The Pagani Zonda is a mid-engined sports car produced by Pagani in Italy. It debuted in 1999 and continues through the present, with production proceeding at roughly 10 cars per year. As of June 2009, 106 Zondas had been built, considering also test mules. Both 2-seat coupe and convertible versions have been produced. Construction is mainly of carbon fiber.

Some early Zonda engineering was done by Formula One champion, Juan Manuel Fangio. The car was originally to be named for him, the "Fangio F1", but the name was changed upon his death in 1995, renamed after an air current above Argentina.

Only 10 percent of the Zonda F’s DNA has been retained in the R version, and the remaining 90 percent designed by Horacio Pagani from scratch. The Zonda R goes one up over the F in every sense of the word: it is longer and wider than the F, shells out 750hp from a Mercedes-Benz AMG-sourced 6.0 liter V12, and catapults from rest to 100km/h in less than 2.7 seconds. That’s three-quarters of the time the Zonda F takes to achieve the same acceleration. Pagani claims the Zonda R is capable for a top speed of more than 350km/h.

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