Pagani planning electric hypercar
CONSIDERING the work, talent and know-how that go into producing a new supercar, it’s staggering how many small companies and startups aim to build and sell them.
Of course, many fail, sometimes even before their vision comes to fruition, but Pagani isn’t one of them.
It may be a very small player compared to the likes of Lamborghini and Ferrari, but next year marks Pagani’s 20th anniversary. And ahead of the occasion, the company’s founder Horacio Pagani has told the UK’s Autocar publication that electric power could well be the future of the brand.
It can’t be easy to get buyers to part with serious money for a new super car, especially for carmakers that don’t have the benefit of one of the great names of international motorsport behind them. But Pagani certainly managed it with its first car, the Zonda, and its second model, the Huayra, is also selling nicely at more than 2.5 million euros ( RM11.65 million) each for the Roadster.
No matter how large or small the carmaker though, sitting on your laurels isn’t an option. So it’s no surprise considering the way the industry is going that Pagani is giving serious consideration to producing an electric hypercar sometime in the not-too- distant future.
Today, Pagani produces between 35 and 40 cars per year, but the boss sees being a small, family concern and not part of a big corporation or group as a positive advantage that allows the company to adapt quickly. Pagani told Autocar: “We are a small, family- owned group. We do not belong to a big corporation or a large automotive group where you lose your freedom. We are able to do things in a swift way.”