Is the koenigsegg better than the Mclaren??

[twboy1999]

koniseggg is probably a bit faster on the straight line
and probably a better track car then McClaren(2 much body roll)

but i think special edition of McClaren would rape konisegg like the LM edition, etc


and i would definitly choose F1 since is a legend

and koniseggg just came out not long ago

[Leo_M3]

Even if the CC is faster and has a higher cornering speed, I will still take the Mclaren, its simply better. I mean you could use that car every day, the steering is light and you have luggage space!!!
And that BMW V12....

I think the CC would corner better, the F1 rolls a fair bit for a car of its class

[gucom]

hmmm i think koenigsegg will beat the standard F1 on circuits and in straight line, but i dont think it has all the qualities of the F1, like the increadible throttle response, cos its a turbocharged car. Plus the F1 looks better IMO, and its more of an uncompromised car, no electronic aid systems.
i like the koenigsegg ALOT, but its just not a McLaren F1, too bad.
BTW a McLaren F1 LM would be faster, cos this car is even lighter, and its about as powerful as the koenigsegg, and its got hardly any roadgoing compromise, look for instance at the ground clearance, unusable on the open roads, but it will make it faster on a circuit

[HeilSvenska]

Of course F1 seems better and it probably is better because it came out from an FREANKIN F1 team!!!!!!!! I'd say Koenigsegg did an awesome job considering that they are new starters in the business.

Come on people though... Tempur seats? Crazy start button sequence? Ichthyomorphic design (fish-like design)? Dihedral Synchro-Helix Door???

I would get the Koenigsegg because of its Uber coolness and also mysteriousness...it gets people thinking..."what car was that?" for long time.

but i think special edition of McClaren would rape konisegg like the LM edition, etc

Of course it would ... LM edition??? unless Koenigsegg is going to make its own LM edition.

McLaren LM IS slower because of the aero aids which slows its top speed down, but makes it better in high speed racing.

HeilSvenska! Koenigsegg!!!

[gucom]

I think the roof is the problem with the Koenigsegg; to me a detachable roof doesn't say supreme hypercar.

lol ever heard of FERRARI F50??
its not the same, but u can convert it from a berlinetta to a barchetta, and still id say thats a pretty supreme hypercar

[robruf]

Racing drivers have compared the two and the F1 is still the king although they said that if Koenigsegg could sort of the little mistakes that it has, then it could be a great supercar, but surpass the F1, i don't think so.

[pimrusis]

Originally Posted by BACR The Koenigsegg is lighter, more aurodinamic, and produces more power than the mclaren F1. It produces 655 bhp from a supercharged v8 engine!! The figures were that it could do 0 to 60mph in 3 seconds flat and go on to a top speed of 245 mph which makes it the fastest car in the world

Yes. It is better looking, the doors are cooler, it is faster, I imagine cheaper, and its got a few of those nessesities that make it easier to drive on the road (ABS, and Traction control - while you have it on). Plus, I hear that Mclaren doesn't let you do anything to the car, and tells you how to drive it (read previous threads for information) and it is harder to repair I would imagine.

[ferrari550]

I think the mclaren is still a better car, even though it is over 10 years old. The mclaren proved its 0 - 60mph of 3.2 and a top speed of 241mph, i have yet to see official figures of the koenigsegg. if i had a choice i wuold pick the F1 but the koenigsegg is still a sweet car.

[Ivanhoe]

wait till the cgt comes out, i can make a bet that it will be faster around the track than the f1. i dont really care bout 0-60 or 1/4 mile.

[gucom]

Plus, I hear that Mclaren doesn't let you do anything to the car, and tells you how to drive it (read previous threads for information) and it is harder to repair I would imagine.

those ppl on that car comment site r just a bunch of fools who drive honda civics or sumthing, they pretend they have F1s, but its just not true
(well maybe 1 of em is, but theres a couple of reviews, do u really think 10 percent of the F1 owners would post on that 1 site?? NO WAY).
McLaren does give evry new owner a driving course, where they tell u how to drive safely, which is VERY useful when ur not used to 627hp or more, on the rear wheels, without tractio control or anything like that.
But i know of a McLaren F1 which was tuned by McLaren to about 690HP, it was auctioned at christies last year. plus i think McLaren will happily do almost any modifications to ur car if u pay em enough

[oscargarza88]

even if the it were lighter and faste i would still prefer to stay with the mc laren because it wont be much slower and it has lots of prestigue, more thast the konig

[hemi_fan]

Even if it only made it up to 180mph, id choose it over the maclaren F1, mainly because of the V8 :fadein:

[gottacatchup]

the koenigsegg might be the faster car, although unofficialy, but its hard to classify it as a production car with less then 10 made a year, so mclaren remains the fastest production car in my mind

[gucom]

the koenigsegg might be the faster car, although unofficialy, but its hard to classify it as a production car with less then 10 made a year, so mclaren remains the fastest production car in my mind

lol McLaren made 72 road cars from 1993 to 1998, thats 5 years, thats 14.4 road cars a year, so the difference isnt that big

[Chingachgook]

The McLaren is the car that changed the world of supercar.Before it, there was the Diablo,the F40, after that we have the F50, the Enzo, the Carrera GT, the Pagani Zonda, the Koenigsegg...car more and more expensive, more sophisticated and faster. Maybe it's not the best handling car (Andretti, Wallace, Alan Jones said that's unstable at high speed and the cornering isn't as fast as other supercars) but it give you real thrills of driving. It has no drivinf aids at all, what you do, it' because you do it,not because nanny electronics modified you inputs.I think it's a pure supercar, made in a different way compared to the Enzo and Carrera GT.