Having lived the Bush andears, my eyes always gravitate toward any nationalism waving the flag. So, even though you may have just seen a new one Pagani Huayra R, I noticed right away a larger Italian flag on the side.
Here is an original C12 S roadster. When you look at the original Paganis, you see precisely zero Italian flags. Why didn’t I need Italian flags to let you know I was Italian? Because it’s a bright yellow super car that’s half an inch off the ground with a V12 behind the seats. The whole car is indicative enough, as yes, it is Italian.
Pagani is the most Italian car company that demonstrates on the side street behind the factory. He couldn’t be more Italian, even though the founder was born in Argentina.
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The first Pagani I came across with an Italian flag was the 2009 Zonda Cinque. Can you see the flags? They are right there, in the wonderfully delicate side mirrors.
The most direct, of course, was the Zonda Tricolore, named for both the flag itself and the Italian version of the Blue Angels, which also bears his name.
Even that car, so named for the flag, didn’t have a scheme as big as the red-white-green like this new Huayra R. Look at that big flag. There’s even a flag color scheme on the diffuser.
The added comedy is that in addition to finally coming out with an R successor for the Huayra at the Zonda, he has also created a new Huayra Tricolore. At first glance, it looks like we even have them less flag than before. But then you look back and!
There is an even bigger flag on the side. The flags refuse to get smaller. I can understand the United States never returning to a state when we don’t have hundred-foot-high flags at all the car dealerships on the edge of the city, but Pagani?