"The roar from the Cinque Roadster’s exhaust becomes ever more astonishing as the revs rise. This Zonda is simply spectacular. [...] It’s stunning to look at and incredible to drive."
(Harry Metcalfe, Too Fast for the Road: Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster, EVO, October 2010, UK)
"Weight of a Fiesta, gearbox from a racer... and 740bhp. I haven't driven anything else that goes so quickly."
(Jeremy Clarkson, Audio Bully, Top Gear, December 2010, UK)
"The Zonda R is a no-holds-barred, 750 horsepower ultimate track day special. Simply stated, the 'R' stands for race, but it does not stand for road, rules or regulations.
Pagani says: ‘The Zonda R is born with full liberty. The target: the ultimate performance at the racetrack without any implications of rules, except for safety, where no compromise is allowed.’"
(Patrick C. Paternie, unCOVERed Zonda R, duPont REGISTRY, January 2010, US)
"[The Zonda R] also demonstrates perfectly Horacio Pagani's ambition, and his fanatical attention to detail. He has transformed the car no one had heard of into one of the fastest and most expensive in the world. We can't wait to see what he does next."
(Jamie Corstophine, Zonda and Lightning, Autocar, September 2010, UK)