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Ever since Pagani replaced the Zonda with the new Huayra back in 2012, we've been anticipating the release of the convertible version. And we'll have to wait a bit longer, but not by much.

The exotic automaker has released two teaser images previewing the upcoming Huayra Roadster – one showing very little and the other quite a lot – along with the revelation that it will be unveiling the drop-top supercar at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show.

The basic parameters ought to be fairly straightforward. Take one Huayra coupe, chop the top off, and presto! A Huayra Roadster. Of course the engineering work undertaken by the team in Modena won't be that simple, and there will be certain unknowns.

Will the Huayra Roadster employ a folding fabric roof (like most convertibles), a collapsible hardtop (like the Ferrari 488 Spider), or a removable solid roof panel (like the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport)? The Zonda Roadster employed the latter, so that's where the smart money would be.

Roof types aside, will the Roadster adopt specifications closer to the base Huayra or the more extreme Huayra BC? We're going to venture the latter again, but if not, it could leave the door open for a BC Roadster in the future as well. (For what it's worth, the lower grille aperture in the second teaser looks slightly different from either previous version.)

We'll find out sooner or later, depending on how you'd describe a wait of three months. The Palexpo in Geneva opens its doors to the press on March 7.

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Pagani Releases Latest Huayra Roadster Teaser Before Geneva Debut

In the lead up to the Geneva Motor Show in March, Pagani has released a new teaser image of the upcoming Huayra Roadster.

Although it is hard to pinpoint just what part of the car is revealed, it does show an engraved 'Roadster' emblem on a component finished in a beautiful shade of gold.

Although Pagani is bound to release more teaser images in the coming weeks, we already know what the droptop Huayra will look like, thanks to numerous spy shots and the release of an official rendering.

Among the most obvious visual changes will be a new diffuser, prominent rear buttresses and aerodynamic flics above the taillights.

As with the coupe, power will continue to come from a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12 AMG engine but power is expected to rise by approximately 20 hp, lifting power to around 750 hp. Despite the extra strengthening set to be employed to ensure the Huayra Roadster remains exceptionally rigid, Horacio Pagani revealed in early 2015 that the car will actually be lighter than its hardtop sibling.

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Pagani Teaser Hints At Upgraded AMG V12 For Upcoming Huayra Roadster

Bugatti makes its own engines. So does Koenigsegg – not to mention Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, and McLaren (albeit not always without help from their parent companies). But not Pagani.

Horacio's Modense outfit sources its powertrain from Mercedes-AMG. Always has. And that, as we can see, is destined to continue with the forthcoming launch of the Huayra Roadster.

Pictured in this latest teaser is a close-up on the open-top supercar's engine, which looks similar (but not identical) to those already fitted to the original Huayra and the subsequent Huayra BC. The cooling fins atop the cylinder head cover are shaped differently, which tells us... precisely nothing, other than that it won't be lifted straight from one model and into the other. At least, that is, not without some modification.

Where the previous Zonda was powered by a naturally aspirated twelve-cylinder engine of increasing displacement (from 6.0 to 7.3 liters over the course of its lifetime), the Huayra packs a 6.0-liter twin-turbo V12 – both sourced from Daimler's high-performance engine workshop in Affalterbach. The latter's output increased from 720 horsepower to over 750 in BC spec, and could stand to kick out even more for the Roadster. Maybe as much as 800 hp or more, but we're just spit-balling here.

“As we moved forward with the Roadster,” said Horacio Pagani, “we decided to give her a bit more of an edge in order to create a slightly more aggressive shape than the Huayra Coupé.” That sounds promising, and we're looking forward to finding out more as the Roadster's debut approaches at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show just two months from now.

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