Swedish supercar maker Koenigsegg has released official photos and specs of their game-changing machine ahead of its unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show next week.
Set to take a swipe at the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport for its “world’s fastest” crown, the Koenigsegg Agera One:1′s twin-turbo 5.0-liter V8 will generate 1,341 horsepower and 1,011 pound-feet of torque. It’s mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch paddle-shift transmission funneling power through an electronic diff. Though it’s the first road car to generate one megawatt of power, the real achievement comes in the form of weight savings.
Carbon fiber is used throughout, and not just the obvious stuff like the monocoque body, which is interwoven with Kevlar. Everything from its seats to its wheels are composite, to keep the mass down to a feathery 1,360 kg, or 2,998 pounds, with all fluids and 50% of its fuel. In fact, that’s where the One:1 gets its namesake, one horsepower to each kilogram of mass. 3D-printed titanium bits are used throughout as well, forming the exhaust tip and some of the innards of its twin turbochargers.
The result is a mind-bending 0-400 kph (248 mph) time of 20 seconds. At those speeds, in order to maintain contact with planet Earth a complex system of vents funnel air through the body and active aero is used. Specifically, a hinge-less “dynamic venturi flap” actually flexes beneath the One:1′s carbon nose at speeds above 250 kph to draw more air under the body, sucking it to the ground. A Le Mans-style top-mounted spoiler is electronically controlled and hydraulically actuated into one of three positions: low drag, braking, and high-downforce.
A top speed of 44o kph (273 mph) has been reached on computer simulations, but has yet to be proven in field. If so, that would make it the world’s fastest production car, besting the recently crowned Hennessey Venom GT. Unfortunately, only six will be built, thus making the numbers too small for memorialization in the Guinness record books.
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