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Even though the Zonda  has been officially out of production since 2011, and replaced by the Huayra,  Pagani seems to have a hard time saying no to all the special edition  Zondas that have been commissioned in the years since. Presented at the end of 2014, the Zonda 760 RSJX  was considered to be the last Zonda, built after the car was supposed to go out of production.

That said, yet another Zonda has appeared on the horizon in 2015. Called ZoZo, the latest Zonda was built for Japan’s youngest billionaire, Yusaku Maezawa, who is the founder of an online fashion mall called ZoZoTown, hence the supercar’s  moniker. Featuring an evolutionary design that blends old-school Pagani  features with a couple of motifs inspired by early sketches for the Zonda R,  the new Zonda 760 ZoZo is quite similar to Lewis Hamilton’s 760 LH in specifications.

Most of the model’s exterior is painted in a similar shade of purple as the Zonda 760 LH, with the bodywork festooned with exposed carbon-fiber elements. The ZoZo’s bodykit seems to be an evolution of Lewis Hamilton’s car as well, with the front end featuring two round headlights at each corner and a deeply sculpted air splitter. The side’s design isn’t discernible from the available photos, but the air scoop on the roof seems to have been moved toward the rear, behind the cabin. Either that, or the car isn’t yet completed, a fact made clear by the gray test rims, which will probably be exchanged for black-painted ones on the finished model.

The rear end is where most of the differences from Hamilton’s Zonda 760 LH exist, as the ZoZo features a slightly modified rear wing that’s missing the dorsal fin. The ZoZo is also sporting a pair of extra taillights which, seem to have been inspired by early renderings of the Zonda R, while the distinctive regular taillights are flat black to go with the exposed carbon-fiber. The diffuser seems largely identical to other Zonda 760 versions. Unfortunately, there are no interior shots of the interior for the Zonda ZoZo, but I expect the same level of exquisite craftsmanship as in any other Pagani. Almost every surface is probably covered in fine leather, while the center console is a symphony of carbon-fiber and aluminum. As with every car that Horacio built, the cabin is likely exotic from every perspective.

Though not confirmed, the Zonda ZoZo is likely using a six-speed manual transmission instead of Huayra’s single-clutch sequential gearbox, thus entering a diminishing club of supercars that let you row your own gears. The model’s powerplant is sourced from Mercedes  -AMG, as usual, with the gigantic 7.3-liter, hand-built, V-12 mill churning out no less than 760 horsepower and over 516 pound-feet of torque, all of it sent to the rear wheels. Top speed should be over 217 mph, while the naught to 60 mph is probably in the mid-two seconds. The chassis is built from an alloy patented by Pagani, called carbotanium, and it consists of (you guessed it) carbon-fiber mixed with titanium for added rigidity and less weight, while the V-12 engine is used as a stress member, like in most racecars. There is no word on pricing, but considering that all Zonda 760 models went for way over $1 million, you can probably guess that the ZoZo is no exception.