1/16/2023 0 Comments Cat thumbs![]() ![]() Twain’s observation for some time and awaited for the poetic mews to kick in. *Ailurophile: from the Greek: ailouros = cat, -phile = lover. Twain feature him enjoying the companionship of “a Clemens cat or two.” His keen wit and wry observations on life, society, and cats, were truly inspired but in my opinion, you’ve just read his most astute declaration. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.”ĭear Friend, Did you know that just like you, Mark Twain was a devoted *ailurophile? Purr-ific! Many photo-ops of Mr. “Of all God’s creatures, there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. It's got a four-port exhaust that would've been edited out of the theatrical release of Cats.Today’s Purrsday Poetry post comes from Deborah Ann Greenfield who runs Catkind. It's got a cabin as aggressively complicated as a Roland Iten belt buckle, featuring an aesthetic that's just a few copper tubes and valves shy of steampunk. It's got big Brembos and big forged rims, 21s at the front and 22s at the rear. It's got a "carbo-titanium" and "carbo-triax" monocoque chassis. Pure manual, or a 7-speed "automated manual," that's what you'll get, and by gum you'll like it. ![]() Pagani would have none of this witchcraft. And none of your fancy dual-clutch transmissions, either. This motor makes 864 horsepower (635 kW) and at least 1,100 Nm (811 lb-ft) from 2,800 rpm upwards. No, the new car was going to need the simplicity and lightweightness of a 5.9-liter, twin-turbo, 60-degree Mercedes-AMG V12 engine, its thousands of delicately synchronized, but assuredly very simplistic, moving parts capable of spinning its crank some 6,000 times per minute. Batteries? Those aren't simple, or lightweight, or pleasurable – well, depending on what you put them in, I suppose. With the world zigging toward electrification, the truly brave would have to zag. That's why he's Horacio Pagani, and I'm just Loz Blain, and you, dear reader, are (hopefully) neither of those things. Really? That's all? Pagani could've offered these people an Ariel Atom, smashed this brief out of the park and knocked off for a ciggy. But no! While some might imagine their only lack is of lack itself, these fabulously rich survey respondents made their heady desires crystal clear: "simplicity, lightness and the pleasure of driving." Either those, or simpler times when supercar makers weren't always trying to get them on the phone asking how best to bilk more millions out of them for additional garage jewelry. They already had exceptionally fast and beautiful cars, what were they still missing?"Ĭup holders, that would've been my guess. "Horacio Pagani certainly had his own ideas, but he asked his closest clients, those who eagerly await each of his creations, to express their wishes. What would be important for the next Pagani hypercar," asks a florid press release. "The alchemy of pleasure, the equation of beauty. The positive way to spin this would be to say that Pagani has settled on a strong design language, and that the Utopia is "unmistakably Pagani." Which it certainly is. So to dyed-in-the-wool Paganisti, today is a big day, even if the rest of us might have to squint to make sure we're not looking at another tarted-up Huayra. So the casual observer could be forgiven for thinking these guys release new cars like they change their underpants. The Huayra gets away with just seven variants and a much less jubilant 14 special editions. Wikipedia lists no fewer than 12 model variants of the Zonda, as well as 34 different special editions. Not that you'd know it – these small-run supercar factories sure know how to squeeze a lemon. This is only the third car Pagani has built, after the Zonda in 1999 and the Huayra in 2011. The all-new Utopia eschews the electric in favor of V12 theatrics, light weight, and a typically steampunk interior. ![]() It's been 11 years since Horacio Pagani unveiled a new car model, and boy has the world changed. ![]()
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