{"id":467988,"date":"2024-04-30T20:22:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T20:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=467988"},"modified":"2024-12-03T03:49:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T03:49:36","slug":"first-drive-in-the-pagani-utopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/first-drive-in-the-pagani-utopia\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: First Drive In The Pagani Utopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:160\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/pagani-utopia-simplicity-meets-elegance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pagani Utopia<\/a> is a work of art on wheels. Created by Horacio Pagani and his team of artisans, it&#8217;s the third car ever produced by the Italian manufacturer. Following the Zonda and Huayra, the Utopia boasts a powerful twin-turbo V12 engine from Mercedes-AMG, producing 852 horsepower.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:160\">But unlike most modern hypercars, the Utopia throws in a delightful surprise \u2013 a 7-speed manual transmission. In a world dominated by paddle shifters and dual-clutch automatics, the Utopia offers a refreshing return to driver engagement.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:160\">So, how does this rolling piece of art perform on the road? You&#8217;ll want to watch the video below from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TopGear\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Gear magazine<\/a> where they show us what its like to drive!<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"FIRST DRIVE: Pagani Utopia \u2013 864bhp V12 Hypercar Or Art?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WU8R7cR-gKA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"FIRST DRIVE: Pagani Utopia \u2013 864bhp V12 Hypercar Or Art?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WU8R7cR-gKA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pagani Utopia is a work of art on wheels. Created by Horacio Pagani and his team of artisans, it&#8217;s the third car ever produced by the Italian manufacturer. Following the Zonda and Huayra, the Utopia boasts a powerful twin-turbo V12 engine from Mercedes-AMG, producing 852 horsepower. But unlike most modern hypercars, the Utopia throws in a delightful surprise \u2013 a 7-speed manual transmission. In a world dominated by paddle shifters and dual-clutch automatics, the Utopia offers a refreshing return [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":848491,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,12919],"tags":[442,2339,8553,8441],"class_list":["post-467988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pagani","category-videos","tag-pagani","tag-pagani-video","tag-pagani-utopia","tag-videos","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VIDEO: First Drive In The Pagani Utopia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Top Gear magazine shows us what its like to drive the Pagani Utopia with its powerful twin-turbo V12 engine and 7-speed manual transmission.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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