KOENIGSEGG

The brand's super sports car makes its mark on the Kageröd circuit, Sweden

Everyone knows the talent of Koenigsegg models for speed. In fact, until the arrival of the Jesko and its huge airfoils and flaps it seemed that their goal was very similar to that of the Bugatti, to create a sophisticated hypercar and above all capable of setting top speed records rather than looking for the best sports car to be agile in circuit.

However, times have changed, and although the standard Jesko already seeks to be the most foolproof weapon for a winding circuit, the Christian von Koenigsegg brand wants to demonstrate that even previous models, such as the Koenigsegg Regera, know how to play this role very well, so is that it became the fastest vehicle around the Ring Knutstorp circuit, setting a time of 1:03.84.

Possibly most people are not familiar with this circuit located in Kageröd, Sweden, described as a 'mini Nürburgring' with a length of 2,079 meters, but suffice it to say, for an idea, that the Regera was fastest in one lap at this track. than a McLaren Senna, so far the king of this track with a time of 1:04.50.

In fact, as Christian von Koenigsegg himself explains, this track is far from ideal for a Regera, as it does not have long straights that allow it to take advantage of the hypercar's powerful - but heavy - hybrid mechanics, comprising a 5.0 V8 engine biturbo liters with three electric motors to leave as a result a total of 1,500 hp of power and 2,000 Nm of maximum torque. A mechanical set with which we had already seen the Regera break the record of 0-400-0 km/h in just 31.49 seconds and which now also proves not only to be fast in the straight, but also in corners. Remembering that the Regera is a jewel with only 80 copies produced, whose price reaches 1.7 million euros.

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