Pagani Epitome is a one-off Huayra with a manual

The Epitome is the latest product of Pagani’s Grandi Complicazioni division, the exclusive project wing within one of the exclusive manufacturers in the industry. What’s so special about it? Well, it certainly looks very sleek and elegant – quite unlike a good few of its cousins – but the main draw is that it’s the first Huayra in the model’s 13 years to have a manual gearbox. The seven-speed unit comes courtesy of the Utopia and joins the slender and unique body kit and seven-spoke Imola wheels that make the Epitome a one-off. 

Especially recognisable is the custom lighting embedded in the front bumper and that almost Ferrari F50-esque width-spanning, single-piece rear wing. The car is recognisably all blue carbon – as opposed to the dual-tone theme many Paganis are presented in – with a very contemporary tan-trimmed interior. In fact, the scheme of the cabin is reminiscent of the first Huayra, revealed in 2011, though this of course features the gated seven-speed manual shifter. Present and correct, of course, a twin-turbo AMG V12 engine.

It will be joined by the Imola Roadster on the Pagani stand, a pop-top version of the most focused road-legal Huayra variant, of which just eight will be made. This will be the car’s public debut also. 

On the Hill of course we’ll see (and hear) the screaming Huayra R, as well as the stunning Utopia in the Supercar Run. The Utopia specifically is said to be in an exclusive livery, designed by Horacio Pagani with input from the Duke of Richmond. Meanwhile a Huayra Roadster and Zonda Roadster will take pride of place within the Kinrara enclosure.

So, let’s count them down. Between Cartier, Pagani’s stand, the Supercar Run and the Kinrara enclosure, Goodwood will be hosting no less than eleven Paganis at the Festival of Speed this year, or a full two percent of the total number of Paganis in the world, with examples from across the timeline of the less than 500 cars built since 1999. Now there’s a stat for you.

The 2024 Festival of Speed takes place on 11th-14th July. Only Thursday general admission tickets remain, with Friday, Saturday, and Sunday tickets now sold out, although a limited number of hospitality packages for all days are still available. Tickets and packages can be purchased from £70.