- This Pagani has been repainted and upgraded numerous times over the past 21 years.
- It features a one-off combination of a Tricolore-spec 7.3-liter V12 with a 6-speed manual transmission.
- A previous owner spent three years getting it complied for street use in the U.S.
Over the years, numerous Pagani Zondas have been sent back to the factory for upgrades, and while some look superb, others are perhaps a little too flamboyant. This example is just about perfect.
The Zonda you’re looking at is known as ‘Nero’ and is a 2003 example that has been tweaked and reconfigured numerous times over the years from the factory. It was originally delivered new to a Hungarian businessman and painted in a shade of silver. The car was later sold, and the second owner had the lower panels refinished in a dark shade of metallic red.
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Next, the car was sold in Spain and had the top half resprayed in pearl white while the interior was retrimmed in red and cream leather. Soon after, Pagani UK got its hands on the car and sent it back to the Pagani factory to be resprayed black and renamed ‘Nero’. As part of its factory transformation, the car was outfitted with various parts from the one-of-three Zonda Tricolore, including its front canards, enlarged rear wing, shark fin, and side-mounted air intakes.
It’s not just the looks of the car that have been designed to mimic the Tricolore. Pagani has also upgraded the mechanicals of the Zonda Nero to match the Tricolore, meaning it includes the same ceramic-coated titanium exhaust, Inconel manifold, and titanium connecting rods. All up, the 7.3-liter naturally-aspirated V12 delivers 661 hp and 575 lb-ft (780 Nm) of torque. It rocks the same carbon ceramic brakes as the Tricolore, too.
DK Engineering, which has been tasked with selling the car, adds the Zonda Nero retains its original six-speed manual transmission, making it the only Zonda in existence with a Tricolore-spec engine paired with a stick shift. The car was exported to the United States after being upgraded and over three years, was federalized for road use, meaning it can be registered and used in the U.S., unlike the vast majority of Zondas.
Is this the perfect spec for a Zonda?
