Pagani Zonda Absolute, Exposed Carbon

The Zonda Absolute is one of the one-off cars Pagani built for single customers, and underneath it is a Zonda Cinque: it shares the Cinque's mechanical parts, from the AMG V12 to the automated gearbox. The only real difference is the body. The Absolute's carbon fibre is left unpainted all over, and a tricolore stripe runs down its centre as far as the air box on the roof. Buyers of the 2005 Zonda F could already choose between a painted body and visible carbon.

H&H renders the bare carbon in two textures: a satin weave over most of the body and a glossier finish on the lower sills and side intakes. The red, white and green stripe starts at the nose, runs over the bonnet and roof and continues up the centre fin of the rear wing, and the mirrors and roof scoop are carbon as well. The wheels are gloss black multi-spoke, the four exhausts sit in a round housing in the carbon tail, and the Zonda Absolute script is set on the rear panel. It stands on a black suede base with white stitching and a plaque naming the car. H&H builds it at 1:18.