great vid!!

 

Nice! That Koenigsegg flies!

 

Sure does. I hope so for 1.5 million base up to 2 million $$$. Yikes!!

273 MPH top speed

0-60 2.9 sec

1,160 HP

 

Great vid, that Koenigsegg if fast, on race 2, the porsche got the jump and still got eaten up.

 

Wow the 918 looks like it is nailed to the pavement. Break out the claw hammer.

 

True the 918 is heavier and less powerful (and less expensive?) but it wouldn't have looked quite as bad if the driver had shifted appropriately.
Wiki says 0-62 =2.6 vs 2.6 also for the 918. I don't remember the ring time for the Koenigsegg Agera.

ChuckJ

 

What track is this?

 

yes exactly - I was wondering the same.. what's Nurburgring ring time for Agera R?

 

The current crop of supercars are a little pointless IMO with speed totally unusable on the street but they aren't race cars. If you really like driving and going fast, for the price of a 918, you can buy and race a GT3 Cup Car or RS and have enough left over to buy a flashy street car.

 

Is it just me or did it seem odd that the video focused on a mutated drag race even though they were on a closed track begging for a couple laps. The other issue was why are they trying to game the gear shifts just punch up the right combo of buttons and stand on it and let the chips fall where they may.

 

I think this is the VW Testing Range Near Wolfsburg.

Additional information I Googled:
This is Volkswagon's highly secured test track. It has a restricted area no fly zone. About 22km long ( 17 miles ) and the longest stretch is about 9km ( 5½ miles ). This is also the track where Top Gear has tested the Bugatti Veyron at 407km/h ( 250mph ).

 

Koenigsegg does fly, although at twice the price of the 918 it should. Not sure that they are certified for sale in the US. It is definitely higher on the insanity scale than the 918 and is a very desirable machine for collectors. Wonder if Jay Leno has a Koenigsegg in his garage?

 

Really puts 'Speed' into perspective, awesome video!

 

I totally agree.