What's it like to drive a Huayra in anger?

"nobody" (nobody13) 10/03/2013 at 19:31 • Filed to: huayra

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Ride along with Davide Testi at the Autodromo di Modena. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! was given an all-access pass to Pagani Automobili, and this is the first of their coverage.

YSI-what can brown do for you > nobody 10/03/2013 at 19:38

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These things sound like crap from the outside, but so yummy from the inside!

Squid > nobody 10/03/2013 at 19:41

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So I guess the turbo noise was deliberately loud in the previous video's because it seems to be toned down in the cabin compared to the first video's on the hewoiuoa. It looks like it is marvelously a handful on the track with plenty of room for throttle oversteer.

On another note, I'm not a fan of head mounted Gopro's they are a little bit nausea inducing. . .

04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. > nobody 10/03/2013 at 19:56

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I feel like his driving skills are sub-par for that car....as would most people's be but still.

WarShrike > nobody 10/03/2013 at 20:02

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Somehow, I missed this episode last year...

BJ > nobody 10/03/2013 at 20:17

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Love the whooshy turbo noise.

Shame one has to look at that ugly interior to hear it...

webmonkees > nobody 10/03/2013 at 20:44

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Love that dash.

SnowLeopard > Squid 10/07/2013 at 10:11

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Throttle oversteer yes but my god that was an unholy amount of understeer going into almost every corner for a mid-engined supercar....not encouraging. Just hate how 'drive-able' supercars are becoming.

Farz > nobody 10/07/2013 at 10:12

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It's so rare to see hypercars driven hard.
This is driver heaven.
The dream would be to take one Pagani/Koenigsegg/P1/918/LaFerrari on the Nordschleife.

_Mécanicien > nobody 10/07/2013 at 10:14

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What's it like to drive an Enzo in anger?

ZXRider > nobody 10/07/2013 at 10:15

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Soooo angry!!!

jcpwn3r > nobody 10/07/2013 at 10:19

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chriswhotakesphotos > nobody 10/07/2013 at 10:19

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I like every weird thing about this car. For me, its grinning grasshopper face and rocketship supercharger noise make it better. I'd definitely have one before a Veyron.

jcpwn3r > nobody 10/07/2013 at 10:19

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RyanFrew > _Mécanicien 10/07/2013 at 10:21

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I saw two things in this video:
1) That guy was literally driving his $1mm the way anyone else would drive it in a video game. Props.
2) Even at those speeds, with that amount of oversteer, Italians will still take a hand off of the wheel to gesticulate when they talk

shieldsdb > nobody 10/07/2013 at 10:22

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Those glorious waste gates!

What a vehicle.

RyanFrew > chriswhotakesphotos 10/07/2013 at 10:23

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That, my friend, is the sound of twin turbochargers. A SC would produce more of a constant "whining" sound.

spacecase > WarShrike 10/07/2013 at 10:24

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Pretty car.
Chris Harris is a fucking slob...

Kursa > nobody 10/07/2013 at 10:28

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I don't know what it's like, but I would do almost anything to find out.

AspenRS > BJ 10/07/2013 at 10:41

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You and I must have very different ideas on what constitutes as "ugly"....

Fraunz88 > _Mécanicien 10/07/2013 at 10:41

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The Enzo was absolutely brutal in every simulator I've played so far. It's one of those cars where I'd be too scared to drive it, if some rich guy would offer me to try it.

I say it's a coffin on wheels for people without a racing background. A beautiful beast.

magman007 > nobody 10/07/2013 at 10:44

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Him and the Koneiggesgg kid have the best jobs.

TrojanBMW > nobody 10/07/2013 at 10:52

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Am I the only one that thinks the interior is ghastly? If nothing else, it just looks really tough to use.

chriswhotakesphotos > RyanFrew 10/07/2013 at 10:54

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Ah, we'll thanks for telling me! Whatever sound it is, I like it.

notahater > nobody 10/07/2013 at 11:00

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HAHA Davide Testi

gwai-lo > nobody 10/07/2013 at 11:01

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who has that dr kreiger my penis can only get so erect gif?????? THAT!

Mark Jacob > nobody 10/07/2013 at 11:10

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I'm loving the active aero bits popping up on the hood/frunk/nose/whatever...

