave everywhere
Spine-tingling V12 howl
Extremely limited build numbers

What's not

Harsh ride even for the breed
Cramped, fiddly cabin access
Barely any cargo room
Parts and service hard to source

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, including Michael Kübler, are entrusted to build each of these V12s by hand.

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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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