ZONDA F - first video

[f1legend]

A friend of mine was at the factory last week, were the first ever Pagani Rally started, and there was the Zonda F too.
This car is seriously fast. And listen to the noise!!!!! :shock:

http://stream.sonance.net/runimation/Zonda_F.avi

[LAMBOR]

Dead link :(

[f1legend]

LINK WORKING NOW!

[Fleischmann]

thx, downloading now :D

EDIT - Holy F**k!! that sound is amazing :shock:

[LAMBOR]

Thanks man, dl now :)

[ARMAN]

:shock: nice vid, thanx alot for posting F1legend :wink:
Is it changed just inside? I cant see anything changed outside :?

[f1legend]

I have seen it at the factory showroom and it has changed a lot even at the outside.

http://www.autodrome-cannes.com/pagani_zonda_f_geneve_2005.htm

[gucom]

OMG...that sound... :shock: :love:

[adamwich]

Thanks a lot - downloading the video right now

[riconijhof]

OOOH MYYY GOOOD! Thats amazing! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Any more videos of that event? Amazing row of Zonda's there!

[adamwich]

The sound is just AMAZING!!!! :shock:

Thank you so much for the video!!

[Cearabc]

Ow my god :shock: Amazing sound!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
but do you have pictures of more vids :D??

[f1legend]

I have a lot of Zonda pictures, but I don't know where to upload them.

[riconijhof]

Try Imageshack.us :D
So no more vids? :(

[dingo]

I have a lot of Zonda pictures, but I don't know where to upload them.

THe best option is www.imageshack.us and then use the thumbnail code and post it in your topic :D

There are already alot of Zonda pics here: http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=21635&start=0 so check before you post them :wink:


EDIT: I forgot to thank you for the video, absolutely sensational sound and action!!!! :drool: I think your name is appropriate - your a legend :wink:

[f1legend]

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[adamwich]

^^ Amazing pictures - Thanks a lot!!

Have you taken these pictures?

[styla21]

One of the best, most sweetest, engine harmonies i have ever heard :shock: :D x10. Thankyou so, so much for posting F1legend.

[f1legend]

^^ Amazing pictures - Thanks a lot!!

Have you taken these pictures?


No, my sister. She is really good at taking nice pictures.

[adamwich]

^^ Amazing pictures - Thanks a lot!!

Have you taken these pictures?


No, my sister. She is really good at taking nice pictures.

Okay - do you know the owner of the zonda?

[EnzoLover]

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:


ABSOLUTE one of the top5 best sound engine in the world :D

I love it :D

[yg60m]

Thanks for both the pics and the video mate.
You can said to your sister that pics are very nice ! :wink:

[Sydbom]

amazing sound! VERY loud!

[ARMAN]

Holy moly! Excelent shots! Your sister has a talent, she's a car nut also?

[f1legend]

It was the Pagani factory demo car. We took a ride in that one.

[f1legend]

It was the Pagani factory demo car. We took a ride in that one.

[adamwich]

It was the Pagani factory demo car. We took a ride in that one.

Cool! 8) Must have been an amazing ride!!

[Svensson]

Incredible! :shock: This is definately the best sounding car of the moment! Thanks a lot for posting :D

Does anybody happen to know if the Zonda F has got individual throttle bodies now? I read a while ago that one of the things they were trying to improve over the "old" Zonda was the induction, but I can't see exactly what they did, judging from the pictures...

[|Nuno|]

Holy shit, that sounds insane! :shock:


Many thanks for the video and the pics, dude. :D

[mv]

Despite sounding so differently if compared to the original zonda's roar I still love it. Mr. Pagani is a magician in terms of the sound. And not only in that.

I reckon this is the 650hp version that lacks cats. :lol:

[dingo]

.....Mr. Pagani is a magician in terms of the sound...

more like the guys at AMG who actually build the engine :wink:

[yg60m]

What a sound !! :shock: I thought it would sound like the Zonda S but that's really different. Maybe just a question of exhaust system ...

[zondamaniac]

i'm speechless!!!! :O

thx for sharing!!