BJ > webmonkees 10/07/2013 at 11:10

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This would be a step in the right direction!

JR1 > nobody 10/07/2013 at 11:27

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Just made my day! That's how the Huayra should be driven!

StoneColdSteveUrkel > nobody 10/07/2013 at 11:41

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I give Pagani high marks for their craftsmanship and attention to detail, but that interior looks like something out of a futurist version of a New Orleans brothel.

And I understand that Pagani is telling us the constant 'whooshing' sound of the turbos is part of the engine's charm and appeal, but I can never hear anything else. It was interesting at first....but now its just annoying. It's as if I can have that engine serviced at an authorized Dyson dealer.

Mpusch > _Mécanicien 10/07/2013 at 12:07

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That drift at 3:20 was just...crazy. Wow.

Narfff > nobody 10/07/2013 at 12:08

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Wait, so the key has a cap you take off, but no place to put it?

Come on, even Kingston gets that right with their USB drives....

Hobz > nobody 10/07/2013 at 12:17

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Am I the only one who doesn't like the way it sounds?! Compressor surge and blow-off valves makes it sound like they slapped a tuner turbo kit on there. It just doesn't match the car.

Keeping that in mind, I'd be all for slapping some duck-calls on there!

bavarianstig > nobody 10/07/2013 at 12:24

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DAT NOISE

Dave-O > nobody 10/07/2013 at 12:32

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Is he wearing track pants that say Pagani on each leg?

dekone > nobody 10/07/2013 at 12:38

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Dear Davide: GoPro's go on the side of your helmet, not the top when you're doing a POV shoot. Otherwise your audience spends most of the time looking at the headliner instead of the road in front of you (which is what I believe you intended).

M5000 > nobody 10/07/2013 at 12:48

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I personally do NOT like the look of the interior, it looks very cheap and gaudy in my opinion.. I'm sure it FEELS different, but it looks very cheap.

Surely I can't be the only one who shares this opinion..

Jeremiad > nobody 10/07/2013 at 12:48

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If you watch this video and close your eyes its like you're listening to a chase from a sci-fi movie. Dat turbo...

pirates-ecu > 04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. 10/07/2013 at 12:58

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he is driving that car like a one legged grandmother.....

the enzo guy... (WIN)

SaiDas > nobody 10/07/2013 at 13:22

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I've always wondered what it would be like to drive a very expensive Swiss watch.

DoogieFullHouser > nobody 10/07/2013 at 13:28

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Sounds like Victorian plumbing.

philipilihp > nobody 10/07/2013 at 13:28

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From the "can't unsee" department:

Dandanaka > 04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. 10/07/2013 at 14:29

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I'm new to this, so I'd be grateful if you could explain to me what reveals the inadequacy of his skills, thank you

zwerlus > philipilihp 10/07/2013 at 14:50

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Hahaha seriously, this was the first thing I noticed after he put in the key.

Hifrequency > _Mécanicien 10/07/2013 at 14:53

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My neighbor has one, another has a 328GTS & an (ughh) yellow 430 sitting next to it.

Hifrequency > philipilihp 10/07/2013 at 14:54

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Ready to eat 911's omnomonomonomnom!

_Mécanicien > Hifrequency 10/07/2013 at 14:58

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Ok.

Mikeado > 04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. 10/07/2013 at 15:02

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He's driving right on the limit, where the car is a handful no matter who you are. He's their chief test driver so he knows what he's doing.

Mikeado > nobody 10/07/2013 at 15:03

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Man, those turbos sound like a dentist's drill.

Also, considering how drivable Paganis are meant to be, it's nice to see that they're still hard to tame on the limit. Plus, Active Aero!!!! <3

04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. > Dandanaka 10/07/2013 at 15:07

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Look at the way he snaps around. He's inconsistent and therefor the car is inconsistent. His arms and hands are all over the place, especially after the 2:00 mark. If you ever go to autocross or a PDX event and an instructor sees you doing that he'll rip you apart. Even if you're driving a Mini Cooper, much less a Huayra....

jalopreader > nobody 10/07/2013 at 15:54

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The center console reminds me of this and the engine sounds a bit similar.

Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken > nobody 10/07/2013 at 15:59

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Guhh so blingy. What's it like to drive? Like watching an Abrams Star Trek movie...

