"I don't have anything planned today, so we're just going enjoy the day in the boxer and see what happens............. Welp... here I am, sitting in a Pagani Zonda 😅"
I think my favorite part of Sam's videos are both his cinematography and also how his intro monologues usually start off in the morning...grabbing coffee, chatting, etc. before the real content takes place. It gives a feeling of building up to what's to come. Great stuff!
@@MisterMonsieur They were groundbreaking back in the 2000s. They are actually extremely well made. I went to the original factory years ago before they built the new one. They were the pioneers of the carbon technology most cars use now. Other manufacturers have since caught up making the zonda perhaps basic in some of its construction. But back when it was made no one had CNC parts on a road car, and almost no one was using carbon fibre prepreg. They have earned my respect even if they are abit outdated. I love the character of the car more than anything 😍
Its one of worst supercars for the price. You just can't skip billion dollars of development. Yep that is the money you need to spend to develop car like this. This one has tons of flaws that reviewers pretend that do not exist. Gent here funny enough talks around all the issues he clearly sees.
Great bonus ep! At the Podium event last autumn I asked what car you were most desperate to drive that you hadn’t (apart from my Evora.. 😉) - you said Zonda no hesitation. Nice to see it happen 😎👍
I commend your honesty and transparency 👏🏼 Takes guts and integrity to tell the truth about things, matters, heck even people, that may not be what most perceive, hoped or imagined. Having said that, DAMN, you got to drive a Pagani Zonda 🙇🏻♂️
The first video of yours that I've ever watched was the video on the fantasma Zonda. It was amazing to me and I've been as loyal of a fan as I can be. Great video as always. You keep killing it man!
Glad you were able to have this amazing and rare experience 👌🏻🔥 4:04 loved those 2 revvs from you, in all honesty it sounded better than anything else in this video 😂👌🏻👏🏻
I was doing similar to you, driving down the main street and saw the two zondas, Nero and Arrivederci parked up in front of the Valkyrie and Valour. Got some pictures of them. Looked everywhere for the boxster but sadly no luck! So amazing you got to drive it, thank you for mid week video! Delightful
I know mics can sometimes not do things justice, but whatever has been done to get that through regulations seems to have drastically changed how that V12 should sound.
@@mikestanley4457 in any case he would not know it. This car has gauge cluster that is from old Lancia Ypsilon. As a result rev gauge is not showing you actual engine speed while accelerating.
Having started watching you since the video with the pov from Passin's blue c12 and my shared love for the zonda this is just an amazing video to watch
What an epic experience! So happy for you. DK are my hero's for sure. Maybe if you were able to really push the car hard and open it up a bit more on a winding back road it would have been a bit more engaging. Love the Zonda! Nothing an aftermarket exhaust won't fix now that it's gone through federalization already.
On the first weekend of car week, before most folks arrive, there was a cool low rider show at the coffee shop you went to at the start of the video. The paint jobs were incredible.
There are several halo cars that one can only dream of. For me the reason to want one of them it’s usually about the historic relevance, the engineering or the driving experience. A 250 SWB, F50, LaF Aperta, Carrera GT, CC850, Gemera, the Tourbillon etc. Every one of them you’d have to be insanely healthy to own, yes. But it’s never about the status. However, the Zonda I think encapsulates the epitome of the hypercar. It’s what the others are and more. It’s the Mona Lisa for the road. It’s the only hypercar I’d want to get as the ultimate indulgence. It’s the point when you’re driving and realize “yep, I’m a billionaire. And this is the peak of the internal combustion engine vehicle for me.”
those 2 are worlds apart from each other. Zonda is a kit car. Nothing actually works properly. Mercedes engine, xtrac gearbox (i think), Lancia Ypsilon gauge cluster, wonky brakes. You just don't skip decades of experience and billions in development and create proper car by accident. Still cool car just not a proper one.
