Koenigsegg
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Koenigsegg is bringing a new, presumably more potent version of its Agera supercar to the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The new version will be called the Agera RS, and it will wear what appears to be one very large wing, based on the latest teaser sketch. We’re expecting the new Agera RS to be a more extreme version of the Agera R benefiting from technologies developed for the One:1, which is still the world’s most powerful car thanks to its incredible 1,341-horsepower rating. While it's likely the new Agera RS will have more than the 1,140 hp of the Agera R, we're not expecting it to...
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Koenigsegg Releases Second Teaser For Regera ‘Megacar’ Debuting In Geneva
Earlier this month, Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg confirmed plans to unveil a new RS version of its Agera at the upcoming 2015 Geneva Motor Show and then followed up with an additional teaser (shown below) for a new model dubbed the Regera that’s also set to debut at the Swiss...
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Koenigsegg One:1 Headed To The U.S., More Models To Follow
Right now, Koenigsegg’s only model available in the U.S. is the 1,140-horsepower Agera R, sold exclusively at Manhattan Motorcars in New York. However, the Swedish supercar brand has much more ambitious plans for the world’s biggest market for performance cars, with more dealers and...
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Koenigsegg Aiming For Nürburgring Production Car Lap Record--Not Once, But Twice
The fastest production car around the Nürburgring, at least officially, is Porsche’s 918 Spyder, which late last year was driven around the 12.9 miles of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in just 6:57. Shortly after, McLaren stated that its P1 lapped the ‘Ring in under seven...
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Koenigsegg One:1 Races The World’s First Truck Equipped With A Dual-Clutch Gearbox: Video
Volvo Trucks, a separate entity to the Volvo car brand, is renowned for its out of the ordinary ad campaigns, like the 2012 campaign where a woman walked a tightrope between two moving trucks, or the more recent one where Jean-Claude Van Damme did the splits standing on the side mirrors of two...
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2016 Koenigsegg Agera R Development Prototype Crashed On The Nürburgring: Spy Shots
Testing at the Nürburgring involves certain risks: the speeds are high, the cars are in development, and the weather is highly variable, even during a single lap. Sometimes those risks are realized, often in dramatic fashion. For the 2016 Koenigsegg Agera R development prototype in these...
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The Koenigsegg One:1 is an utterly mental supercar, regardless of where it stands in the pantheon of world’s fastest. Here, we get an unusually up-close and personal view of the car thanks to Shmee150. MUST SEE: Getting 5 Lamborghinis Into A Mall Requires Zero Magic, Actually: Video With 1,340 horsepower, the One:1 is no joke when it comes to mashing the gas, but what about tossing one around on an abandoned airstrip? Even in reduced power 1,150-hp mode, it’s a smashingly fast ride.
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Ride Along With POV Video Of The Koenigsegg One:1 At Goodwood
If you thought the 1,340-horsepower Koenigsegg One:1 was fast, you had no real idea until now. Sure, you may have seen it at speed from the outside, but this view from inside the cockpit is one very few will ever see—at least in real life. The sounds, the speeds, the furious pace of the One:1...
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First Driving Video For Koenigsegg One:1 Hits The Web
Koenigsegg’s new One:1 supercar, the world’s most powerful production car, made its debut back in March at the Geneva Motor Show. However, up until now we’ve only ever seen the car on static display. ALSO SEE: #GiveAShift: The 7 Best Manual Transmissions You Can Drive Now we have...
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Koenigsegg One:1 To Make Dynamic Debut At Goodwood Festival Of Speed
Koenigsegg’s new One:1 supercar, billed as the world’s most powerful production car, made its official debut back in March at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, but the car on show at the Swiss event was only a mock-up. Koenigsegg is still working on a prototype for the One:1 and the first...
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Inside Koenigsegg Looks At The One:1 Supercar’s Advanced Turbo: Video
The engine powering Koenigsegg’s new One:1 is a V-8 that displaces just 5.0 liters, which may seem odd when you consider the fact that the latest supercar is the most powerful production car ever launched. The engine delivers one megawatt of power (1,341 horsepower), which it achieves by the...
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Koenigsegg Planning A Second, Less Expensive Supercar?
