KiwiRob
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I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure I read that the salt saps speed.
Agera Koenigsegg Agera
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The Koenigsegg Agera is a mid-engine sports car produced by Swedish car manufacturer Koenigsegg. It is a successor to the CCX/CCXR. The name comes from the Swedish verb 'agera' which means "to act" or in imperative form "(You) act".
I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure I read that the salt saps speed.
Bridster
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Loads of misinformation in that video. The engines in the One:1 and the Agera RS are the same. The difference is that for the One:1 they quote the E85 power figure (1360hp), while for the Agera RS they quote the pump gas figure (1160hp). For the speed record, they did run the Agera RS on E85 - or, as Koenigsegg puts it, it had the "1MW package". If he has pump gas in the car, then he actually has less hp than the record car had, not more as he thinks.
Also, while we are talking misinformation, it's been widely reported that the Agera has a "dual clutch" transmission and even the wiki page for the car states that. That is false. The Agera uses an automated manual. They are using a second clutch on the opposite side of the gearbox to help the synchros, but mechanically it's automated manual, not a DCT.
As for the rest of the video, it's nice to see journalist driving a Koenigsegg (it's been a while!), although, really, it's pretty useless at making us understand the car more. The only thing he says, basically, is that the car is super fast. Well, gee, I could have figured that myself.
Also, while we are talking misinformation, it's been widely reported that the Agera has a "dual clutch" transmission and even the wiki page for the car states that. That is false. The Agera uses an automated manual. They are using a second clutch on the opposite side of the gearbox to help the synchros, but mechanically it's automated manual, not a DCT.
As for the rest of the video, it's nice to see journalist driving a Koenigsegg (it's been a while!), although, really, it's pretty useless at making us understand the car more. The only thing he says, basically, is that the car is super fast. Well, gee, I could have figured that myself.
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tristatez28lt1
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It’s Liebermann. Adjust your expectations way down low. And still be very disappointed.
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why did MT let that guy review the LFA, it sticks out like a sore thumb among all the other great reviews
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Results or best timings- Carwow
Koenigsegg Agera RS- 10.4 seconds 1/4 mile
Tesla Model S Plaid- 9.8 seconds 1/4 mile
Pictures from race 1
Koenigsegg Agera RS- 10.4 seconds 1/4 mile
Tesla Model S Plaid- 9.8 seconds 1/4 mile
Pictures from race 1
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There are pretty significant changes between the Koenigsegg Agera to Koenigsegg Agera RS 1MW engines. Christian Von Koenigsegg states so in a video about the Koenigsegg One:1 where it debuted.
I will concede however some of this stuff is difficult to unravel even then. Nobody has ever adequately explained OEM design for instance for the V8.
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Koenigsegg Chimera unveiled: Secretive ‘Legends Division’ unveils an Agera RS with a manual transmission!
Having set the world record for the top speed of a production car at 277.9mph, the Koenigsegg Agera RS is arguably the company’s most famous vehicle. Unveiled in 2015, the hypercar produces 1,160hp from its 4.7L V8 engine and utilizes a seven-speed dual-clutch (semi-automatic) transmission, helping it achieve mind-bending performance. But how could you make this already-incredible hypercar even better?
How about a manual transmission?
That is exactly what Koenigsegg has done.
In the summer of 2022, Emirati businessman and current President of the FIA Mohammed ben Sulayem had an idea. Sulayem, a renowned car collector and longtime friend of Christian von Koenigsegg, had owned an Agera RS for the last six years. However, as a car enthusiast through and through, he wanted to make his Agera RS even more of a special driver’s experience.
Koenigsegg had just unveiled the revolutionary CC850 and with it debuted their Engage Shift System (ESS), a gated six-speed manual and nine-speed automatic in the same transmission. What if Koenigsegg modified Sulayem’s Agera RS to have the Engage Shift System? With this thought, the Chimera project was born.
Chimera, derived from Greek mythology, describes a creature with parts taken from different animals. This is a fitting name for the project given the car is a blend between an Agera RS, Jesko, and CC850. A mashup of greatest hits, if you will.
First things first, the canvas from which Chimera was built is Sulayem’s stunning Agera RS, finished in blue-tinted carbon fibre with a brown leather interior. Then, the master engineers at the Koenigsegg Legends Division swapped out the older 1,160hp V8 engine from the Agera RS for the 1,385hp V8 from the CC850. Where the engineering truly gets impressive, however, is the transmission.
Chimera uses the Engage Shift System from the CC850, allowing the driver to shift gears manually using the stick shift or put the car into automatic. However, unlike the CC850 which only has the stick for shifting gears, Chimera has the addition of paddle shifters from the Jesko. Therefore, the Chimera can be driven in manual using the stick shift (like the CC850) or can be driven with the paddles (like the Jesko).
The exterior of Chimera has a number of changes, too. First, Koenigsegg has added a carbon fibre roof-scoop-with-a-shark-fin on top of the car which, in addition to looking incredibly cool, helps with both cooling and stability at high speeds. The carbon ceramic brake calipers have also been changed from black to silver.
