Announced last summer, the Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster, which, just like its coupé sister, will have production limited to five units, has made its Geneva Motor Show debut this week at the 80th edition where it is being shown on the Modenese supercar maker's stand alongside the special one-off Zonda Tricolore.

Pagani has a tradition of creating Roadster models off the coupé base, and this time it is the Zonda Cinque supercar that provides the theme and just like the fixed-roof version it again makes widespread use of weight saving materials and will be limited to just 5 units. Launched in June 2008 the Zonda Cinque project was in fact born out of a request from Pagani's Hong Kong dealer and its five unit run was sold before the car was even seen in public for the first time.

With the Mercedes-Benz AMG V12-powered 2-seat Zonda supercar now a decade old, this unique and very niche version will help to keep demand up right until its anticipated successor arrives on the market. "The Pagani roadcar model range would not be complete without a Roadster version of the Zonda Cinque," said Automobili Pagani in the press release that announced the the Zonda Cinque Roadster last summer. "As the name implies it is created in the Modenese Atelier in a limited production run of merely five exclusive pieces like its coupé sister," the statement added.

All the weight reduction measures adopted by Pagani to improve "driving pleasure, performance and emissions" of the Zonda Cinque have found use in the Cinque Roadster as well, which has the same specifications as its closed-roof sister although the carbon-titanium chassis has required redesigning to compensate for the missing roof. The car's suspension is made out of titanium and magnesium. The new model weighs in at 1,210 kg, hits 100 km/h from standstill in 3.4 seconds and gets to 200 km/h from rest in just 9.6 seconds. It will also go from 100 km/h to standstill in 2.1 seconds and 200 km/h to a stop in 4.3 seconds.

"The Cinque experience is enhanced with the roof stored in the front bonnet, when the storm of air being fed to the 678hp Mercedes AMG V12 engine through the massive intake just inches over the passengers’ ears, accompanies the exhaust note of the bespoke Zonda Cinque inconel and titanium exhaust system," claims Pagani. "Whether you opt for a relaxed country drive in Tuscany’s hills, visiting Florence and other centres of the Italian Renaissance, or a record hunt at the Nürburgring, this 1.3 million euro plus taxes jewel will reward with every day driveability and ultimate performance thanks to the different drive modes of the sequential robostised gearbox and an adjustable suspension setup that feels at home as well at the racetrack as on bumpy roads. The constant efforts of Horacio Pagani and his team shows once again how art and engineering can be combined in the Zonda Cinque Roadster," added Pagani.