04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. > Mikeado 10/07/2013 at 16:01

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Watch a driver from any fast, professional sports car series. WRC, V8 Supercars, F1, doesn't matter take your pick. They all are so much more relaxed and calm than this guy.

I love Speedhunters, and I follow them daily, but as I said his skills are not up to par "FOR THIS CAR". I know he can drive, but not something like this car on this track at least.

RiddldedTomcat > nobody 10/07/2013 at 16:16

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DAT BOV(s)!

Mikeado > 04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. 10/07/2013 at 16:20

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The Pagani's not a racing car.

04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. > Mikeado 10/07/2013 at 16:23

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So then it's a million-dollar typical coupe?

I understand it's not an F1 car, but that only means if this guy was put in an F1 car he'd kill himself driving like this.

Mikeado > 04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. 10/07/2013 at 16:31

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Road tyres, more weight, less downforce and road-tuned suspension mean that road cars are a completely different kettle of fish to racing cars. An F1 car sticks like glue in most situations because it makes its own body weight or more in downforce (more and more as it goes faster, of course) and has slick tyres, whereas a road car of any kind does not. It's another level. He'd be able to set OK lap times in an F1 car with some practice and fitness training.

Remember also, he's done thousands of miles of testing in Huayras. He knows them inside out.

04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. > Mikeado 10/07/2013 at 16:40

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Once again, you're assuming that street driving and track driving go hand in hand. And you assume that Pagani is pulling a Bugatti, where they just throw some numbers on a car and don't actually make it function. Which is a joke, and Horacio would slap you in the face for saying it.

And, obviously you've never watched an F1 car with an inexperienced driver. Or even an experienced driver who is just inexperienced with something as fast as an F1 car. They stick like glue because of the drivers, not because of the car.

We can debate all day here, but the fact is his erratic handling of the car is not impressive. You can't watch the video and tell me his hand placement and reactions are justified. Any experienced SCCA driver could tell you that what I'm saying is true. It may have just been his nerves, it may have been the car, but HIS reactions and actions were not up to par for this level of car.

123456 > 04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. 10/07/2013 at 16:56

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Mikeado > 04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. 10/07/2013 at 17:08

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I'm not aware that I assumed any of that. But hey, if you can read minds...

I'm not saying any idiot can drive an F1 car. But they do make crazy amounts of downforce, which adds grip and stability at high speed. I remember reading someone saying that [if you're a racing driver] they're quite easy to drive at 7 or 8 tenths, but to go the rest of the way is where driver skill really comes in. Maybe I mis-spoke when I said he could set decent times in one, but otherwise I stand by my point.

This is a twin-turbo road car sending 730bhp to the rear wheels. It's a handful. There's no way it wouldn't be. If you're going to try driving something like a Huayra or M600 or whatever fast on a track, you have to expect oversteer, and he controlled all the oversteer he encountered. You can't directly compare road and racing cars. There's more weight that's moving around more, less mechanical grip and less aerodynamic grip. I bet you if he drove a racing car he'd look about as calm as say a Pro-Am GT racer.

poordna > nobody 10/07/2013 at 17:24

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Could listen to that scuba equipment/fountain drink plumbing all day!

SP23 > philipilihp 10/07/2013 at 18:14

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The "give me a hug" dashboard.

4wsprelude > 04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. 10/07/2013 at 19:47

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I say he is alone on that track, not setting a record, windows down, For the pleasure of having fun. Give this guy some credit for fucking dishing the shit out of his car and showing it off in a safe manner inside a race track and not in public. Get upset when someone does it safely while some douche on the street gets praise for going over 100mph with his M5 in public roads with traffic.

Let us move on!

/DATBLOWOFFVALVE

Dandanaka > 04sneaky - Boxers. Blowers. Bikes. And bitches. 10/08/2013 at 00:46

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that is true, he does seem to be flailing the car (and his limbs) quite a bit...thanks

quattrofl > nobody 10/08/2013 at 05:58

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It sounds like Autobots having sex..probably.

mharry860 > nobody 10/09/2013 at 01:18

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Understeer with snap oversteer, car or driver?

Jid M > nobody 10/12/2013 at 18:57

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Those turbos... Mmm...