Bugatti recently confirmed the Bolide will enter production, but we doubt it will sound as good as the Pagani Huayra R, the most extreme Huayra ever made. The one-off Bolide concept comes powered by an 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 engine producing a combined 1,850 hp and 1,180 lb-ft of torque, whereas the track-only Huayra R utilizes a 6.0-liter, naturally-aspirated V12 pumping out 850 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque - and it's easily one of the best-sounding V12s we have ever heard.
Revving all the way to 9,000 rpm, the Huayra R's V12 sounds vicious, just as a track-only Pagani should. Pagani recently showcased the Huayra R at the Supercar Owners Circle 2021 in Croatia.
A new video from the event allows us to hear its sweet-sounding V12 scream. After the hypercar is loaded from a truck, our ears are treated to the Huyara R's naturally-aspirated V12 starting up and revving for several minutes in front of a crowd.
Even with mufflers installed, the exhaust is so loud, it can scare small children. As the Huyayra R roars, you can see a child cover his ears. Just imagine how loud it must be without any mufflers. Pagani allows optional mufflers to be installed so that the Huayra R can still be enjoyed on race tracks with noise restrictions imposed by the FIA.
Later in the video, the Huayra R gets driven on a public road as part of a convoy of supercars, giving us a closer look at the hypercar's aggressive, aerodynamic body clad in carbon fiber. Around five minutes into the video, the Huayra R gets taken for a high-speed run. In a fly-by shot recorded from the trackside, the high-revving hypercar can be heard coming from miles away.
Thanks to its composite monocoque chassis and extensive use of carbon fiber, the Huayra R tips the scales at just 2,314 pounds. Only 30 examples will be built, each costing an eye-watering $3.1 million, so not many people will get to experience the pleasure of driving or hearing this magnificent machine.