Thank you Sam! Really appreciate a mid-week upload and this concise video format. Love the scenery and maybe go live in the USA for a year, experience it with the family. Thanks, a cool video ☺
those 2 are worlds apart from each other. Zonda is a kit car. Nothing actually works properly. Mercedes engine, xtrac gearbox (i think), Lancia Ypsilon gauge cluster, wonky brakes. You just don't skip decades of experience and billions in development and create proper car by accident. Still cool car just not a proper one.
If I remember right, Harry said the running costs are astronomical if he wanted to do any sort of real mileage in it. It was preventing him from driving/owning other more useable cars that he could get more miles out of.
I have driven an euro spec Zonda F (well two infact), and they are definitely nothing like you describe here. The sound is absolutely gorgeous with magic thunder on the overrun . It is very much a brother of the Ferrari F50. If you have driven that. You need the proper exhaust and some European roads to get the real Zonda feel. It will deliver. :)
Zonda is so cool. I remember when it came out and my mind just exploded. Too bad to hear you didn't really like driving it. However, everything from the brand is supposed to be like that. You aren't getting the pinnacle of performance you are getting a drivable art piece
@@UKBUILT actually they don't. That engine was specifically build to not have character. It was supposed to be drivable/predictable. On top of that US regulation compliant exhaust probably robbed it of its best feature - sound.
@@hagestad The Mercedes m120 V12 was designed for effortless torque in the Big heavy 90s S-Class. Merc built it to rival BMW. At the time it was all about massive engines. It's not a high reving engine but it's built like a tank. With the right exhaust it's a fantastic engine for a supercar. I am using one for my build 😎 the first time we started mine up open headers it was crazy, it sounded like a beast 💪
Went to Car week with some friends, on the way out we took a wrong turn and ended up spotting this car getting detailed in the driveway of a house. Pulled over right away and asked the DK Engineering guys if we could take pictures, they were super cool and let us do our thing, as we left they even gave us some of their hats for all of us. All from a wrong turn haha.
At this point, almost every Zonda is a one-off spec. Also, the Zonda C12 aka the first og Zonda from the late 1990's had a 6.0L M120 V12 from AMG, then there was a Zonda S with the same engine but displacement was increased to 7.0L and then there was the Zonda S 7.3 again same engine but displacement increased to 7.3L, a roadster was introduced based on the Zonda S 7.3 but was dubbed the Zonda Roadster S. With the debut of the Zonda F, a new AMG M297 V12 engine with 7.3L displacement was introduced and it's powering all the newer Zonda's.
That "new" M297 engine was actually used in the clk gtr road cars, they even bored it to 7.3 for the clk gtr supersport In 1997 before the Zonda even existed Pagani did start with the old M120 6.0, then the 7.0 and finally 7.3 then made switch to the M297 with the Zonda F. But it was not a "new" engine or codename. Also the M120 in 6.0 , 7.0 & 7.3 form were available in the R129 SL 600 , 70 AMG & rare 73 AMGs in the 90s. As well as the S Class & CL/ S Coupe
Yea it staggers me how Pagani can sell the same car twice. They'll sell a C12 from the 90s, then tart it up three decades later and sell it again hahah
@@CB21001 The one's that you see getting unveiled recently or in the last 10 years or so are just being recommissioned upon the request of their customers as they want a one off spec, Pagani has ended production of the Zonda in 2011 or 2012 but they will upgrade their customer's cars to a more modern spec if they request Pagani.
Look at how common it is for old cars to go through restomod etc.. Old 964 carrera being turned into a singer/ tuthill/ GW That Diablo that's been seen recently too Canepa with the 959 too Are u honestly saying that U wouldn't love to see Ferrari or Lambo do this officially Imagine an 800bhp modernised F50 fresh out the factory today Or if Mclaren busted out an old F1 chassis and did this treatment I'd think it would break the internet
Always wanted to drive a Zonda, so thanks for uploading this one and thanks to DK for giving you the keys. Loved the sign off.... did you chase the LAF owner to see if he would give you the keys??
