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Koenigsegg Agera R Speed Racer Koenigsegg Agera R Interior. The Agera R made its debut at the March 2011 Geneva Motor Show with a Speed Racer livery, and special Michelin tyres. It can accelerate from 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) in 2.8 seconds and attain a theoretical top speed of 439 km/h (273 mph).
Examples of the difficulties faced were highlighted in a two-week long dispute regarding Bugatti's record set in 2010, and Hennessey's 2013 claim that their own top speed run – slower than Bugatti's, lacking the required two-way average, and lacking the minimum 25 car production run – was the real record, due to an issue regarding ...
Niklas Lars Erik Lilja [1] (born 22 November 1984) [2] is a race driver and factory test driver at Koenigsegg Automotive AB.He set the land speed record for a production vehicle in 2017 with an average top speed of 277.87 mph (447.19 km/h) in a Koenigsegg Agera RS, as well as several related records.
Koenigsegg's founder, CEO and namesake, Christian von Koenigsegg, told Driving in an interview that the owner approached the company with the idea to see just how past the machine would go.
On November 4, 2017, Koenigsegg Automotive AB achieved the highest top speed of a production car ever, surpassing the Bugatti Veyron. The Koenigsegg Agera RS reached a top speed of 277.9 mph (447.2 km/h) on Nevada State Route 160 in the Pahrump region. [8] [9]
Maximum speed of the Koenigsegg Agera RS (currently the fastest production car in the world). [19] 126–143: 452–517: 281–321: 4.2–4.8 × 10 −7: The fastest wind speed ever recorded on Earth, caused by the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado. 150.6: 539: 337: 5 × 10 −7: Top speed of an internal-combustion-powered NHRA Top Fuel ...
The Agera features a Koenigsegg developed 5.0-litre V8 engine coupled with variable turbo geometry turbochargers having a power output of 716 kW; 973 PS; 960 hp, mated to a newly developed 7-speed dual clutch transmission. The Agera's design follows a clear lineage from the previous Koenigsegg sports cars, but adds many special new features ...
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