The curtain’s about to drop on one of the wildest hypercar sagas ever, and boy, what a way to go out. RM Sotheby’s is gearing up to flog the last Pagani Zonda Riviera this December, serious gearheads reckon this unicorn could crack a jaw-dropping $10.5 mil at the hammer. Slated for the December 5 Abu Dhabi shindig at the swanky St. Regis Saadiyat Island joint, this isn’t just any old motor: it’s the 140th and final Zonda ever built.
Don’t let that “2024 debut” fool ya—this machine’s got history. Started life as a Zonda F way back in 2006 before waltzing into Pagani’s Italian workshop a decade later for a full-blown metamorphosis. The 760-series glow-up? Pure alchemy. Turned this ride into the ultimate flex of the Zonda bloodline that kicked off in ‘99, back when Horacio Pagani first made gearheads rethink everything about crazy-fast art on wheels.
Looks? Oh, it’s a stunner. Picture pearlescent white so glossy you could check your teeth in it, woven through with raw carbon twill and pop-of-royal-blue details. Meaner carbon cladding, a face-melting roof scoop, and a rear wing big enough to land choppers on. Inside? Pagani’s trademark “mad scientist lab” vibe dialed to 11: clacky toggle switches, steam-gauge dash, and a black-leather-and-blue-stitching combo that’d make Jay Gatsby trade in his Rolls.
Under the hood lurks a thunderous Merc AMG 7.3-liter V12 howling out roughly 750 horses. Never officially timed, but older Zonda Fs could shame most supercars with a 3.5-second dash to 60. And get this—its odometer’s barely cracked 564 miles, meaning it’s basically a garage-queen superhero still in fight shape.
Forget “just another auction”—this is a fire sale on automotive royalty. Provenance? Check. Rarity? Locked in. Craftsmanship? Off-the-charts Italian wizardry. Whoever bags this beast in Abu Dhabi better show up with Scrooge McDuck cash and the reflexes of a cat on espresso. The Zonda era ends here, folks. Buckle up.
Via: Neil Fraser/ RM Sotheby’s
Shawn Henry