The Koenigsegg Agera R hardly needs to prove to anyone that it’s a bloody fast car. A quick glance over its key stats will confirm that. It has an 830kW 5.0 litre V8 twin-turbo and weighs a relatively modest 1418kg. Surely, if you put 830kW into 1418kg you will get supersonic!
Not quite, perhaps, but the Koenigsegg website reveals a new list of production car world records waiting to be ratified by Guiness. They include standing acceleration and braking times. Here’s the full list:
- 0-300 km/h = 14.53 sec
- 0-200 mph = 17.68 sec
- 300-0 km/h = 6.66 sec
- 200-0 mph = 7.28 sec
- 0-300-0 km/h = 21.19 sec
- 0-200-0 mph = 24.96 sec
Impressive, don’t you think. Koenigsegg say they will be posting video of these feats to YouTube very soon.
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But what about top speed? That is the one statistic that distinguishes the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport from all else.
0-300 km/h = 14.53 sec — why is it in the list twice?
0-200 mph = 17.68 sec— why is it in the list twice?
300-0 km/h = 6.66 sec
200-0 mph = 7.28 sec
0-300-0 km/h = 21.19 sec — why is it in the list twice?
0-200-0 mph = 24.96 sec— why is it in the list twice?
Scott, have another look.
The first time is outright acceleration (0-300km/h, 0-200mph).
The other is acceleration plus braking (0-300-0km/h, 0-200-0mph).
The 0-200 is amazing end of….all the stats are!
Not much use for a dash to the shops though!
Here’s a preview of the record runs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXzFraSp56g
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