Pagani’s final Huayra 70 one-off rolls out with a manual gearbox

Pagani has shown the last of its three Huayra 70 one-offs, a blue open-top hypercar called the Anima, and it has three pedals and a manual shifter with the linkage left exposed. Plaque number three of three marks the end of the series built to mark founder Horacio Pagani's 70th birthday.

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The car made its world premiere at the Concours at Wynn Las Vegas on November 2, joined by the two earlier cars for the first time anywhere.

Huayra 70 Anima: platinum leaf, diamond dust and a six-pipe exhaust

Pagani's Las Vegas release lists materials that read more like jewelry than car trim: exposed carbon fiber, platinum, diamond dust and solid-milled aluminum. The paint is a dual-tone finish in Custom Metallic Light Blue and Custom Inky Blue, with diamond dust in the lacquer and a hand-applied platinum leaf stripe, according to Pagani's press page. Silver anodized aluminum parts, diamond-cut Inky Blue wheels, chrome brake calipers and a six-pipe exhaust with a white ceramic coating complete the exterior.

Autoblog describes an open-top body with sculpted bodywork around the cockpit and roll hoops, a low nose with large intakes and a splitter, beefy rear haunches, a rear wing, exposed carbon at the back and a diffuser.

Inside, the theme is blue and white. The company cites beige and milk-colored leather, Loro Piana fabric and graphic details inspired by the flags of Argentina and Las Vegas. Autoblog adds exposed machined aluminum on the dash, steering wheel and center console, with switchgear it likens to jewelry. The gear lever matches the cabin colors, and the exposed linkage is visible in Autoblog's account of the reveal.

What is confirmed about the manual gearbox, and what is not

Pagani has not released a full specification sheet for the Anima. Autoblog says the car is likely to use the Mercedes-AMG 6.0-liter twin-turbo V12 from the Derecho, which would mean 864 horsepower, 811 pound-feet of torque, rear-wheel drive and a seven-speed manual. The three pedals and shifter in the cabin are visible; the rest is inference from the sibling car.

That inference has support. The Derecho, shown at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, was reported as a manual-gearbox one-off, and Autoblog's article lists its output at 864 horsepower even though the linked address carries 834. The mismatch is a reminder to treat the horsepower number as unconfirmed until Pagani publishes it.

The Grandi Complicazioni trilogy

All three cars come from Pagani's Grandi Complicazioni program, the department for highly personalized, low-volume projects. The first, the Huayra 70 Trionfo, was built by the same team, and the second, the Derecho, wears Pearl Orange with deep Inky Blue paint. The Anima completes the set. Pagani says the trio sits alongside about 40 other rare and unique Pagani models at the Concours, the company's second consecutive appearance at the event. Pagani showed a different one-off at the 2025 Las Vegas Concours, so the Nevada show has become a regular stop.

Designer Lorenzo Kerkoc said the team worked with the client for over a year on the customization, and the car grew out of a childhood dream the client had of creating a special car with Horacio Pagani. That framing explains why the Anima is not a production variant with a paint option; each element was drawn up for one buyer, whose name has not been released.

Each car has taken a different route to the same end. Autoblog describes the Derecho as a Pearl Orange and Inky Blue car with a twin-turbo V12 and a seven-speed manual, while the Anima trades that warmth for deep metallic blue with exposed carbon fiber and silver and light-blue accents. Both give the driver three pedals, and both keep the Pagani habit of machined aluminum and visible mechanical parts on the dashboard, wheel and console. The shared hardware makes the series read as one idea executed three ways for three clients rather than three unrelated commissions, even though only the final car was revealed in Las Vegas.

Price, buyer and the manual argument

No price has been announced. Autoblog describes the Anima as already spoken for and expects a high figure given the custom work, rare materials and one-of-one status. Pagani's founder is known for another quirk Autoblog has covered, which is that he daily drives a Toyota minivan, but the more relevant fact is that Pagani keeps returning to a clutch pedal at a time when hypercar makers are going to hybrids and automated gearboxes. For anyone tracking the best manual-transmission cars, the Anima sits in a very small group: one of three cars, in a series Pagani says has now ended. The open question is the final specification: until the company confirms the engine output, torque and gearbox ratios, the Anima's numbers rest on its Derecho sibling and on what the photographs show.

This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.

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