Utopia

Company founder Horacio Pagani instructed his team of engineers turned artists to meet three targets for the company’s newest supercar, the Utopia: simplicity, lightness, and the pleasure of driving. Its AMG-developed 852-hp twin-turbo V-12 helps achieve at least one of those understated goals. Another is addressed by its Carbo-Titanium core structure, which is as strong as it is light. Weighting in at around 3100 pounds, the Utopia is a certified featherweight. Like the Koenigsegg CC850 and GMA T.50 hypercars, the Utopia comes with the option of a shiftable seven-speed manual gearbox; it can also be ordered with an automated single-clutch transmission. Despite its wildly capable powertrain and underpinnings, the Utopia is so refined that it verges on civilized at normal speeds. At full tilt, however, its brutal speed, surreal cornering capabilities, and hard-stopping Brembo brakes serve as a reminder that the Utopia is a purpose-built machine. As with other Pagani models, the Utopia's interior is reminiscent of a designer watch; the craftsmanship, quality, and attention to detail are remarkable. The same goes for its sculpted exterior bodywork. Pagani put leather straps on the body’s front and rear clamshell panels, gave it butterfly opening doors, and set it up with staggered wheel sizes, 21-inch in front and 22-inch in the rear. The Utopia is unquestionably a masterpiece and guaranteed to be incredibly rare: only 99 Utopia coupes will roll out of the Pagani factory in San Cesario sul Panaro in the province of Modena, Italy.