Koenigsegg Agera replacement - what we can expect
If you're excited about the upcoming Agera replacement, you ought to read this...
While the coming of Koenigsegg’s Agera replacement isn’t exactly breaking news, I’ve yet to see anyone actually discuss what we can expect from it. I appreciate that to speak in such a way is to open the door to the dreaded and cursed world of speculation where predictions of the future are made under the influence of our desires rather than logic. But when you really think about the prospect of a new Koenigsegg megacar without any bias, you realise that there are a number of predictions we can make.
The information from Koenigsegg that we have at present confirms that the Agera’s replacement will be more powerful and lighter than its predecessor. It will also not use any hybrid motors in order to keep the weight down as much as possible. And the engine powering it will be an evolution of their current 5L Twin-Turbo V8.
Outgoing Agera RS. Credit: Koenigsegg
Put all this information together, and it doesn’t take a clairvoyant to see that the new Koenigsegg will be a machine capable of breaking their own existing and utterly absurd world records. While the acceleration records seem like a given, you really do have to ask yourself that if they’re aiming to break their current 277mph production car top speed record, how much further are they aiming? Could they be honing in on 300mph, or are they thinking about going all the way to 500kph? Only time will tell.
Koenigsegg has stated that the Agera that did the world record run could’ve achieved 300mph with the right set-up, and under the correct conditions. The Agera that broke the world record was one of 11 cars fitted with a tuned engine developing 1-megawatt of power - which equates to 1341bhp in Queen’s English. That’s 182bhp more than a standard Agera RS, and let’s not forget that only 11 RS’s featured this additional power - despite Guinness World Record stipulating that a minimum of 20 examples of a car must be produced in order for the speed record to count. While it is true that 25 Agera RS’s have been made, only 11 of them are capable of achieving the world record speed. Little bit awkward.
Koenigsegg is a company that aims high and achieves; a company that garners a large percentage of their appeal through their ability to attain the silliest numbers. It wouldn’t surprise me if Mr Koenigsegg was sitting in his lair right now knowing he was building the world’s first 500kph production car. Whether I’m right or wrong, we’ll know for certain come the car’s unveiling at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show.
But now I want to hear from you guys: what do you expect to see from the Agera replacement? Let me know in the comments.
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Can’t wait for this car, it should be incredible!
Me too. I've heard rumours that it'll be called the "Ragnarok", which sounds awesome to me. Nothing official from Koenigsegg though.