Pagani Huayra 70 Derecho Gallery: See Pagani's 834-HP Manual One-Off Hypercar From Every Angle

At the beginning of the year, Pagani Automobili debuted the Pagani Huayra 70 series, a three-unit run to celebrate founder Horacio Pagani's 70th birthday, and at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, we're being treated to the reveal of the second bespoke hypercar, dubbed "Derecho." We managed to get some in-the-metal (in-the-carbon?) images of the one-off Derecho gleaming in the West Sussex sun, and with Lamborghini's stand alongside Pagani's, the setting couldn't have been any better.

After all, it was Lamborghini's reluctance to invest heavily in carbon fiber autoclave technology in the late 1980s and early 1990s (before Audi set the ship right) that led Horacio to leave and found Modena Design, specializing in composites, before forming his automaking atelier in 1999. Nearly three decades later, Derecho's resplendent bodywork is an example of why Pagani's exclusivity has reached heights even Lamborghini struggles to scale.

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The press images Pagani shared made the Huayra 70 Derecho look like a bland brown, but in real-life regular sunlight, the depth of the finish makes a huge impact. Pagani calls it simply Pearl Orange and Blue, but it's more like a caramel brown blended with gold and yellow - and blue.

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Beneath the huge rear clamshell, which is topped by a massive wing connected to a prominent snorkel and fin, is a similarly large engine: an AMG-sourced 6.0-liter twin-turbo V12 making 834 horsepower, all of which is sent to the rear wheels via a seven-speed manual. Again, to BMW and now Ferrari, I must ask where the notion that big power and refinement can't go hand in hand in a traditional manual transmission comes from. Since I'm not the lucky owner, I can't comment on how refined this particular Pagani is, but I doubt someone paying seven or eight figures for a car is going to put up with a crappy gearbox, even if it spends 90 percent of its life in storage.

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While this may appear to the average onlooker to be very similar to a 791-hp Huayra Roadster BC, the Pagani Huayra 70 'one-offs' (why do hypercars in different colors inside and out get to be called whole new models?) share only the doors and window frames with the standard Huayra. You'll note that the lower daytime running lights are vertical on the Huayra 70, not horizontal like on the BC, and while there are numerous swooshes and curves, there are no dive planes on the front bumper, whose intakes are larger and more open.

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Other clear differences between this and the Huayra BC are more evident at the back. Atop the taillights, there are new fins extending the bodywork, and the curved-endplate rear wing is wider, with two brake lights, not one. The flaps on either side of the squared-orientation quad exhaust are longer and curvier, and the oval-shaped grille (a nod to the brand's logo/badge) falls downward, separating the diffuser into two partitioned elements. All of this helps extend the car's aerodynamic profile, creating more stability at speed. However, we doubt this car will see much real-world use.

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New Huayra 70 wheels are wrapped in bespoke Pirelli P Zero R rubber, and various other solid-milled aluminum components are given the same Glossy Titanium finish, creating a bit of contrast. The bodywork on either side of the rear wheels, Horacio Pagani's signature ahead of them, and the covers over the headlight projectors are examples of where aluminum has been made into a luxury commodity.

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The interior is equally fabulous, with the steering wheel and shifter bearing the same Pearl Orange carbon fiber as the bodywork. The steering wheel, passenger-side dashboard, and air conditioning vents are blue carbon fiber, while the seats are trimmed in Ceramic White and Tricolore Blue leather, a color combo which reappears in the center of the dash.

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On the door, the car's name is embroidered in orange, and there's a single line of decorative stitching behind it. As usual, even the speaker grilles are milled from aluminum, matching all the switchgear - even the release mechanism for the glovebox.

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A gated, manual transmission with exposed linkages and a solid shifter is an enthusiast's dream, but just operating any of the other switches in this screen-starved environment (by today's standards, and all the better for it) is something we could do for hours. The mechanical sensations of clicking toggles, buttons, and switches are unbeatable, and the beautiful craftsmanship Pagani strives for is proof that true luxury lies in perfecting the little things, like switching on the headlights. The only downside to this interior might be the seats themselves, which look like Lincoln Navigator seats that have been "enjoyed" a little too often. If you know, you know.

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Side on, the Pagani Huayra 70 Derecho's exquisite finish is even easier to admire. The rich, velvety caramel tones where shadows fall are beautifully contrasted by how vividly the golden hues pop where the light reflects off the carbon fiber. Honestly, you could walk around this car a dozen times and keep finding new details to appreciate.

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Even the blue changes its tone depending on the vantage point and the light. To be completely honest, we could do without the aluminum accents above the headlights and behind the side intakes on the shoulder line, but to be fair, this is just Pagani showing off how extensively it can luxuriate anything.

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The rear three-quarter angle is one of the busiest, giving the eye too many shapes and edges to concentrate on, but the vent above the rear wheel is particularly near, and the concave on said wheel compared to the front is simply indulgent. We know the third Huayra 70 model will arrive this year (a late birthday present would seem wrong here), and we know it'll effectively be the same as the Derecho and Trionfo before it, but given how gorgeous the newest Huayra variant looks in person, we can't wait to see what the final 'one-off' looks like. To 70 more years, Mr. Pagani. We're glad Lamborghini pissed you off.

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This story was originally published July 11, 2026 at 10:15 AM.