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Never before has the demand for these extraordinary works of art been so great. Never before has the appetite for engineering excellence, craftsmanship, luxury, quality and pure power been so ravenous and never before have so many wanted to turn the page of automotive performance technology so see what’s next and what the next hypercar will be…Pagani has offered the ultimate in Italian automotive exotica since 1999. Known for its extraordinary detail, fnish and application of perfect carbon fbre production, the Zonda found favour with several enthusiasts in its various versions right up to 2011 when it was replaced by the Huayra (“Wi-ra”). Now operating from a new factory in San Cesario sul Panaro, Italy, Pagani are producing some 45 cars each year with no production limit on the current model. Given that they have just taken residence in their all-new factory it’s likely that Snr. Pagani will offer a new limited edition model at some point soon as he did with the Zonda which successfully achieved multiple incarnations before, perhaps, not quite even yet being phased out. In building each car by hand, from the chassis to each panel and even to each light unit, the capacity remains to recreate yet one more car for as long as demand exists.orders which have been placed speculating that these cars will appreciate in the same way as the LaFerrari or the P1 McLaren, the vast majority will end up in a collections as a display of an extraordinary love of the motor car. Because these are all works of hyper-art, individually crafted with a passion to share the skills of the artisan engineers and craftsmen and women who believe emphatically in what they do. New hyper-cars recently announced include a new McLaren F1 with an estimated price of over £2m and the Aston Martin Red Bull collaboration supercar at around the same price – all immediately sold out. Whereas, undoubtedly, there are some 111