The engine noise is deep and saw-toothed. Blip the throttle and it crackles like a racer. The early Zondas used to wrap you up in a warm, sonorous howl, the Huayra’s anger rather sets you on edge.

Altogether, the engine/gearbox drivetrain in the Huayra weighs in at 395kg, some 25kg lighter than the Zonda’s drivetrain, while the centre of mass is 40mm lower thanks to dry sump lubrication.

At the heart of the Huayra R lies a naturally aspirated 6L V12 engine, crafted by HWA AG. Revving up to 9,000 rpm and delivering 850 hp through a six-speed sequential gearbox, the powerplant ...

In second and third place for the most powerful naturally aspirated performance car engines, we look to Pagani and Ferrari. The Pagani Huayra R's Naturally Aspirated V12 Produces 850 Horsepower ...

and the AMG engine-making facility where the Huayra's turbocharged, 6.0-liter V12 is built by hand. If nothing else, after watching the doc you'll finally know how to pronounce the name of the car.

But over the past three years since its debut, we've only seen the one version of the Huayra. That won't be the case forever, though. In correspondence with Autoblog, company spokesman Luca ...

However, this engine has been fettled to deliver 400 hp ... 1:15.1 back in the day and also makes the 4R quicker than a Pagani Huayra, Lamborghini Sesto Elemento, and a BAC Mono.