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The Pagani Huayra is not a tame car.With
an AMG-sourced biturbo V12 pushing less
than 3,000 pounds, the Italian dynamo is
the definition of a beast. The formula can
always been improved though, and at the
2016 GenevaMotor Show, Pagani proved it by
debuting theHuayra BC.
Lighter andmore powerful than the standard
Huayra, the BC’s enginewasmassaged to
produce 789 hp, while total curbweight was
slashed down to a paltry 2,645 lbs. That’s
effectively the sameweight as theHonda Civic
Coupewith five times the power. It should not
be surprising then that the BC’s top speed is
rated at an amazing 238mph.
The Arrowequips an Audi-sourced
4.0-liter biturbo V8 that has been tuned,
tweaked, and tickled to produce a cool
1000 hp and 738 lb-ft, numbers that get
more impressivewhen you consider the
car’s lowweight of 2,866 lbs.
Themath adds up pretty well in this case,
as the Arrow can sprint to 60mph in only
2.9 seconds and gallop all theway up to
223mph before running out of steam.
In early 2016, the Apollo Automobil brand
rose fromthe ashes of Gumpert, a lovably
unhingedmanufacturer that brought us
the brutal Gumpert Apollo. The Arrow
is the successor to the Gumpert inmany
ways, because even though it has been
given amakeover, underneath she is still
as wild as ever.
One of the only performance cars to come out of
Denmark is also one of the fastestmotorcars ever
built. Assembled in Zealand, the Zenvo ST1 exhibits
the height of Danish engineering prowess, as the
car combines a 6.8-liter V8with both a supercharger
and a turbocharger to create 1,104 hp and 1,054 lb-ft.
All of that power goes straight to the rear wheels,
making the ST1 a handful for anyone outside of the
professional racing scene. If you can get the tires
locked up, though, the bullish coupewill shock you
with rawability.
Flat out, the ST1 is capable of reaching 233mph given
enough road, but it is important to note that its top
speed is electronically limited. It i scary to think how
fast this carmay be able to gowith out the digital
blocks in place.
Zenvo ST1 (233 mph)
Pagani Huayra BC (238 mph)
Apollo Arrow (223 mph)