Pagani unveils one-off Huayra 70 Anima with manual gearbox

Italian carmaker Pagani has unveiled a one-off Huayra 70 Anima, the final car in a trilogy built to mark founder Horacio Pagani's birthday.

The car is finished in diamond-dust paint and fitted with a manual gearbox. Pagani has not disclosed its performance figures. The engine is a tuned version of the twin-turbocharged 6.0-litre V12 that Pagani sources from Mercedes-AMG.

The Huayra 70 Anima completes a set of special cars that Pagani built to celebrate its founder's birthday. Pagani has built its reputation on low-volume, hand-finished hypercars, and bespoke commissions of this kind are a core part of that business.

The move to a manual gearbox is unusual for a car of this type. Most hypercars with a V12 use automated or dual-clutch transmissions, so a stick-shift version stands out.

Pagani has not published a price for the Huayra 70 Anima. Police have not said anything here; the company has not named a buyer or a delivery date. The company has not said how many, if any, similar cars will follow. Pagani has not released full specifications, so the car's output, weight and top speed remain unconfirmed.