Is the Pagani Utopia an 864bhp V12 hypercar... or a piece of art?

Zonda. Huayra. A succinct but epic bloodline for the next Pagani hypercar to follow. And there’s much promise for the new Utopia: a twin-turbo, AMG-supplied V12 with 846bhp, a carbo-titanium monocoque, and even the option of a manual gearbox.

Only 99 will be built, each costing around £2.2m a pop.

But is it a piece of automotive art, too delectable to be driven? Top Gear magazine’s head of car testing, Ollie Marriage, finds out…