The F is an all time favourite car of mine & I think that’s part of the reason the Huayra does very little for me… I would say that you can’t expect to get the full experience from a 1 of 1 car as it will have been tailored to the owner & they may not have wanted that symphony constantly from the v12 (rich peoples problems)
The M120 based V12 was never a fast revving engine and has low redline at circa 6 K revs, it was never going be as you expected in terms of being revvy. But a fantastic V12.
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"I don't have anything planned today, so we're just going enjoy the day in the boxer and see what happens............. Welp... here I am, sitting in a Pagani Zonda 😅"
My life is regularly a joke
@@seenthroughglass And Tony is always ready with the punchline! 🥁
I think my favorite part of Sam's videos are both his cinematography and also how his intro monologues usually start off in the morning...grabbing coffee, chatting, etc. before the real content takes place. It gives a feeling of building up to what's to come. Great stuff!
Mid week video with a Pagani Zonda 😍 Thanks for the treat Sam!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Awesome! Thanks DK Engineering for letting people drive this stuff!
The Zonda is my absolute dream car and has been for the last 15 years, I can’t see that changing
nothing will come close, even pagani knows it which is why they've still been making them for so long
Me too 😍
Thats why I am building my dream V12 supercar. Zonda is abit out of reach 😆
@@UKBUILT Pagani's are very well-made *KIT CARS* ... yes, it's true. Well-made, but over-valued. It's 90% marketing, 10% engineering.
@@MisterMonsieur They were groundbreaking back in the 2000s. They are actually extremely well made. I went to the original factory years ago before they built the new one. They were the pioneers of the carbon technology most cars use now. Other manufacturers have since caught up making the zonda perhaps basic in some of its construction. But back when it was made no one had CNC parts on a road car, and almost no one was using carbon fibre prepreg.
They have earned my respect even if they are abit outdated. I love the character of the car more than anything 😍
GMA T33 is my dream but realistically I'll have to settle for a Lotus, which isn't too bad either IMO.
Never clicked on a RUclips video so fast
Saw the notification during a teams call; lets say I was eager to get to Lunch :)
😂😂👍🏾
Haha, thank you!
You make awful videos.
Love a bonus episode, what a lovely mid-week surprise. Just at the start but feels super old school STG, fantastic!
The Zonda maybe 25 years old but it's timeless. It still looks amazing as good or better than super car today. Plus can't beat a manual supercar
Yeah it's a fantastic design 😍 I hope my V12 build turns out that good 🤞
Wow, didn’t realise it was that old
Its one of worst supercars for the price. You just can't skip billion dollars of development. Yep that is the money you need to spend to develop car like this. This one has tons of flaws that reviewers pretend that do not exist. Gent here funny enough talks around all the issues he clearly sees.
I love the hard cut, from spotting cars on the road to inside an unmistakably pagani interior
Great bonus ep!
At the Podium event last autumn I asked what car you were most desperate to drive that you hadn’t (apart from my Evora.. 😉) - you said Zonda no hesitation. Nice to see it happen 😎👍
Zonda >>>>>> huayra
Agree.
All day everyday and twice on Sundays
@@dbcooperslilbrotherthey made 3 cars in total ☠️
@@dbcooperslilbrother new utopia looks pretty damn good and they brought back the manual
One “>” wouldve been enough. Huayra’s not that bad 😭😂
I commend your honesty and transparency 👏🏼 Takes guts and integrity to tell the truth about things, matters, heck even people, that may not be what most perceive, hoped or imagined. Having said that, DAMN, you got to drive a Pagani Zonda 🙇🏻♂️
This was an unexpected mid-week bonus and my word did I need it!
The first video of yours that I've ever watched was the video on the fantasma Zonda. It was amazing to me and I've been as loyal of a fan as I can be. Great video as always. You keep killing it man!
Yeah I loved that fantasma video.
Half the views are me rewatching 😆
Ti meriti il meglio dalla vita Sam ! Grazie per condividere del content cosi spontaneo🇮🇹
Great to see a mid week video.
