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watanabaipul · 03-02-2005, 12:15 AM

388km/h set at Nardo, i knew koenigseggy could do it

here are some links:
http://www.koenigsegg.com/
http://www.salon-auto.ch/en/exposant...dContent=12757
theres a few more links but theres bound to be much more later

SilviaEvo · 03-02-2005, 12:33 AM

how much is that in MPH?!!? good job Koenigsegg they really had it cut out for them

edit: 241.10 damn

gobs3z · 03-02-2005, 12:36 AM

i have it as 240.56 mph, but i guess that could be off by a little bit.

JiggaStyles09 · 03-02-2005, 12:39 AM

its about 241 miles per hour.....but i thought 241 was the F1s speed record? on the site it says ~231mph. anyways thats very interesting news thanks for the link

gobs3z · 03-02-2005, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by JiggaStyles09

its about 241 miles per hour.....but i thought 241 was the F1s speed record? on the site it says ~231mph. anyways thats very interesting news thanks for the link

I thought mcclarens was 241 too, so i'm kind of confused.

ferrari550 · 03-02-2005, 12:51 AM

on the mclaren f1 top speed video, the driver says 391KPH, so whatever that works out to be.

Chaos in 1983! · 03-02-2005, 12:57 AM

I also thought it was 241? wierd...so did it break it or not?

sentra_dude · 03-02-2005, 01:02 AM

Originally Posted by ferrari550

on the mclaren f1 top speed video, the driver says 391KPH, so whatever that works out to be.

The digital speedometer thing in the McLaren was slightly mis-calibrated, and indicating higher than actual. The F1's is officially 240.1mph, independently verified at the VW track.

Pretty impressive, although it'd be better if they could beat the record by a little bit bigger margin...as it stands the difference could be a result of conditions, I'd like to see a more resounding margin of victory for the CCR.

gobs3z · 03-02-2005, 01:05 AM

Originally Posted by sentra_dude

Originally Posted by ferrari550

on the mclaren f1 top speed video, the driver says 391KPH, so whatever that works out to be.

The digital speedometer thing in the McLaren was slightly mis-calibrated, and indicating higher than actual. The F1's is officially 240.1mph, independently verified at the track.

Pretty impressive, although it'd be better if they could beat the record by a little bit bigger margin...as it stands the difference could be conditions, I'd like to see a resounding number.

Well they tested the car at Nardo which is not where the McLaren did it's record run. I assume if the Konig ran the 9 mile straight that the McLaren did, then the margin would be larger between the 2 top speeds.

sentra_dude · 03-02-2005, 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by gobs3z

Originally Posted by sentra_dude

Originally Posted by ferrari550

on the mclaren f1 top speed video, the driver says 391KPH, so whatever that works out to be.

The digital speedometer thing in the McLaren was slightly mis-calibrated, and indicating higher than actual. The F1's is officially 240.1mph, independently verified at the track.

Pretty impressive, although it'd be better if they could beat the record by a little bit bigger margin...as it stands the difference could be conditions, I'd like to see a resounding number.

Well they tested the car at Nardo which is not where the McLaren did it's record run. I assume if the Konig ran the 9 mile straight that the McLaren did, then the margin would be larger between the 2 top speeds.

Yes of course, but I mean...right now its pretty trivial difference, yes, its faster, but I'd just like to see something that really says the CCR is faster. So they should pack up and head to Germany.

gobs3z · 03-02-2005, 01:17 AM

Originally Posted by sentra_dude

Originally Posted by gobs3z

Originally Posted by sentra_dude

Originally Posted by ferrari550

on the mclaren f1 top speed video, the driver says 391KPH, so whatever that works out to be.

The digital speedometer thing in the McLaren was slightly mis-calibrated, and indicating higher than actual. The F1's is officially 240.1mph, independently verified at the track.

Pretty impressive, although it'd be better if they could beat the record by a little bit bigger margin...as it stands the difference could be conditions, I'd like to see a resounding number.

Well they tested the car at Nardo which is not where the McLaren did it's record run. I assume if the Konig ran the 9 mile straight that the McLaren did, then the margin would be larger between the 2 top speeds.

Yes of course, but I mean...right now its pretty trivial difference, yes, its faster, but I'd just like to see something that really says the CCR is faster. So they should pack up and head to Germany.

Agreed!! Germany it is! I dunno who the official top speed recorder is, do we have to wait for Guinnes World Records to come out?

watanabaipul · 03-02-2005, 01:24 AM

yeah, i think right now its just better to compare koenigsegg's top speed at nardo with mclarens top speed at nardo which is 372 vs 388.
and yeah, even seen absolutely, it did break it 387.87kmh (koenigsegg) vs 386.7(mclaren)

HeilSvenska · 03-02-2005, 01:41 AM

!!!!! Finally the day as come! Der Königsegg ist wirkliche König!

Apac102 · 03-02-2005, 02:09 AM

Wonderful news!! THe Mclaren had to be booted....its been too long. Good to see a new top dog.

caneswell · 03-02-2005, 06:16 AM

Why doesn't anyone use the same test track Mclaren used, anymore?