RE: Koenigsegg Agera RS: 0-400-0 in 36 seconds!

RE: Koenigsegg Agera RS: 0-400-0 in 36 seconds!

Thursday 5th October 2017

Koenigsegg Agera RS: 0-400-0 in 36 seconds!

Not an officially recognised record, but Koenigsegg appears to have smashed Bugatti's time by six seconds...



This is just barmy now. Absolutely brilliant, but completely barmy too. Just weeks after Bugatti claimed a world record with the Chiron going from rest to 400km/h (249mph) and back again in less than 42 seconds, Koenigsegg has beaten it. By six seconds.

Yep, 36 seconds to reach 249mph and brake to a stop again. Look, here's the video. Now it should be noted that this isn't a Guinness World Record as the Chiron's run was, but there can be little arguing with the video evidence here. Don't forget too that the Koenigsegg will be hampered on the launch by rear-wheel drive and, while our ears may be deceiving us, its shifts sound a little slower than the Bugatti's. These disadvantages make the achievement all the more remarkable.

Unsurprisingly the RS looks stupendously quick in the video, even on a vast and expansive runway. Perhaps what's more impressive though is the stability - look how little correction is required on the wheel accelerating up that speed, and also on the way back down. Not exactly calm, but incredibly composed for such a ludicrous velocity.

Want numbers? There are numbers. The car reached 400km/h in just 26.88 seconds and 1,958m. The deceleration took just 9.56 seconds and the car covered only 483m in that time. The video in fact shows 0-403-0, which took 37.28 seconds and 2,535m, the record run then 36.44 seconds and 2,441m. Madness.

So bravo Koenigsegg, for raising the bar when it seemed the bar could be raised no further. It's not an officially recognised attempt but the renegade nature perhaps makes this lunacy all the more exciting. Where on earth do we go from here?

 

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sc0tt

Original Poster:

18,054 posts

202 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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Superb

Robmarriott

2,641 posts

159 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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Why an Agera RS and not a Regera or a one:1?

pimpchez

899 posts

184 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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Robmarriott said:
Why an Agera RS and not a Regera or a one:1?
Customer request , wanting to verify the performance against other rocket ships apparently. The car is a new build and will go onto its owner in the US

Cold

15,253 posts

91 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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Go to 1:57 if you wish to see the run without the fluffing preamble.

Robmarriott

2,641 posts

159 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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ah, hence the tape!

Glasgowrob

3,246 posts

122 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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pimpchez said:
Customer request , wanting to verify the performance against other rocket ships apparently. The car is a new build and will go onto its owner in the US
sheer lunacy smile


most people would be happy with some ceramic coating and a pdi,

not Koenigseggs customers. nope world record before it ships out please smile

Mikearwas

1,112 posts

160 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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Glasgowrob said:
sheer lunacy smile


most people would be happy with some ceramic coating and a pdi,

not Koenigseggs customers. nope world record before it ships out please smile
Brilliant!

RepeatOffender

87 posts

80 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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Love these things. Would be my first port of call for a hypercar if I had the funds.

The speed of my car (mere 217mph) scares me sometimes, so I'm almost unable to comprehend the speed of this.

Brain scrambling.

Glasgowrob

3,246 posts

122 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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still an amazing bit of kit, even more when you consider it isn't even their flagship product anymore smile


but that colour scheme

Amanitin

423 posts

138 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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"Mechanic: The Boss"

how lame can you be

RepeatOffender

87 posts

80 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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Glasgowrob said:
but that colour scheme
All the yellow/gold stuff is protective tape for the run.

Nothing wrong with the deep red colour.

pimpchez

899 posts

184 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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RepeatOffender said:
Love these things. Would be my first port of call for a hypercar if I had the funds.

The speed of my car (mere 217mph) scares me sometimes, so I'm almost unable to comprehend the speed of this.

Brain scrambling.
Worst i have a slow Mclaren P1 post ever wink

Glasgowrob

3,246 posts

122 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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Amanitin said:
"Mechanic: The Boss"

how lame can you be
well I think he can certainly claim to be both boss and mechanic,

the guys a certifiable genius and probably knows these cars better than anyone else on the planet.




on another note, anyone else think the Regera could get this under 30seconds?

Glasgowrob

3,246 posts

122 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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Glasgowrob said:
on another note, anyone else think the Regera could get this under 30seconds?
quick check suggests easily, quoted as doing 0-400 in under 20seconds

lucido grigio

44,044 posts

164 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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Like.

Them Swedes are mad.

RepeatOffender

87 posts

80 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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pimpchez said:
RepeatOffender said:
Love these things. Would be my first port of call for a hypercar if I had the funds.

The speed of my car (mere 217mph) scares me sometimes, so I'm almost unable to comprehend the speed of this.

Brain scrambling.
Worst i have a slow Mclaren P1 post ever wink
I wish.

JD

2,778 posts

229 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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The impressive thing about the Chiron doing it, is that it's a standard factory car just off the production line, and it puts down the numbers it did.

This is a tuner car, and in the scheme of tuner cars it's not even close to the top. I would expect most serious 1 mile racers would annihilate this statistic.

topgunkos

304 posts

206 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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JD said:
The impressive thing about the Chiron doing it, is that it's a standard factory car just off the production line, and it puts down the numbers it did.

This is a tuner car, and in the scheme of tuner cars it's not even close to the top. I would expect most serious 1 mile racers would annihilate this statistic.
How is it a tuner car? Koenigsegg is a manufacturer just like Pagani etc

Futse

183 posts

186 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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JD said:
The impressive thing about the Chiron doing it, is that it's a standard factory car just off the production line, and it puts down the numbers it did.

This is a tuner car, and in the scheme of tuner cars it's not even close to the top. I would expect most serious 1 mile racers would annihilate this statistic.
And in what way is this a tuner car? It's a tuned version of a........???

Koenigsegg is a manufacturer, this is sold customer car, straight of the production line (so to speak) as well. I don't see the difference.

RepeatOffender

87 posts

80 months

Thursday 5th October 2017
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JD said:
The impressive thing about the Chiron doing it, is that it's a standard factory car just off the production line, and it puts down the numbers it did.

This is a tuner car, and in the scheme of tuner cars it's not even close to the top. I would expect most serious 1 mile racers would annihilate this statistic.
Hard to know where to begin...