Millionaires decorate their homes with art, but this race-car driver hung a $2.2 million Pagani Zonda hypercar like a painting in his Miami apartment

Most people look at art as an investment. But then again, millionaire Pablo Perez Companc isn’t most people, and the shell of a $2.2 million Pagani Zonda R hanging in his $8 million Miami condo isn’t most art. As the son of one of Argentina’s wealthiest individuals and a professional racing driver, Companc’s choice of art truly speaks to his interests. What makes it even more special is that the founder of Pagani, Horacio Pagani, himself insisted that the prized hypercar shell be installed in Companc’s house.

In 2018, Companc, a two-time Pagani owner, contacted Pagani and asked if they would sell him one of the legendary AMG V12 engines that power the Zonda, to display at his garage, Squadra Lupo. Instead, Pagani suggested he display a factory-built replica of the $6.5 million Zonda R.

At the time, the idea was dropped because it would turn out to be too expensive. But the idea didn’t die a silent death. Considering the long history between the two Argentines, Horacio Pagani told Companc he would build him a replica carbon fiber chassis on one condition: it had to be put on display in his house. Light as it is, the 2,359-pound hypercar in full working condition and is too heavy to mount on a wall.

The result is a lightened carbon fiber shell of the Zonda R, with full trim to make it seem like it’s the real thing, even though there’s no running gear in it. The difference is that the shell doesn’t have the rigidity to mate up with the fearsome 6.0-liter V12 from the original.

In the Zonda R, it put out 800 horsepower and could take the handbuilt Italian hypercar from 0-60mph in just 2.7 seconds and onwards to a top speed of over 230mph. Truly impressive considering it came out in 2013.

For the purists lamenting the loss of one of the 15 Zonda R units created, remember Horacio Pagani himself created the shell specially for his friend as a display piece. So as far as artistry goes, there really is no better expression than the Zonda’s distinctive bodywork.

The shell was then suspended in the air to serve as a room divider, making for one of the most distinctive interior design layouts we’ve seen in a long time.

This article was originally published by Luxurylaunches