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Sweden’s Koenigsegg has claimed the production car land speed record with its Agera RS hypercar. Factory driver Niklas Lilja was the man behind the wheel. He on Saturday drove the customer-owned machine to a new record of 277.9 mph on a closed 12-mile section of Highway 160 just outside of...

The name of the game here is power-to-weight ratio. That's how you can have one car out perform another. As you climb to higher and higher speeds, you're going to need more and more power. That's why a car like the Bugatti Chiron packs a W-16 engine producing 1,480 horsepower. It needs that...

We all knew it was coming. Koenigsegg teased that it was ready to bring the heat with respect to the recent spat of news churned up by Bugatti and its new Chiron. The Bug was celebrated because it went from 0 to 248 mph (400 kph) and back to 0 in just 42 seconds. Christian von Koenigsegg must've...

Bugatti grabbed headlines at the Frankfurt Auto Show last month when it published a video of a Chiron driven by Juan Pablo Montoya blasting from 0 to 400 kph (248 mph) and then right back to 0. The amount of acceleration necessary to reach that limit of speed is equaled only by the stopping power...

Monterey Car Week is a very special time when ultra-rare automobiles show their faces to crowds eager to get a closer look. Not only do automobile enthusiasts gather at the annual Concours d'Elegance, but owners and fans of all types of cars gather in smaller groups to celebrate their favorite...

Floyd Mayweather is in the headlines these days for his upcoming boxing match with MMA fighter Conor McGregor. However, when he isn't busy inside the boxing ring, he can likely be found rearranging his collection of high-profile supercars. By rearranging, we mean selling incredibly rare cars to...

Those searching for a Swedish hypercar can cross the Koenigsegg Regera off their list after the company announced all 80 units have officially been sold. The Regera debuted in 2016 with some pretty incredible—and Bugatti Chiron-besting—performance figures. An electric drive system and a...

Koenigsegg has confirmed that the Agera RS involved in a crash during testing on May 11 will be repaired and retained by the company as a demonstration model, thus alleviating any concerns it might be sold to an unsuspecting customer as new. Although the exterior was banged up a bit, Koenigsegg...

A Koenigsegg Agera RS ended up in a ditch on Thursday after its driver lost control in wet conditions. The accident happened on a test track in Trollhättan, Sweden and didn’t cause any injuries. The driver and a passenger were assessed at a local hospital and released shortly after. A...

Admit it: as a youngster you dreamed of building, designing, working on, or simply being around high-performance cars. If you are still compelled and determined to do so, it may not have to be a dream much longer. Koenigsegg is going on quite a hiring spree seeking out 40 new additions to its...

Koenigsegg has brought a special treat to the Big Apple in the form of its latest, one-off hypercar: the Agera RS1. This masterpiece from the Swedish marque boasts a removable roof and is finished in a striking Arctic White exterior hue against a specially selected shade of blue by the car's owner...

Engineering Explained returns to correctly answer why the Koenigsegg Regera doesn’t have a transmission. Bad math. It happens to the best of us, even our friend Jason Fenske, the host of the channel. Jason previously walked us through why the Koenigsegg Regera doesn’t have a...

The Koenigsegg team has been recently sharing a few custom ideas for the Regera hypercar on Facebook. Letting the team spec their ideal Regeras has provided some interesting results that highlight individual style and creativity. One we highlighted previously was the perfect homage to late artist...

Let's say that you're a wealthy man or woman, and you have a need for speed. You have the means to buy any vehicle you want, and you have a pretty good idea of what you're looking for. The Swedes have a pretty amazing rocketship for sale and it wears a Koenigsegg label. You want one and you have...

When the Koenigsegg Regera made its debut a little over two years ago, news that the hypercar would arrive without a transmission was a shock to many. No gears, no CVT, nothing. Thankfully, Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained is here to help us figure out how the Regera can move at all, let alone...

Dutch sports car marque Spyker has axed the old Audi-supplied engine used in previous versions of its C8 supercar in favor of a Koenigsegg-built V-8 for the new C8 Preliator Spyder, which it revealed on Tuesday at the 2017 Geneva auto show. The naturally aspirated, 90-degree 5.0-liter V-8 is said...

Koenigsegg seems intent on starting up a new series that aims to show how Koenigsegg's own employees would spec the new Regera if given the chance. First up is Steven Wade who is in charge of communications. His Regera vision? A perfect ode to The Prince of Funk that brought us Purple Rain. Wade is...

Believe it or not, the 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid sedan actually has something in common with an ultra-exotic hypercar produced by the Swedish brand Koenigsegg. That seems far fetched, and no we're not referring to the fact that both vehicles utilize four wheels wrapped in rubber tires. The...

The “camless” engine developed by Koenigsegg sister company FreeValve edged closer to production on Friday with Qoros’ unveiling of a working prototype at the 2016 Guangzhou auto show. The prototype is a followup to the concept Qoros unveiled earlier in the year. Instead of a...

The supercar-loving son of Equatorial Guinea President dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has once again had his fleet of multimillion-dollar machines confiscated. The latest collection includes a Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg One:1 and Lamborghini Veneno Roadster. Instagram user swisssupercars...