Long long time subscriber and supporter of the channel 8+ yrs . Would love to see more content from car week
I love how you can see the suspension doing it's job through the front louvers
My favourite, number 1 ❤
Glad you were able to have this amazing and rare experience 👌🏻🔥 4:04 loved those 2 revvs from you, in all honesty it sounded better than anything else in this video 😂👌🏻👏🏻
Fab video Sam - what a car!
Leaving a comment for the algo and so that sam knows that YT is a place where not all videos have to be perfect like he wants them. Thanks for this
That was special, you looked shocked.
Thank you
😎😎😎👍👍👍
I was doing similar to you, driving down the main street and saw the two zondas, Nero and Arrivederci parked up in front of the Valkyrie and Valour. Got some pictures of them. Looked everywhere for the boxster but sadly no luck! So amazing you got to drive it, thank you for mid week video! Delightful
I've got like one day this year to watch car videos and I see this gloriousness. Always keep being you Sam.
Absolutely love this channel!. Keep up the great content
I know mics can sometimes not do things justice, but whatever has been done to get that through regulations seems to have drastically changed how that V12 should sound.
The sound also varies from zonda to zonda, they all sound abit different due to different exhust setups from the factory.
Also didn’t have the windows down and sounded like he didn’t even get close to redline
@@mikestanley4457 in any case he would not know it. This car has gauge cluster that is from old Lancia Ypsilon. As a result rev gauge is not showing you actual engine speed while accelerating.
Definitely a memorable moment sam
Having started watching you since the video with the pov from Passin's blue c12 and my shared love for the zonda this is just an amazing video to watch
😎
This American series has been hugely enjoyable to watch on all levels.
Best car week ever! Thank you for the entertainment Sam!
absolute masterclass in being a presenter - on the fly a Chiron drives past and in the moment Sam thinks to re-record his video opener!
Great job with a high-pressure, spur-of-the-moment drive and review Sam!
What an amazing experience, I absolutely love the Zonda!
Me too 😍 it's my dream car. Thats why I am building a supercar with that V12 so I can enjoy driving it 😎👍
What an epic experience! So happy for you. DK are my hero's for sure. Maybe if you were able to really push the car hard and open it up a bit more on a winding back road it would have been a bit more engaging. Love the Zonda! Nothing an aftermarket exhaust won't fix now that it's gone through federalization already.
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Insane! What a video 😍🔥🔥!
amazing to see it in monterey this year !
So glad you've had chance to drive one finally and to make a video on it!!
On the first weekend of car week, before most folks arrive, there was a cool low rider show at the coffee shop you went to at the start of the video. The paint jobs were incredible.
Thanks for sharing the experience Sam. What a day huh? You did not have plans and there you are, driving a Zonda 😂
There are several halo cars that one can only dream of. For me the reason to want one of them it’s usually about the historic relevance, the engineering or the driving experience.
A 250 SWB, F50, LaF Aperta, Carrera GT, CC850, Gemera, the Tourbillon etc. Every one of them you’d have to be insanely healthy to own, yes. But it’s never about the status.
However, the Zonda I think encapsulates the epitome of the hypercar. It’s what the others are and more. It’s the Mona Lisa for the road. It’s the only hypercar I’d want to get as the ultimate indulgence. It’s the point when you’re driving and realize “yep, I’m a billionaire. And this is the peak of the internal combustion engine vehicle for me.”
This Zonda is and stay one of the best care ever with the carrera GT 😍
those 2 are worlds apart from each other. Zonda is a kit car. Nothing actually works properly. Mercedes engine, xtrac gearbox (i think), Lancia Ypsilon gauge cluster, wonky brakes. You just don't skip decades of experience and billions in development and create proper car by accident. Still cool car just not a proper one.
Sam ur having a amazing time ❤in California. These videos we want to see 💪
Cheers! Living vicariously through glass! Wonderful thanks.
I love the honesty mate.....
Brilliant Sam, so Happy for you.
Love a cheeky midweek, can’t wait for more Monterey content
Thank you Sam! Really appreciate a mid-week upload and this concise video format. Love the scenery and maybe go live in the USA for a year, experience it with the family. Thanks, a cool video ☺
Well I just know this is going to be good!
