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      11-06-2017, 11:37 AM   #1
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Koenigsegg hits 447 km? on Nevada Freeway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=xj4gar5dKAU

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The acceleration when it tops 180 mph is incredible! Some of the most amazing cars in the world from the little Swedish manufacturer....
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Crazy. Wonder where this will stop? Saleen claims over 300 mph for their new thing. I'd imagine the McLaren three seater will be in the upper half of the 200's too. Seems to have zero practical benefit, but still impressive.
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Thanks for embedding the video, I couldn't get it done for some reason......
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Thanks for embedding the video, I couldn't get it done for some reason......
All my pleasure my friend .
I saw 457.4 km/h ... While the car was still very stable !
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Its still interesting that Koenigsegg did this record attempt.
Christian von Koenigsegg said a year ago (or so) that he didnt think top speed was really that interesting because it was largely dependant on what tyre technology the car maker had to his disposal (so what kind of development deal they had with tyre producers....hinting on that Bugatti had a very exclusive deal with michelin getting some really special high speed tyres)
Back then he called out to Bugatti for the 0-400-0 challenge, as he said that that was far more representative of true supercar performance.
Of course after Bugatti did that 0-400-0 attempt this summer, Koenigsegg was very much waiting for that and broke that record within a month or so.
With this record attempt they also did a new 0-400-0 run (because the last one had wheelspin despite getting the record), on this same stretch because of the good conditions, and got that time also 3 seconds faster (now in total ca. 9 seconds faster 0-400-0 than the chiron)

Both records are of course a huge achievement for a very small company that made such incredible innovations (triplex suspension, z shaped antirollbar, freevalve valvetrain etc) in automotive technology and arent backed up by a huge multi billion $ multinational.

Now only a good nordschleife lap time is needed to proove that its more than just raw performance. (last attempt for that didnt go that well though....)
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Its still interesting that Koenigsegg did this record attempt.
Christian von Koenigsegg said a year ago (or so) that he didnt think top speed was really that interesting because it was largely dependant on what tyre technology the car maker had to his disposal (so what kind of development deal they had with tyre producers....hinting on that Bugatti had a very exclusive deal with michelin getting some really special high speed tyres)
Back then he called out to Bugatti for the 0-400-0 challenge, as he said that that was far more representative of true supercar performance.
Of course after Bugatti did that 0-400-0 attempt this summer, Koenigsegg was very much waiting for that and broke that record within a month or so.
With this record attempt they also did a new 0-400-0 run (because the last one had wheelspin despite getting the record), on this same stretch because of the good conditions, and got that time also 3 seconds faster (now in total ca. 9 seconds faster 0-400-0 than the chiron)

Both records are of course a huge achievement for a very small company that made such incredible innovations (triplex suspension, z shaped antirollbar, freevalve valvetrain etc) in automotive technology and arent backed up by a huge multi billion $ multinational.

Now only a good nordschleife lap time is needed to proove that its more than just raw performance. (last attempt for that didnt go that well though....)
My understanding is that the customer who owns the car requested both the 0-400-0 and max speed runs to be done.

Koenigsegg has said though he views it as superfluous, if the customer wants it he will deliver it. hence why you have the one Agera with gold woven into it.
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They sound like crap
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They sound like crap
Not from outside..
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They sound like crap
Huh? No Koenigsegg has ever sounded like crap.
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The speed after 180 is crazy.
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Its still interesting that Koenigsegg did this record attempt.
Christian von Koenigsegg said a year ago (or so) that he didnt think top speed was really that interesting because it was largely dependant on what tyre technology the car maker had to his disposal (so what kind of development deal they had with tyre producers....hinting on that Bugatti had a very exclusive deal with michelin getting some really special high speed tyres)
Back then he called out to Bugatti for the 0-400-0 challenge, as he said that that was far more representative of true supercar performance.
Of course after Bugatti did that 0-400-0 attempt this summer, Koenigsegg was very much waiting for that and broke that record within a month or so.
With this record attempt they also did a new 0-400-0 run (because the last one had wheelspin despite getting the record), on this same stretch because of the good conditions, and got that time also 3 seconds faster (now in total ca. 9 seconds faster 0-400-0 than the chiron)

Both records are of course a huge achievement for a very small company that made such incredible innovations (triplex suspension, z shaped antirollbar, freevalve valvetrain etc) in automotive technology and arent backed up by a huge multi billion $ multinational.

Now only a good nordschleife lap time is needed to proove that its more than just raw performance. (last attempt for that didnt go that well though....)
I wonder, at what speed would the tires just unbead and do this?

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I wonder, at what speed would the tires just unbead and do this?
Perhaps more importantly, how long do tires last at these speeds? Don't want to think about some guy attempting this at night in the desert and having a tire grenade at 250+ mph.
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As others have said, the acceleration above 180mph is absolutely incredible.
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