In the 10 years that Koenigsegg has been manufacturing supercars, the company has only ever had a single model in production at any point during that time, although many of these came in a handful of variants. For example, the current Agera comes in stock Agera form as well as in Agera S and Agera...
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At present, Koenigsegg is the only automaker in the world making carbon fiber wheels for its products. The company has been doing so for the past couple of years, and the latest recipient of its lightweight and extremely strong wheels is the One:1 supercar, the most powerful production car ever launched. In the latest episode of Inside Koenigsegg from YouTube channel /DRIVE, Koenigsegg CEO and founder Christian von Koenigsegg shows us the ins and outs of making a wheel out of carbon fiber. He explains that the carbon fiber wheels are not only tougher than forged aluminum sets, which most...
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Latest 'Inside Koenigsegg' episode looks at 3D printing supercar parts
Koenigsegg is a fascinating company, appearing virtually out of nowhere into its position as one of the world's leading supercar producers. When you consider how many automotive companies fail within a few years of starting up, Koenigsegg's high regard among established supercar brands is all the...
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Hear The Koenigsegg One:1’s 1,340-HP Engine Start Up And Rev: Video
Koenigsegg’s new One:1 supercar is the most powerful production car ever built. Its twin-turbocharged 5.0-liter V-8 engine delivers a claimed 1,000 kilowatts, which equates to 1,341 horsepower or 1,360 horses if you’re into using metric figures. Peak torque, meanwhile, is an equally...
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Inside Koenigsegg Looks At The One:1’s Active Rear Wing: Video
The latest episode from season two of /DRIVE’s Inside Koenigsegg, which is focused on the new One:1, looks at the 1,340-horsepower supercar’s active rear wing. Earlier episodes looked at the engine of the One:1 and the preparation of the car for its world debut at the recent 2014 Geneva...
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New Episode Of Inside Koenigsegg Looks At The One:1’s 1,340-HP Engine: Video
The second episode of the new season of Inside Koenigsegg is out, and in this one the guys at /DRIVE interview Koenigsegg CEO and founder Christian von Koenigsegg about the engine powering his company’s new One:1 supercar. In the episode, we learn that the engine is an evolution of the...
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Inside Koenigsegg Back For Season 2, Focuses On One:1 Supercar: Video
Last year, the industrious team at /DRIVE came out with a series titled Inside Koenigsegg, which looked at the inner workings of Sweden's first and only supercar brand and gave a little detail on both its past and future. Now the YouTube channel is out with a second season of Inside Koenigsegg, and...
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The Koenigsegg One:1 would be the perfect addition to the Dubai Police's fleet of supercars.
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Koenigsegg One:1 Gets Sideways In Need For Speed Rivals Trailer: Video
The Koenigsegg One:1 is one of many supercars in the latest Need For Speed game.
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Manhattan Motorcars Signed As Dealer For Koenigsegg Supercars
Unlike many of the wild supercars sold overseas that never make it to U.S. shores, Koenigsegg’s various products have made the trip, with the first example, a CCX, actually landing as far back as 2006. Koenigsegg is now further solidifying its presence in the world’s biggest market for...
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1,341-horsepower Koenigsegg One:1 debuts at 2014 Geneva auto show
Attention One-Percenters, your latest ultra-exotic, limited-edition hypercar is finally here, revealed in full today at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. It's called the Koenigsegg One:1, and it should be an insane road-going time machine that transports you to future sections of roads in the blink of an...
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Koenigsegg One:1 Supercar Comes With Cloud Connectivity And Custom App
These days developing the world’s premier supercar takes a lot more than simply ensuring you have the quickest acceleration or highest top speed or most outrageous styling. Today, supercar brands need high-tech interfaces and connectivity options just as much as they need horsepower, and one...
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Koenigsegg Joins Other Supercar Brands With Custom Laptop
Few of us will ever be able to afford a Ferrari, or a Lamborghini, or a Koenigsegg. The closest most of us will get to an official product carrying the mark of a supercar maker is branded merchandise. A cuddly teddy bear, perhaps. MUST SEE: The Story Behind The World's Fastest Nissan GT-R: Video A...
Antony Ingram