If you ask anyone who knows anything about cars to name the fastest cars in the world, names like Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and even Bugatti may come to mind.
The exotic brands mentioned produce cars that can top 200 miles per hour, but a small Swedish car manufacturer with a cult following thinks such breakneck speeds are a piece of cake. I am ready to write my name in the history books once and for all.
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In a recent interview with Swedish car publication CarUp, Koenigsegg founder Christian von Koenigsegg said the company aims to break 310 mph in developing cars that customers can buy.
The Swede's latest creation is called the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolute, and it's a bullet shaped like an aerodynamic sports car designed solely to go fast in a straight line. Koenigsegg believes this car, powered by his 1,625 horsepower 5-liter twin-turbo V8 that uses E85 biofuel, can easily break such eye-popping speeds.
“What we said is that our theoretical model shows that this car can travel at speeds of more than 500 km/h (310 mph). Now we have to figure out how much this car is actually capable of. I want to show what I can do,” Koenigsegg told Karp, translated from Swedish.
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At the time of the car's launch three years ago, Koenigsegg said in a statement that the Jesko Absolute was “Koenigsegg's fastest ever” and vowed that it was so fast that “no one will ever try to build a faster production road car.” .
Given such a promise, Koenigsegg is trying to make things right for the history books.
Bugatti with support from Volkswagen in 2019 (VLKAF) The company announced that a specially prepared prototype version of the Chiron hit a speed of 304 mph, beating the 277.9 mph record set by Koenigsegg's Agera RS and breaking the Swede's 2017 speed record.
To achieve bursts of over 300 miles per hour, the Bugatti was tuned to produce more power than a regular, run-of-the-mill Chiron, including more power and modified aerodynamics. Additionally, the car was equipped with a race-spec roll cage and seat, a longer 7-speed gear, and exclusive non-DOT Michelin tires.
A mass-produced Bugatti Chiron photographed at the Era Lessian test course in 2019.
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Because of these technicalities, such “records” are not good for Mr. Koenigsegg.
“Bugatti only drives in one direction with a car that customers can't afford,” Koenigsegg said. [formerly known as Shelby SuperCars] This record was set in a car that was not approved for public road use. While our record with the Koenigsegg Agera was set in a production car, the new record attempt will also be made in a production Jesco that is fully road-approved. ”
With SSC and Bugatti using the test track, Koenigsegg also wants to take it a step further and try to set a record on public roads.
Other cars:
“We're currently looking for a straight section that can be closed off to traffic long enough, but it's not completely straightforward,” Koenigsegg said. “It will probably not be in Sweden, but abroad.”
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