Automobili Pagani is set to unveil a street legal version of their still under development track-only Zonda R which will push the supercar model's capabilities to the extreme limit.

Automobili Pagani is set to unveil a street legal version of their still under development track-only Zonda R which will push the supercar model's capabilities to the extreme limit.

Announced at the 77th Geneva Motor Show in the spring of 2007 where a scale model was shown, the Zonda R aims to be the ultimate expression of the fearsome Zonda range, and it is a supercar that won't be homologated for road use. The Modena, Italy-based company run by its Argentinean founder Horacio Pagani will look to cash in on a rapidly growing trend for very limited production run track-special supercars, which recently include other more V12-engined monsters: the Ferrari Enzo-based FXX, and Maserati's MC12 Corsa.

The Zonda R production run will be limited to just 10 units, it will cost around 1.2 million euros, and in the search for ultimate track performance, the power will rise to 750 bhp, a jump of 100 bhp over the current Zonda F model, while a major aerodynamic makeover will improve its ability to glue itself to the race track.

Although it was originally scheduled to be unveiled in the autumn of last year, the outrageous Zonda R hasn't appeared in public as yet. However, the scale model was once again shown at the 78th Geneva Motor Show earlier this year and has been trotted out at other events, including last month's Top Marques Monaco.

In the meantime Automobili Pagani will use the lessons learnt from this on-going project and apply them to a street-legal version of the Zonda R, to be dubbed the Zonda Cinque. Even more exclusive than the planned 10-unit Zonda R, the Zonda Cinque's production will be limited to just 5 units, hence the name. The Zonda Cinque will receive a very similar carbon-fibre body to the one scheduled for the Zonda R, boasting an improved aerodynamic package and new larger air intakes developed to feed the more powerful AMG-tuned Mercedes-Benz 7.3-litre V12 which will retain the track car's 750 bhp output. The 0 to 200 km/h dash will come in less than 10 seconds.