Photo from Automotive Magazine

The amazing Pagani Huayra made its North American debut yesterday at Art Center. Horacio Pagani himself was on hand to introduce the $1.2 million supercar to the Art Center community and journalists.

From Automobile Magazine:

What really gets me about the Pagani Huayra are the leaf-like side mirrors, glancing away from the bodywork like errant shots on goal. These flourishes are within the European artistic tradition, bringing to mind Picasso’s crazy faces or Modigliani’s stretched women. When everybody else is trying to make mirrors disappear for aerodynamic purposes, replacing them with rear-facing video cameras, Horacio Pagani, a short guy with a great head of silver hair and a penchant for quoting Leonardo da Vinci, comes along and sticks out mirrors so they can cleanse California hillsides of skateboarders.

We’ll be bringing you more on the vehicle and an interview with Pagani soon; in the meantime check out the following links:

• Pagani Huayra Official Site
• Pagani Huayra Makes its U.S. Debut in Los Angeles (Automobile Magazine)
• Pagani Huayra Makes Landfall in Southern California (New York Times)

And check out the video below featuring Pagani and Transportation Design Chair Stewart Reed: