Picture of The Day: 1999 Koenigsegg CC Concept

Picture of the original Koenigsegg CC concept from 1999 driven by Mr Koenigsegg himself. The rest is history..

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Inside The Koenigsegg Factory with The One [VIDEO]

After the first very successful series of /INSIDE KOENIGSEGG where Christian Von Koenigsegg himself speaks about the development of the Agera R, /DRIVE comes back with a new exciting series about the world's first "Mega" car, the Koenigsegg:One.

In this first episode, Christian Von Koenigsegg introduces his new masterpiece and talks about the preparations for last month's Geneva Motor Show. Interestingly Christian says that the car did not undergo any track testing yet so maybe we'll get a glimpse of that in the upcoming episodes. He also pointed out that the production model might end up weighting 30 kilograms less than the model displayed at Geneva.

Stay tuned for the next episode!

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Koenigsegg One:1 Revealed Ahead of Geneva Debut

The Koenigsegg One:1 is finally here and it's determined to become the world's fastest road legal car. And looking at the numbers, the Swedish "Mega car" has what it takes and maybe even more. The One:1 is powered by a 5.0-liter aluminum V8 engine producing 1,341 Hp and weights 1,341 Kg (2,956 pounds) which explains the name and which also explains why the 0 to 400 Km/h (248.5 mph) sprint is expected to take just 20 seconds. Top speed is expected to be more than 440 km/h (273 mph).

The car will make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month and only six units will be built.

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1,400 hp for 1,400 kg: It's Coming

The Koenigsegg One:1 will be showing up at the Geneva Motor Show next month for the first time. And for the occasion, the Swedish supercar maker released a new teaser of its latest top of the range hypercar. Stay tuned for more...

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Koenigsegg The One Will Take you To 450 Km/h (and beyond?)

Unofficial Rendering
..But will it kill you?

Christian von Koenigsegg announced that his upcoming car dubbed The One will feature a weight to power ratio of exactly One. No cheating on the numbers this time! The One will achieve a full weight, all fluids included (water, oil, fuel, and other fluids) of 1,400 kilograms (3,086 pounds)! That means that if you are really really, really good at calculating, the new hypercar will produce, you guessed it: 1,400 Hp.

Needless to say that such figures will produce unbelievable performance numbers. Numbers that can even put LaFerrari to shame. You've heard it, the One will be able to hit 400 Km/h (248 mph) in 20 seconds! Top speed is expected to exceed 450 Kh/h (280 mph). Only time will tell if those numbers are achievable in real life...

Stay tuned for more details.

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For Sale: Koenigsegg Agera X chassis #88

Photo credits: PixelKlinik
Another stunning piece of carbon fiber has been put up for sale on jameslist.com. This time it's the very exclusive and very rare (so rare that it could cost you more than two McLaren race cars) Koenigsegg Agera X chassis #88.

The Swedish supercar is powered by a 5.0-Liter bi-turbo V8 producing 927 Hp and 110 Nm of torque. It weights just 1290 Kg (2843 pounds) and it'll do the 0 to 100 Km/h (62 mph) sprint in 3.1 seconds with a top speed of 398 Km/h (247 mph).

The car you see above have just completed 3250 kilometers (2019 miles). This matte black beast can be yours for €888,888! But we believe that if you have just 888 thousand Euros, they can deal with it since it still matches both the chassis and the license plate numbers... More pictures of the Swedish beauty in the gallery below.





[Source: Iridium Automotive AG on jameslist.com]

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Koenigsegg Releases Pictures of its New Agera R BLT One-off

It seems that while the big automakers are in financial trouble, low volume supercar makers like Ferrari, McLaren, Pagani and now Koenigsegg found ways of earning even more money through individual programs like the one you see above. The Agera R BLT is a one-off version of the Swedish hypercar built especially for a Chinese customer. The car features an amazing blue carbon fiber body with red accents and plenty of small details that make this version a true piece of art.

The Koenigsegg Agera R is powered by a 5.0-Liter turbocharged V8 producing 1115 Hp. It has already set 6 land speed records and recorded a top speed of more than 400 Km/h at the Nurburgring Nordschleife. Check out the high res gallery below for more pictures of the Agera BLT.

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Koenigsegg Agera R Breaks the 400 Km/h barrier at The Ring

Photo Credits: Dennis Noten
The Koenigsegg Agera R is an astonishingly fast machine. After breaking six land speed records now we have the chance to see it break the 400 Km/h (250 mph) barrier in motion at the Nürburgring Nordschleife pit straight. Just in case you are lazy enough to not click this link, here's a reminder of the Agera R's technical specs: Power comes from a bespoke turbocharged V8 producing 1115 Hp and 1200 Nm of torque. The car weights just 1330 kg (2932 pounds). That allows it to sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.9 seconds. The 300 Km/h barrier is broken in just 14.53 seconds, more than two seconds faster than the Veyron SS.

Now i'm just wondering if the Agera R is capable of improving the recorded top speed of 402 Km/h knowing that the pit straight of the green hell is a little narrow and bumpy...

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The Koenigsegg Agera R officially Brakes Six Land Speed Records

Koenigsegg, the Swedish dream car maker has claimed that its beautiful Agera R supercar has officially broken not less than six land speed records. So before I post the times for you, here's a short reminder of the car's technical specs: It is powered by a bespoke turbocharged V8 engine tuned to produce 1,115 Hp and 1,200 Nm of torque. All that power is sent to the rear wheels and the total weight of the supercar is just 1330 kg (2932 pounds).

Here's the list of the six new records which are still subject to confirmation by the Guinness Book of Records:

0 to 300 Km/h (0-186 mph) = 14.53 sec (Veyron SS: 16.7 seconds)
0 to 320 Km/h (0-200 mph) = 17.68 sec
300 to 0 Km/h = 6.66 sec
320 to 0 Km/h = 7.28 sec
0- 300-0 Km/h = 21.19 sec
0- 320-0 Km/h = 24.96 sec

The Agera R does the 0 to 100 Km/h sprint in 2,9 seconds so it doesn't go off the line faster than the Veyron SS but it beat it by more than 2 seconds to 300 Km/h (186 mph). With 2,900 pounds It weights 1,000 pounds less than the Veyron SS which promises some much better handling and it has a much more beautiful and a smonther body. You can contemplate the body of the swedish supercar in the gallery below and you can also see it motion in the video after the jump.

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VIDEO: The Koenigsegg Trevita in the hands of Jay Leno

If you think the koenigsegg CCX wasn't powerful enough with its 806 Hp, the Trevita (CCXR) pushes the boundaries of power even further to reach a massive 1,018 Hp. This means it has a weight to power ratio of 1.26 kg/hp which helps it accelerate from 0 to 100 Km/h (62 mph) in less than 2.9 seconds and reach a top speed of 400+ Km/h (250+ mph). However Koenigsegg says in its official website that in order to reach that speed, the rear wing has to be removed. Well, i wouldn't recommend that at all knowing that the CCX with "only" 806 Hp has already been described as a very dangerous car (most of you know the story of the top Gear wing).

In addition to the power upgrade The CCXR has also been the subject of some aerodynamic enhancement which now help the car have a down force of 350 Kg at 250 Km/h. However it keeps the same weight of 1280 Kg just like the CCX which is already a very light car.

After the Bugatti Veyron, Jay Leno gets his hands this time on the rare swedish Beauty. How rare? Well, "trevita" in swedish means "Three whites", that's how rare the Trevita is. The video is very entertaining as always, enjoy!



[source: Jay Leno's Garage via Autoblog]

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Sweden's new beast

Until you'll be able to see Koenigsegg's latest supercar in the flesh in the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, the guys from GTspirit.com got their hands on these very first high quality renderings of the Swedish supercar. Apart from its front facia, the new supercar called "Agera" clearly reminds us of its predecessor, the CCX. But you can not really complain about that as the CCX (along with the Pagani Zonda) is one of those hypercars that make you wonder if it could even get better.

Maybe the more significant change is under the bonnet where now you can find the 4.7L Koenigsegg V8 from the CCX tuned to produce: 910 Hp. The Agera has a weight of 1284 Kg which allows it to have an astonishing weight to power ratio thanks to its ultralight carbon fiber chassis and bodywork. This will help the car provide endless acceleration until it hits 395km/h (245 mph) with 100 km/h (62 mph) coming right after 3.1 seconds. Frightening numbers which, judging by the performance of the Agera's predecessors, are all but overestimated.

Until we get more real world pictures of the Swedish beast check out the pictures below and don't forget to visit GTspirit for more details.

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VIDEO: Ten fastest supercars round the Top Gear track

[spoiler alert!]

This video features the ten fastest lap times round the Top Gear test track until season 13! So if you still didn't watch the series that far, maybe you would like to wait until you'll be able watch the whole series. And maybe you shouldn't read the whole post either...

Otherwise, enjoy!

For those who aren't familiar with the corners' names here's a little reminder:


The video also includes the Ferrari FXX lap time which has been removed by Jeremy Clarkson for obvious reasons (slicks, not road legal..) but it's still worth the watch, what a noise!

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My favourite supercars of all time

Through this post i would like to share with you my all time favourite supercars. Each one of them has something special that makes me want it to be someday in my dream garage...

Ferrari F40
year 1987

It's my all time favourite supercar and in my opinion the best looking Ferrari ever made. It was built to be as simple as possible. With its obsessive weight saving, the car was just 1100 Kg heavy, with doors that weight only 1.5 Kg each! A figure that is completely impossible to achieve today thanks to all the technology put in modern supercars..

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