Koenigsegg
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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 supercars by appointing New York dealership Manhattan Motorcars as its main point of sale for America’s northeast. Manhattan Motorcars, already a seller of Bugattis, Lamborghinis and Porsches, will now start stocking Koenigseggs. The first model on offer will be the latest Agera R, which made...
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1,341-horsepower Koenigsegg One:1 debuts at 2014 Geneva auto showAttention 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 AppThese 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 LaptopFew 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...
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Koenigsegg Founder Buys Tesla Model S, Says It's More Fun To Drive Than An M5Koenigsegg founder Christian von Koenigsegg has revealed he’s a huge fan of electric cars, and that he sees the zero-emission vehicles becoming a dominant form of transport by 2020. Koenigsegg, for those unfamiliar with the Swedish brand, is a manufacturer of some of the world’s fastest...
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Koenigsegg One:1 Supercar Set For 2014 Geneva Motor Show DebutA new supercar that could prove the world’s fastest is set to debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in early March. That supercar is the highly anticipated Koenigsegg One:1, named so because of its incredible one horsepower per kilogram of weight power to weight ratio. As previously reported...
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News of Koenigsegg’s most potent supercar to date, the enigmatic One:1, has been circulating for almost a year and renderings of the car have already hit the Web. Until today, however, Koenigsegg has never released any information on it. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Koenigsegg founder Christian von Koenigsegg confirmed that the One:1 will output 1,400 horsepower and have a curb weight of 1,400 kilograms (3,086 pounds). As you may have guessed, the car’s name is a reference to the fact that it achieves a staggering one-to-one ratio of power and weight. Koenigsegg boasts...
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Koenigsegg Quietly Announces New Agera S SupercarSwedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg recently came out with a new model, a variation of its Agera supercar dubbed the Agera S. The latest supercar sits in between the standard Agera and range-topping Agera R, and like all Koenigseggs has been built as a roadster, which means its roof can be...
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Koenigsegg Founder Looks Back Over The Past 10 Years: VideoEstablishing a new supercar brand from scratch is no easy task; if you’re not in agreement just take a look at all the stillborn concepts out there. But every once in a while, hardworking and passionate entrepreneurs succeed and for their efforts we have brand likes Bugatti, Ferrari and...
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Final 'Inside Koenigsegg' Explains The Gearbox: VideoOver the last few months, Christian Von Koenigsegg has taken us on a guided video tour of the Agera R’s design and construction. We’ll admit to being impressed by the company’s attention to detail in all areas, and we’re going to miss Von Koenigsegg’s behind-the-scenes...
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Koenigsegg Agera S Hundra Live Photos From 2013 Geneva ShowSwedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg’s highlight for this week’s 2013 Geneva Motor Show is the new Hundra, based on the company’s latest Agera S model. The Hundra, whose name is essentially Swedish for “hundred,” is Koenigsegg’s 100th model built for a...
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Koenigsegg Marks A Decade Of Production With Hundra SupercarSwedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg is heading to next week’s 2013 Geneva Motor Show with a brand new supercar in tow. But the new car isn’t just another run-of-the-mill Koenigsegg, if there is such a thing, but the company’s 100th car ever built. A hundred cars may not seem...
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Building a low-volume supercar is a daunting, time-consuming and expensive process, which is why manufacturers often look to outside vendors to supply the engine. Pagani, for example, has a long-standing relationship with AMG, and even McLaren turned to BMW for the 6.1-liter V-12 used in the McLaren F1. As this episode of Inside Koenigsegg shows, the Swedish supercar constructor does things a bit differently. The 1,140 horsepower, twin-turbo 5.0-liter V-8 used in the Agera R was designed in house, built in house and tested in house, a long and expensive process compared to outsourcing. It...
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Inside Koenigsegg Looks At Future Engine Technology: VideoAs advanced as internal combustion piston engines have become over the past few decades, they’re still hampered by a few basic design limitations. Chief among these is the camshaft, which opens and closes the intake and exhaust valves via a mechanical linkage. In the days before variable...
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Inside Koenigsegg Shows Off Its Brains: VideoIf the engine is the heart of any vehicle, it’s a safe assumption that the multiple control units found in modern automobiles, coupled with system-specific software, are its brains. A few decades back, computers were used only for engine management. Today, computers are at the heart of every...
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'Inside Koenigsegg' Demonstrates The Test Drive: VideoAs we learn from this week's installment of Inside Koenigsegg, Robert Serwanski may have the best job in the entire world. He’s the official test driver for Koenigsegg, which means he gets paid to wheel the Agera R at the car’s rather substantial limits, all in the name of a day’s...
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Inside Koenigsegg Shows The Agera R Paint Process: VideoPainting a Koenigsegg Agera R is no simple task; in fact, Koenigsegg claims the polishing process alone requires some 200 hours of labor, which is the equivalent of a single employee working for five weeks just on paint finishing. That kind of attention to detail is to be expected when building a...
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'Inside Koenigsegg' Episode 1: Carbon FiberIf you're anything like us (and we think you are), it's pretty easy to lose a few hours in any given day down a web-searching rabbit hole like the production, use, and benefits of a material like carbon fiber--particularly as it applies to supercars and race cars. Here, we see exactly such a rabbit...
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JamesList, your one stop shop for all things luxury, has an extremely rare Koenigsegg Agera X supercar up for sale. Only one Agera X was ever created, and it was the first Koenigsegg to feature a matte black exterior. The previous owner is alleged to be a shareholder of legendary Porsche tuner Gemballa, and the car is currently being offered for sale by Iridium Automotive, a dealership of exotic autos located in Liechtenstein. The car itself is located in Monaco. Interestingly, a pair of McLaren MP4-12C GT3 race cars fielded by Gemballa this past year has also been put up by sale by the same...
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Koenigsegg Confirms New One:1 SupercarSupercar builder Koenigsegg isn’t known for subtlety in either design or performance, so when word spreads that the Swedish automaker is building its most extreme car yet, we tend to listen closely. Dubbed the One:1 in reference to the car’s power-to-weight ratio (one horsepower for...
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Koenigsegg Expands Number Of Certified Technicians In U.S.Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg has announced it’s expanding its team of certified technicians in the U.S. in order to cater to the growing number of customers in this crucial market. The latest to join the team, which is now four members strong, is Rock Ruby, who will be based in...
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Christian von Koenigsegg Presents The Agera R Supercar: VideoKoenigsegg’s Agera R is officially on sale in the U.S., and on hand to present the car at its debut at the recent Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was the supercar manufacturer’s founder and CEO Christian von Koenigsegg. This video, filmed by the guys from Jay Leno’s Garage...
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Koenigsegg Agera R Goes On Sale In U.S.The Koenigsegg Agera R, the holder of six production car records, has finally been launched on the American market. The Swedish supercar made its official North American debut at the recent Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance where the founder of Koenigsegg, Christian von Koenigsegg, was able to...
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Koenigsegg Shows Off Bespoke Services With New Agera R BLTA member of the exclusive world of ‘hypercar’ manufacturers, Sweden’s Koenigsegg for years has been focused on upping the ante of its line of mid-engine exotics, with its latest offering, the Agera R, setting six new land speed records for a production car last year and then...
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