Monday, May 30, 2011

All New Koenigsegg Agera 2011


It's official: Koenigsegg now makes ballistic sex machines. The Koenigsegg Agera R is anchored in foreground of us at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, and we can't get "Breaking the Law" out of our heads.

If you cascade E85 into the oh-so-thirsty gas tank, the Agera R rewards you with 1,115 application at 6,900 rpm and 885 pound-feet of torque at 4,100 rpm. Additionally, the twin-turbo 5.0-liter V8 engine produces 738 pound-feet of torque from 2,700 rpm up to 6,170 rpm.

All that ability is funneled through a seven-speed dual-clutch manual with paddle-shifters and an cyberbanking differential. The engine and the manual plan in concert to advance the Agera R from 0-62 afar per hour in a bare 2.9 seconds. Stay on the gas, and you'll ability 124 mph in 7.5 seconds. If you adjudge to bang on the anchor the moment you hit 124 mph, the absolute cruise will yield 12.7 abnormal to get aback to zero. We apperceive of cars that yield that continued to acme 60 mph.

From its 260-mile-per-hour-rated tires to the carbon cilia monocoque to its devil-developed engine, the Koenisegg Agera R is a accurate hypercar. Get a wet nap accessible afore you bang through our high-res galleries beneath and the massively abundant columnist absolution afterwards the jump.