The interior has seats from the Koenigsegg Regera as well as the Regera’s Smart Cluster infotainment system. The gorgeous brown leather found in the original specification of this car is retained, which works beautifully with the blue carbon exterior.
Finally, all of the Agera RS badging has been removed, replaced with Chimera badging. Though Chimera retains its original VIN (YT9MM1A42GA007132) and is thus, officially, still an Agera RS, it has had so many changes to it combining multiple Koenigsegg models that it has taken on an identity of its own, never to be replicated.
Through all of these changes, massive weight reductions have been made. The curb weight of Chimera is reportedly about 1220kg, making it 200kg lighter than the Jesko’s 1420kg curb weight. With the higher power output and lower weight, we’d be eager to see what kind of speeds Chimera could hit in comparison to a standard Agera RS. Regardless of top-end performance though, it is unquestionable that the Koenigsegg Legends Division has created the most raw, visceral, and engaging Koenigsegg to drive in the company’s thirty year history.
As soon as the wonderful folks at Top Gear put out their video on Chimera, we’ll be sure to include it here.
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Having set the world record for the top speed of a production car at 277.9mph, the Koenigsegg Agera RS is arguably the company’s most famous vehicle. Unveiled in 2015, the hypercar produces 1,160hp from its 4.7L V8 engine and utilizes a seven-speed dual-clutch (semi-automatic) transmission, helping it achieve mind-bending performance. But how could you make this already-incredible hypercar even better?
How about a manual transmission?
That is exactly what Koenigsegg has done.
In the summer of 2022, Emirati businessman and current President of the FIA Mohammed ben Sulayem had an idea. Sulayem, a renowned car collector and longtime friend of Christian von Koenigsegg, had owned an Agera RS for the last six years. However, as a car enthusiast through and through, he wanted to make his Agera RS even more of a special driver’s experience.
Koenigsegg had just unveiled the revolutionary CC850 and with it debuted their Engage Shift System (ESS), a gated six-speed manual and nine-speed automatic in the same transmission. What if Koenigsegg modified Sulayem’s Agera RS to have the Engage Shift System? With this thought, the Chimera project was born.
Chimera, derived from Greek mythology, describes a creature with parts taken from different animals. This is a fitting name for the project given the car is a blend between an Agera RS, Jesko, and CC850. A mashup of greatest hits, if you will.
First things first, the canvas from which Chimera was built is Sulayem’s stunning Agera RS, finished in blue-tinted carbon fibre with a brown leather interior. Then, the master engineers at the Koenigsegg Legends Division swapped out the older 1,160hp V8 engine from the Agera RS for the 1,385hp V8 from the CC850. Where the engineering truly gets impressive, however, is the transmission.
Chimera uses the Engage Shift System from the CC850, allowing the driver to shift gears manually using the stick shift or put the car into automatic. However, unlike the CC850 which only has the stick for shifting gears, Chimera has the addition of paddle shifters from the Jesko. Therefore, the Chimera can be driven in manual using the stick shift (like the CC850) or can be driven with the paddles (like the Jesko).
The exterior of Chimera has a number of changes, too. First, Koenigsegg has added a carbon fibre roof-scoop-with-a-shark-fin on top of the car which, in addition to looking incredibly cool, helps with both cooling and stability at high speeds. The carbon ceramic brake calipers have also been changed from black to silver.
The interior has seats from the Koenigsegg Regera as well as the Regera’s Smart Cluster infotainment system. The gorgeous brown leather found in the original specification of this car is retained, which works beautifully with the blue carbon exterior.
Finally, all of the Agera RS badging has been removed, replaced with Chimera badging. Though Chimera retains its original VIN (YT9MM1A42GA007132) and is thus, officially, still an Agera RS, it has had so many changes to it combining multiple Koenigsegg models that it has taken on an identity of its own, never to be replicated.
Through all of these changes, massive weight reductions have been made. The curb weight of Chimera is reportedly about 1220kg, making it 200kg lighter than the Jesko’s 1420kg curb weight. With the higher power output and lower weight, we’d be eager to see what kind of speeds Chimera could hit in comparison to a standard Agera RS. Regardless of top-end performance though, it is unquestionable that the Koenigsegg Legends Division has created the most raw, visceral, and engaging Koenigsegg to drive in the company’s thirty year history.
As soon as the wonderful folks at Top Gear put out their video on Chimera, we’ll be sure to include it here.
Koenigsegg Chimera unveiled: Secretive ‘Legends Division’ unveils an Agera RS with a manual transmission — Egg Registry
Koenigsegg Chimera is a mashup between an Agera RS, Jesko, and CC850 made possible by the Legends Division. 1,600hp with a manual transmission: a true 1 of 1.
www.eggregistry.com
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Koenigsegg Automotive AB is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars based in Ängelholm, Skåne County, Sweden.
The company was founded in 1994 in Sweden by Christian von Koenigsegg, to produce a "world-class" sports car. Many years of
development and testing led to the CC8S, the company's first street-legal production car which was introduced in 2002.
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