Pagani has unveiled the Huayra 70 Roadster, a special edition created to mark founder Horacio Pagani’s 70th birthday. Horacio Pagani was born on November 10, 1955, in Casilda, Argentina. Mr.Pagani personally took the wraps off the first of the three cars: a one-off Huayra 70 Trionfo, at the company’s Modena factory. Showcased by the Barchetta Collection on Instagram, the post reveals this is the culmination of a year-long development process.
With only three Huayra 70s slated to be built, it is set to become one of the rarest cars Pagani has produced in its 26-year history. Pagani confirmed that Horacio Pagani personally approved the project and took part in the unveiling.
The Huayra 70 Trionfo is based on the Huayra Roadster platform but features substantial visual and aerodynamic revisions. The exterior employs exposed green carbon fiber with orange accents. The front end adopts a more aggressive splitter design, while the rear carries a large fixed wing and a prominent diffuser.
Additional extractor vents appear over both the front and rear fenders, indicating a focus on heat management and aerodynamic stability. A roof-mounted intake scoop, visually similar to what we see on the Zonda Cinque, feeds air rearward through a shark fin element.
We don’t have all the details on the exact specifics, but the post did reveal that the Huayra 70 Trionfo packs a 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged AMG-sourced V12 with 834 horsepower on tap. Unlike most modern Huayra variants, this engine is paired with a 7-speed manual transmission. Pagani has not released torque figures or final performance data specific to the Huayra 70 Trionfo.
For context, the standard Huayra Roadster produces approximately 753 horsepower, 738 pound-feet of torque, and weighs about ~2,800 pounds. The dash to 60 mph takes roughly 3.0 seconds, and top speed is rated at 223 mph. The Trionfo’s additional aerodynamic elements suggest a more focused setup, though Pagani has not published lap times or drag coefficients.
Horacio Pagani moved from Argentina to Italy with limited resources to pursue car design and engineering. Before founding his own company, he played a key role at Lamborghini, where he led advanced composites development and contributed to projects such as the Countach Evoluzione. His advocacy for carbon fiber construction influenced Lamborghini’s technical direction and helped shape the modern Italian supercar landscape.
Looking back, Pagani has a history of tying personal milestones to meaningful projects. At the time of his 50th birthday, Horacio Pagani oversaw the creation of the Zonda F, named in honor of Juan Manuel Fangio, whose support helped Pagani establish credibility in Italy. For his 60th, he created the HP Barchetta, another one-off creation built to his personal specification. Now, for his 70th, we have the three-car Huayra 70 cars that continue on that lineage. With the other two builds in the pipeline, this story will continue. Watch this space.
Images: @barchettacollection, r/Pagani
