Koenigsegg agera r at the goodwood festival of speed 2012.

Todays blog features the koenigsegg agera r from the goodwood festival of speed 2012.

There were two agera r's on display at the 2012 festival, one in the supercar display running up the hill and parking in the supercar area, the other was on the michelin stand due to the use of the pilot super sport tyres.

The Agera r is simply stunning in the flesh, low,aggressive and wild to name but afew things that strike you at first. Not many cars can be placed next to a pearl yellow gumpert apollo and still grab your attention.

Some facts and figures for the agera r:
5.0 litre v8 twin turbo.
940bhp on 98 octane fuel
1099bhp on e85.
885lb ft of torque on e85
A ridiculous 737+lb ft of torque available from 2,700rpm to 6,170rpm.
1290kg
1.6g cornering force
0-60:2.9s
0-186:14.53s
260mph+ although never proven.

The car is made up with staggering figures, it currently holds 6 Guinness world records including 0-200 mph - 17.68s and a braking record of 200-0 mph - 7.28s.

The car uses koenigsegg's triplex suspension system on the rear, where each wheel gets a shock and spring connected. This system works alongside the normal suspension.

There is a new agera r due out in 2013, with upgrades to the 5.0 litre v8s internal,engine management and an increased rev limit of 7500rpm. The new power output on e85 will be 1140bhp. The new car will also get a new one piece hollow carbon wheel, further downforce,new lighter exhaust and a new suspension setup.

I have never understood why the koenigsegg's don't have the kind of appeal of the pagani's, they are both stunning car's, beautifully built both very expensive. There's certainly more bang for your buck in the agera r but they never seem anywhere near as popular. Pagani can sell cars costing 1.6 million and it seems to be THE car to own for wealthy owners, the koenigsegg just doesn't seem to have that draw. Alot of this could be down to marketing and people's involvement. There's not many road tests or video's relating to the koenigsegg's in relation to the thousands of video's of zonda's etc.

I hope to have more pictures and possibly some videos of some koenigsegg's in action.

If you dream of owning the agera r why not spend afew minutes configuring (dreaming) one via this link :)

http://www.koenigsegg.com/agera-r-2013-configurator-120619/