1999 Pagani Zonda C12

The Zonda C12 was the first vehicle produced by Pagani Atelier and was presented at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show. The exotic coupe had a curved windshield and the interior was equally impressive, fashioned after a fighter jet.

Leveraging his experience at Lamborghini, Pagani used carbon fiber extensively in the first Pagani, an especially impressive decision given how unique and original the design Zonda C12 was. “The shape had to be sensual, the wheel arches should recall a woman’s bosoms, the rear bonnet the hips,” CEO Horacio Pagani notes. “Inside, the seats would be shaped like an inverted pyramid to wrap around the shoulders, giving a sense of power to the man, and protection to the woman. A complicated search of simple ideas. In a word: the Zonda.”