ctrlraven
12-01-2011, 10:08 AM
It’s official: Guinness ratifies 0-300-0kmh record set by 1,115bhp hypercar
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/koenigsegg-agera-r-guinness-world-records-2011-12-01
http://www.topgear.com/uk/assets/cms/fcdff701-12a7-4f6f-8039-ebf39d83aa95/Large%20Image.jpg?p=111201_02: 33
A few months ago, Mr Koenigsegg dispatched one of his Agera R hypercars, a driver with a lead foot and a tracking box to a proving ground in Sweden. Said driver performed some lightly astonishing feats of acceleration. Six, to be precise.
He then wrapped these up into a little package and sent them off to the Guinness Book of World Records. If you have forgotten these times, they are as follows:
0-200 mph - 17.68 sec
0-300 km/h - 14.53 sec
200-0 mph - 7.28 sec
300-0 km/h - 6.66 sec
0-200-0 mph - 24.96 sec
0-300-0 km/h - 21.19 sec
That last one is significant. Yesterday, Mr Koenigsegg got the call from Guinness: "The fastest time for a two-seater production car to travel from 0-300-0 km/h is 21.19 sec, achieved by a Koenigsegg Agera R, driven by Robert Serwanski, at Angelholm airfield, Sweden."
There you have it. It is officially a speed demon. With magnificent brakes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WtlmpOKMG4
6WtlmpOKMG4
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/koenigsegg-agera-r-guinness-world-records-2011-12-01
http://www.topgear.com/uk/assets/cms/fcdff701-12a7-4f6f-8039-ebf39d83aa95/Large%20Image.jpg?p=111201_02: 33
A few months ago, Mr Koenigsegg dispatched one of his Agera R hypercars, a driver with a lead foot and a tracking box to a proving ground in Sweden. Said driver performed some lightly astonishing feats of acceleration. Six, to be precise.
He then wrapped these up into a little package and sent them off to the Guinness Book of World Records. If you have forgotten these times, they are as follows:
0-200 mph - 17.68 sec
0-300 km/h - 14.53 sec
200-0 mph - 7.28 sec
300-0 km/h - 6.66 sec
0-200-0 mph - 24.96 sec
0-300-0 km/h - 21.19 sec
That last one is significant. Yesterday, Mr Koenigsegg got the call from Guinness: "The fastest time for a two-seater production car to travel from 0-300-0 km/h is 21.19 sec, achieved by a Koenigsegg Agera R, driven by Robert Serwanski, at Angelholm airfield, Sweden."
There you have it. It is officially a speed demon. With magnificent brakes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WtlmpOKMG4
6WtlmpOKMG4