Koenigsegg Regera beats Rimac Concept One and becomes the world’s fastest supercar

1,500HP Koenigsegg Regera will run to 400 km/h (250 mph) in under 20 seconds, and accelerate from 150-250 km/h (93-155 mph) in just 3.2 seconds

3/25/15 5:00 am chumakdenis 1

Recently we talked about Rimac Concept One – the world’s fastest supercar that can accelerate from 0 to 60mph (100km/h) in just 2, 8 seconds and has amazing 1088HP.

Well, as it turned out, 1088HP is not enough to be the number one and Rimac Concept One is overshadowed by 1,500 HP Koenigsegg Regera.

Koenigsegg Regera

The Regera made its debut at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show and was created as a luxury megacar alternative to Koenigsegg's traditional extreme lightweight race-like road cars. Even though the One:1 and the Agera RS have surprising levels of practicality, creature comforts and features, their primary focus is, and has always been, to be the overall fastest cars on the planet – around a racetrack or elsewhere.

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Regera is Swedish for "to Reign" - a suitable name for a machine that offers a never seen before combination of power, responsiveness and luxury - creating a true Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde persona.

Lightweight structure

In spite of all its advanced technology and creature comforts, the Regera is comparatively light. Carbon fiber and Kevlar make up the body and aluminum mostly comprises the suspension. Koenigsegg uses its own carbon fiber wheels, as well. These advanced materials keep the curb weight down to 3,589 pounds (1,638 kg).

Under the hood

Under the Regera's hood lurks a 1,100-horsepower, 5.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine that in and of itself is good enough to make the car one of the most potent hypercars in the world. But there's more. Along with the fueling burning engine, there's also a 700-horsepower electric motor. Koenigsegg claims that in tandem, the two motors can produce more than 1,500 horsepower.

This simply trounces the 918's 887 hp, the P1's 903 hp, and the LaFerrari's 949 ponies.

The Regera is also packed with some seriously cool driving tech. It's got fully active aerodynamics package that uses a lightweight hydraulic system to power adjustable front and rear wings, as well as the car's suspension.

Interior

Inside the Regera, you'll be pleasantly surprised to find a truly modern and high tech cabin. The centerpiece of which is a massive central infotainment screen feature Apple CarPlay in addition to an integrated onboard wi-fi system.

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The interior features: added insulation, 8 way electrically adjustable memory foam seats, a Koenigsegg 9" infotainment system, 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, front, inner and rear camera system with recording capability, Apple CarPlay, supreme sound system, ambient lighting and many other great new features. The Regera also comes with front and rear parking sensors and remote diagnostic and firmware update capability.

Production

Koenigsegg is expected to produce up 80 Regeras in a limited run.

Price according to Yahoo Autos is an astonishing $1.9 million.

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Koenigsegg Agera RS

In addition to the Regera, Koenigsegg also showed off the newest version of the company's Agera hypercar in Geneva - 1,160 horsepower Agera RS.

The RS is the most powerful and technologically advanced version of the Agera series to see production and feature such goodies as self-leveling suspension and active underbody aerodynamics. Koenigsegg will build a total of 25 Agera RS cars, with 10 presold before the debut.

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