As if Koenigsegg was not building extremely powerful and rare cars to begin with, the Swedish company will launch an insane version of the Agera S , called the "One:1".
Limited to six units, the hypercar is named after the company’s ambition to build the first production vehicle to truly achieve a one-to-one power-to-weight ratio. In an interview with Bloomberg, company founder and owner Christian Von Koenigsegg confirmed that the One:1 will weigh 1,400 kg (3,086 lbs) and will be powered by a 1,400hp engine. That’s a massive leap over the Agera’s 965 horsepower.
About the power-to-weight ratio, von Koenigsegg stresses that the car’s weight will include all the necessary fluids and even the driver. “Other cars have achieved this but by measuring dry weight - no oil, no water, no fuel,” he said.
As expected given these numbers, performance will be ballistic, with computer simulations indicating that the One:1 will be capable of 450 km/h (280 mph) or more. If calculations are correct, it will not only be the fastest production car in the world, but also the fastest from 0 to 200 km/h (124mph), from 0 to 300 km/h (186 mph) and from 0 to 400 km/h (248 mph). The 0 to 400 km/h sprint is expected to be covered in – hold tight – around 20 seconds! For comparison, the Bugatti Veyron needs 45 seconds to reach 400 km/h.
Koenigsegg expects to have a prototype ready by the end of the year and says all six units have already been presold. He didn’t disclose the price, but said it’s “substantially higher” than that of the Agera S. Despite that, he expects to lose money on the project, but that’s not an issue given the image boost the record-breaking car will offer Koenigsegg .
By Dan Mihalascu
Photos via Teknikensvarld