[mv]

.....Mr. Pagani is a magician in terms of the sound...

more like the guys at AMG who actually build the engine :wink:

Since it sounds so differently than the Zonda S I'd say it's much more about the exhaust system here, which is, as far as I know, not built by AMG. :wink: It's not built by Pagani himself either but he decided which manufacturer to choose, settings etc.

[DeMoN]

looking better than the panda heart shaped eyes the previous one had.

[Chingachgook]

Fantastic sound ! I'm loving it even more :P :P

[saadie]

i woulnt say its as big a leap asthey did with the CCR .. but this thing is so fecking awsome .... and engine sound .... dang ... i love it ..... 8) :twisted:

edit ::
just noticed .. its got a diff exhaust ..... thats y the sound is so different ...
but i still love it 8)

[Minacious]

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
I just had an audible orgasm.

[gbg]

WOW the pics are simply stunning! perfect! amazing! no words to describe them!!

in portuguese, I would say they are do caraaaaaalho mano


this one is even more do caralho then the others
http://img234.echo.cx/img234/4706/93ss1.th.jpg

also downloading the video! thanks so much!

[Toronto]

amazing pics.
where and how did you get a zonda for a private shoot :shock:

[TT]

f1, grazie mille per il video e le meravigliose foto, complimenti a tua sorella, ci sa fare!

Sorry guys for the short italian outburst, but we are so rare around here (italian speaking members that is), so it's nice every now and then to be able to use my mother language ;)

Anyway, the pics are blooody stunning! The kind of pics I would like to have shot myself!

[No.1]

Great pictures.... and the movie. :shock: :shock:

THe Zonda F, i'm sure, is worth the £100k premium over the C12S 8)

[TT]

BTW, I see several other Zondas on that road.. possibly the one spotted by Fuegoturbo in Paris was coming from that little meeting, probably organized to present the F to present customers?

[Svensson]

f1, grazie mille per il video e le meravigliose foto, complimenti a tua sorella, ci sa fare!

Sorry guys for the short italian outburst, but we are so rare around here (italian speaking members that is), so it's nice every now and then to be able to use my mother language ;)
No problem, it's not that difficult to understand! I think you're saying something like:
"F1, thanks a thousands times for the video and the magnificent pictures, compliments to your sister, I bet she looks fine too!"

:wink:

[TT]

LOL you almost got it, but someway the last part isn't really what I said :D

[Z3uS]

Ohh my god :shock:

Im speechless, the soud looks as if something really mad is coming your way (and it is :lol: )

Thanks a lot for sharing mate :)

[zondaland]

That is stunning, those pics are awesome and that vid just makes me want to be a rich bastard. :D

[SilviaEvo]

wow that sound and those pictures!!! i am amazed that thing is fucking loud!

[Yablokov]

it sounds like a ferrari engine; but with more of a robust power.

[jorge]

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
WWWOOOOWWWW

[nthfinity]

OMFG! that is one of the greatest sounding road cars i have suddenly ever heard!

i can hardly believe a sound like that is coming from a german engine... are they sure they didnt take the audio file from a CGT? :lol:

suddenly, i find myself liking the Zonda for the first time ever... wierd... less urge to puke when i see pictures of it :P

[MartijnGizmo]

That is stunning, those pics are awesome and that vid just makes me want to be a rich bastard. :D

There are lots of them where that video came from. ;) But the F sounds magnificent, I also liked the sound when it was iddling at the end.

[dingo]

There are lots of them where that video came from. ;).........

Where? Are you going to share them with us or not? :?

[Svensson]

There are lots of them where that video came from. ;).........

Where? Are you going to share them with us or not? :?Ehm I think he means that there were a lot of rich people watching the actual demonstration of the F in the video. :wink:
Possibly current owners of a Zonda S...

[TT]

Yes, as far as I know it was a little meeting/rally with something like 20 Zondas. Probably organized to present the F to them

[dingo]

Yes, as far as I know it was a little meeting/rally with something like 20 Zondas. Probably organized to present the F to them

Why wasn't I invited? :P I have a Zonda......


in 1/24 scale

[mv]

A little request for TT : could you please scan the Zonda F article from EVO as soon as you get your copy ? :P We're all eager to read some impressions that's for sure.

