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Pagani Zonda F meets untimely demise

 
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An off-road excursion ends in nearly a million dollars worth of destruction

An off-road excursion ends in nearly a million dollars worth of destruction

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The death of a supercar is never a pretty sight, because they tend to go out as they lived: spectacularly. This Pagani Zonda F coupe is no exception, its tangled body a mess of shattered carbon fiber and melted rubber.

Leaving the roadway backwards at what appears to be a high rate of speed, the Zonda then struck a pole rear-end first. The engine caught fire shortly afterward, compounding the damage. An almost total loss, the car will likely be laid to rest where it met its end, in Dobczyce, Poland.

During its life, the Zonda F coupe was one of an elite handful of all-carbon-fiber supercars, and nearly a doppelganger of the car that just over a year ago held the Nurburgring production car lap record. Rated at 594hp (443kW) from its 7.3L V12 engine and weighing in at just 2,700lb (1,230kg), the car's performance is truly world-class.

For more on the Zonda F, read our review of the Clubsport model here.
Via: Wrecked Exotics



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  1. ma_Mike avatar Mike Posted: 12/22/2008 2:46pm PST

    Ouch! Now all the other Fs still around are that much rarer. I'm guessing the driver survived, looks like the cabin forward is still fairly intact.
     
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  2. ma_mburleigh8 avatar mburleigh8 Posted: 12/22/2008 2:54pm PST

    OOO that sucks.
     
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  3. ma_justinhk2000 avatar justinhk2000 Posted: 12/22/2008 3:17pm PST

    By the looks of it, it seems like it burned to the ground, or the engine just exploded.
     
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  4. ma_gus avatar Gus Chyba Posted: 12/22/2008 4:16pm PST

    Those supercars have a tough time not catching fire; Just so much heat in a tiny space.
     
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  5. ma_justinhk2000 avatar justinhk2000 Posted: 12/22/2008 5:17pm PST

    Yes, just a scary feeling just thinking about it, thank god there's a fire wall to protect my back.
     
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  6. ma_Jezza P avatar Jezza P Posted: 12/23/2008 12:50am PST

    Ouch, anyone know whose car it was? I guess if you are the owner you'd be hiding yourself!
     
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  7. By kurzew Posted: 12/8/2009 8:54am PST

    Guys! This crash was not in Poland. there was never even one Zonda in Poland.
     
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