A Koenigsegg Agera RS Just Clocked A Record-Breaking 277.9mph

A two-way run in Nevada looks to have crowned the Agera RS as the fastest car in the world

04 Nov 2017

A Koenigsegg Agera RS driven by factory driver, Niklas Lilja, has completed high speed runs in Pahrump, NV today. The average speed achieved, combining runs in both directions, was 447.0 km/h (277.9 mph). The runs were measured using dataloggers from @racelogic_uk. Full details of the runs will be forthcoming. #worldrecord #koenigsegg #AgeraRS
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Remember Koenigsegg’s record-breaking 0-400-0 run? Seems that was just a warm up, as Koenigsegg has now bagged the speed record to rule them all. Yep, it looks like the Agera RS is now the world’s fastest production car.

Details are limited at this stage (the Swedish supercar firm is promising more information in due course), but we do know that the 277.9mph figure is an average taken from two runs, which means this will qualify for a Guinness World Record. A record achieved comfortably - the RS went over 10mph faster than the current holder, the Bugatti Veyron Supersport.

The run was done on a closed road near Pahrump, Nevada, which would explain why we saw a bunch of Koenigseggs in the area when driving the new Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk on a nearby press trip. As with the 0-400-0 run, it was Koenigsegg factory driver Niklas Lilja behind the wheel - he’s clearly a man with adamantium-spec balls.

We can’t wait to see the footage…

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

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Venom F5 be like: pfft

Knowing them this was probably their third choice of car to do the run as the first two broke down.

I would not be surprised if Bugatti had been holding back on the Chiron, we will see…

Jesus Christ this is nuts. Out of NOWHERE he just says “hey let’s shame Bugatti!” And fcking does it.

Koenigsegg broke down 3 records!! Not only one…

Koenigsegg can’t help but setting records ;)

Haha is this the same car?

Bugatti Fanboys: “The Super Sport is the fastest car in the world!”
Hennessey Fanboys: “But it doesn’t count because it needed a limiter removed!”
Bugatti Fanboys: “But yours isn’t even a production car, and it only went one way.”
Hennessey Fanboys: “That’s because YOU rich people own the only place where we can properly test our car.”
Christian von Koenigsegg: “Shut up, both of you.”