[twboy1999]

amazing video
i am suprise how much different it sounds compare to zonda s
this sound just so much meaner,, sound more like ferrari.... sounds kind of f1 also
NICE

[StanAE86]

Umm...yeah...that was fukking awesome. :shock:

[JiggaStyles09]

well i will go ahead and be the 30th person to say holy shit that is fucking badass!! such an exotic sounding exhaust, i have always loved the zonda and love this new "F" version even more, thanks so much for the pics and video. :D

[GTO]

Thanks for teh VId and the pics f1legend!

I used to love the Zonda but after seeing it pwned by the XJ 220 on Top gear I'm not that amazed by it anymore :(

[5vz-fe]

Thanks for teh VId and the pics f1legend!

I used to love the Zonda but after seeing it pwned by the XJ 220 on Top gear I'm not that amazed by it anymore :(

?? It never got pwned by the XJ220, what are u talking about. The XJ220 has huge turbo lag, worst brakes in the world, family sedan like handling when compared to the Zonda. Clarkson say it beats the Zonda only becoz it got higher topspeed and better acceleration (in full boost)

[dingo]

Thanks for teh VId and the pics f1legend!

I used to love the Zonda but after seeing it pwned by the XJ 220 on Top gear I'm not that amazed by it anymore :(

?? It never got pwned by the XJ220, what are u talking about. The XJ220 has huge turbo lag, worst brakes in the world, family sedan like handling when compared to the Zonda. Clarkson say it beats the Zonda only becoz it got higher topspeed and better acceleration (in full boost)

I would say it did get pwned, watch the video again. :wink: This was obviously just a drag race but the Zonda was blown away, though around a track I assume it might be a different story. :D

[chest3r]

What a sound ...... It's on my Top4 of the best sounding cars.

I hope it will sound so good as it seems in the video 8)

[supertouring]

I wan't to see and hear some more please :mrgreen:

[mv]

The Zonda did lose that drag race but that was just because they had managed a better launch with the Jag. I reckon the Zonda was driven by Clarkson or May whereas the Jag was driven by the Stig. :D

Stats wise, they should go neck and neck or zonda should be even faster. What's more I wouldn't put my money on the Jag just because Clarkson says it's faster since he also says Enzo is an F60 beyond other rubbish. :roll:

[dingo]

The Zonda did lose that drag race but that was just because they had managed a better launch with the Jag......

I don't think thats the case, as i just watched the video again and the cars are neck and neck until about the halfway point - so it must have launched ok. :wink:
I am suprised at the result a little though, the Zonda weighs about 200kg less and has a bit more power so it should trounce the Jag. :? Clarkson commented that the Jags aerodynamic shape and torque are what won it the race......

[f1legend]

The Zonda has a lot more torque. And the effect of aerodynamics have an influence only above 80 mph. What I believe made the difference is grip. When we took the ride in the Zonda, the test driver showed us, that the car had wheelspin in third gear!! So actually the huge torque isn't the best for a rapid getaway, unless you know the car very well and know how to get the best results out of it.

[StanAE86]

Is that drag race in the Vault? I didn't see it before, I don't think. I'm surprised at what I'm reading....I thought I remember JC reviewing the XJ220 and saying it had turbo lag like crazy...?

Thanks.

[dingo]

The Zonda v XJ220 race is part of JC's latest DVD called Hot Metal :wink:

[JiggaStyles09]

well i dont take top gear drag races too seriously. they did have a stock C6 lose to a stock NSX in a 1/2 mile drag race :roll:

[Vansquish]

OK...from the stats department, the Jag should be a nose ahead at 60mph. The XJ220's official 0-60 time was 3.6seconds. The Zonda on the other hand has an official time of 3.7. The Jag's aerodynamics should only really help it at speeds higher than 60, as drag is a velocity-related quantity. The XJ220 probably beat the Zonda because (if memory serves) it has larger rear tires and only 5 gears instead of 6. Thus, perhaps 1 less gearshift was necessary in the process of getting to 60mph.