For over a year American millionaires gritted their teeth while the rest of the world enjoyed the Koenigsegg Agera R, the fastest and maddest version of the Swedish hyper car. But now the wait is over as the Agera R goes — officially — on sale in the United States. So if you got $1.5 million burning a hole in your pocket, give Christian von Koenigsegg a jingle.
For that money you get a hyper car that looks like a viscous animal, so it checks the right boxes visually, and has an E85-capable V8 twin turbo engine, which can make up to 1,100 hp depending on the type of fuel you feed it with. Performance-wise, it goes from 0 to 60 mph in about 2.9 seconds, and reaches a top speed of 260 mph (420 km/h). It is not as lavish and sexy as a Zonda, but its brute force and mean looks are refreshingly different than all the other cars you can buy in that price bracket.
Koenigsegg Agera R technical specs:
- Koenigsegg developed, aluminium/carbon fibre, dry sump, 32 valve, Twin Turbo, V8 engine
- Torque: 1100 – 1200Nm – depending on version and fuel
- Displacement: 5.035 L. Bore: 90.7mm. Stroke: 95.25 mm. Compression ratio: 9.0:1. Max rpm: 7250
- Power: 940-1115hp – depending on version and fuel
- 7-speed, dual clutch, single input shaft, AMT Transmission with E-diff.
- Frontal Area: 1.873 m2
- CD 0.30 (no rear wing) – 0.33 (fixed normal Agera rear wing) – 0.33 to 0.37(adaptable wing)
- Luggage space: 120 litres
- Dry weight: 1330 kg
- Curb weight 1418 kg (all fluids plus 50% fuel)
- Maximum laden weight: 1600 kg(full tank, two passengers, full luggage)
- Length: 4296 mm
- Width: 1998 mm
- Height: 1120 mm
- Wheelbase: 2662 mm
- Front Track: 1700 mm
- Rear Track: 1650 mm
- Front overhang: 885mm
- Rear overhang: 752mm