Car review of the week👌🏻
Carerra GT and Zonda... Ultimate dream cars!
😎👍
those 2 are worlds apart from each other. Zonda is a kit car. Nothing actually works properly. Mercedes engine, xtrac gearbox (i think), Lancia Ypsilon gauge cluster, wonky brakes. You just don't skip decades of experience and billions in development and create proper car by accident. Still cool car just not a proper one.
1:36 that’s Sammy Pouri and his yellow Bugatti. Such a great guy and has a wonderful collection
The best Pagani by far. The Huayra and the Utopia are nice too, but the Zonda hits different.
Agreed 😍
Work of art
Am amazed Harry sold his!! Great vid' Sam, thanks.
If I remember right, Harry said the running costs are astronomical if he wanted to do any sort of real mileage in it. It was preventing him from driving/owning other more useable cars that he could get more miles out of.
I have driven an euro spec Zonda F (well two infact), and they are definitely nothing like you describe here. The sound is absolutely gorgeous with magic thunder on the overrun . It is very much a brother of the Ferrari F50. If you have driven that. You need the proper exhaust and some European roads to get the real Zonda feel. It will deliver. :)
Wow 😮 yeah he didn't get the full experience. I love tge zonda 😍 I hope I can make my V12 sound like the zonda F 🤞
Bonus episode!
Zonda is so cool. I remember when it came out and my mind just exploded. Too bad to hear you didn't really like driving it. However, everything from the brand is supposed to be like that. You aren't getting the pinnacle of performance you are getting a drivable art piece
I love Zondas 😍 they have so much character
@@UKBUILT actually they don't. That engine was specifically build to not have character. It was supposed to be drivable/predictable. On top of that US regulation compliant exhaust probably robbed it of its best feature - sound.
@@hagestad The Mercedes m120 V12 was designed for effortless torque in the Big heavy 90s S-Class. Merc built it to rival BMW. At the time it was all about massive engines. It's not a high reving engine but it's built like a tank. With the right exhaust it's a fantastic engine for a supercar. I am using one for my build 😎 the first time we started mine up open headers it was crazy, it sounded like a beast 💪
The last seconds of the video are priceless!😂 Waiting for that LaFerrari “surprise” drive!😉
Like Richard Hammond said, Zonda is the Countach moment of it's era. The quintessential poster car moment of the 2000s.
😎👍
I would've loved to see a Seen through glass and Effspot video!!
thumbs up for the mid week upload!!!!
Brilliant bro ,what a job you got ?. Love your RUclips keep it up ?.
Went to Car week with some friends, on the way out we took a wrong turn and ended up spotting this car getting detailed in the driveway of a house. Pulled over right away and asked the DK Engineering guys if we could take pictures, they were super cool and let us do our thing, as we left they even gave us some of their hats for all of us. All from a wrong turn haha.
A Sam upload on a Wednesday!! What a week 🎉
That was fun!
so much better than all the over done 760 cars, so sad every time a new one is commissioned a original F or S is ruined and killed forever
I too always drive Zondas when I have nothing planned.
At this point, almost every Zonda is a one-off spec. Also, the Zonda C12 aka the first og Zonda from the late 1990's had a 6.0L M120 V12 from AMG, then there was a Zonda S with the same engine but displacement was increased to 7.0L and then there was the Zonda S 7.3 again same engine but displacement increased to 7.3L, a roadster was introduced based on the Zonda S 7.3 but was dubbed the Zonda Roadster S. With the debut of the Zonda F, a new AMG M297 V12 engine with 7.3L displacement was introduced and it's powering all the newer Zonda's.
That "new" M297 engine was actually used in the clk gtr road cars, they even bored it to 7.3 for the clk gtr supersport
In 1997 before the Zonda even existed
Pagani did start with the old M120 6.0, then the 7.0 and finally 7.3 then made switch to the M297 with the Zonda F. But it was not a "new" engine or codename.
