They say clinging to the past is an unhealthy habit, but Pagani is happily ignoring the memo since holding on to older models is good for business. Not to be outdone by Ferrari and its 12Cilindri Manuale, another elite carmaker based in the Emilia-Romagna region is combining a V12 with a gated shifter. But while Maranello’s setup is based on a dual-clutch automatic, the latest Huayra has a proper manual.
It's called the Huayra 70 Derecho and is the second of three cars built to celebrate Horacio Pagani’s 70th anniversary, following the Trionfo (Italian for "triumph"). The latest member of the seemingly immortal Huayra lineup takes its name from a windstorm packed with severe thunderstorms, a fitting moniker for the drama only a stick-shift V12 hypercar can deliver.