Also the M120 in 6.0 , 7.0 & 7.3 form were available in the R129 SL 600 , 70 AMG & rare 73 AMGs in the 90s. As well as the S Class & CL/ S Coupe
@@chrismurphy6285 True
Yea it staggers me how Pagani can sell the same car twice. They'll sell a C12 from the 90s, then tart it up three decades later and sell it again hahah
@@CB21001 The one's that you see getting unveiled recently or in the last 10 years or so are just being recommissioned upon the request of their customers as they want a one off spec, Pagani has ended production of the Zonda in 2011 or 2012 but they will upgrade their customer's cars to a more modern spec if they request Pagani.
Look at how common it is for old cars to go through restomod etc..
Old 964 carrera being turned into a singer/ tuthill/ GW
That Diablo that's been seen recently too
Canepa with the 959 too
Are u honestly saying that U wouldn't love to see Ferrari or Lambo do this officially
Imagine an 800bhp modernised F50 fresh out the factory today
Or if Mclaren busted out an old F1 chassis and did this treatment I'd think it would break the internet
Zonda ❤🎉❤🎉
Zonda C12S was peak supercar for me... everything after is bigger/faster/less usable etc.. and what a sound...
Zonda F for me 😍 thats when they gave it equal length headers ans it screamed 😎👍
Always wanted to drive a Zonda, so thanks for uploading this one and thanks to DK for giving you the keys. Loved the sign off.... did you chase the LAF owner to see if he would give you the keys??
dude just gonna completely miss the bright Orange Roadrunner that went by @ 1:01?
That’s an amazing spot!
Believe it was a Superbird
I saw the title and click like!!
Bucket list stuff
Zonda was peak Pagani, I'd choose a Zonda over any of the newer Paganis every time. Sadly I'll probably never even see a real one in person.
Agreed 😍 they got the recipe perfect.
I am building my dream V12 supercar 😎👍
dream car is right i'd love a Zonda Cinque that's my dream Zonda
😍 Definitely
I am building my dream V12 supercar with that engine 😎👍
The original one still tugs at my heartstrings
The Zonda is such a masterpiece. Really loving the American content Sam, the only way it'll be better is if Tony came along 😂
LOL! Tony- “Zonda is not like my Porsche!”
😆 Do you think tony would appreciate the zonda? He likes new stuff.
I love the zonda 😍
Bingo on that Nezumi 😎
Sam your the man best man on the tinternet
Yes two videos in one week ! 😁
Gonna rewatch the Fantasma Evo video after this
I love it 😍
Sam you can't end on that cliff hanger! 😂
Peak Pagani right there...
😎👍
All that filming and you couldn't show the fabulous Zonda dashboard /console etc?
Missed seeing that, Sam.
That rear faceing camera make me think of the old classic batmobile, the OG one! xD
from an "old" Boxster to a Zonda. Goals
😎👍
Superb video.
Hello one and all and welcome to a flipping midweek Zonda upload !!! 🎉
The Zonda is just IT
Just heavenly ❤
Well this has confused my week. Thought it was Sunday for a second😂
Man… you live a charmed life 😂 Love it!
Sam if your ever in Coronado, San Diego you should really stop by Bay books Coffee, the coffee there is some of the best I’ve ever had
The F is an all time favourite car of mine & I think that’s part of the reason the Huayra does very little for me…
I would say that you can’t expect to get the full experience from a 1 of 1 car as it will have been tailored to the owner & they may not have wanted that symphony constantly from the v12 (rich peoples problems)
Agreed 😍 it's my dream car too
The M120 based V12 was never a fast revving engine and has low redline at circa 6 K revs, it was never going be as you expected in terms of being revvy. But a fantastic V12.
Yeah its just a linear tourqe curve but sounds amazingly with the right exhaust 😍 I am using one for my build 😎👍
How do I get this wallpaper online at 5:27 ? Reminds me so much of the early 2000s Need for Speed games.
OH MY GOD SAM YES
For a Zonda, we take a break from the office job and watch this instead.
😎👍
Oh thats a hero i would like to meet slightly more worried about some others that might end up beaing a bit off a disapointment.