The Koenigsegg One:1 Might Be About To Steal The Nurburgring Lap Record
Last year, it was looking like Koenigsegg was about to set a blistering time at the Nurburgring with the One:1. Christian von Koenigsegg had even talked confidently about shaving ‘double digits’ off the time set by the Porsche 918 Spyder - a machine that’s still the fastest street legal car to lap the Nordschleife, barring a couple of laps set by Radicals which many ignore since they’re pretty much racing cars.
Unfortunately, the effort had to be canned due to the circuit’s management bringing in speed restrictions on certain parts of the track. However, those restrictions were lifted earlier this year, and since the 1322bhp One:1 has been spied blasting around the Nurburgring this week, it looks like the record attempt is back on.
Watch this space…
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Damn, that colour combo. If only it was a forest/bottle green carbon weave, then oh lordy…
I heard someone say steal, who needs me?
Test driver must feel like
Can we get a car as fast as a koenigsegg (OMG I CAN SPELL IT) with the strength of a volvo and the reliability of a toyota?
I think the current fastest lap is a 6:30 set by the Zonda Revolucion very recently. The fastest ever was set by the Porsche 956. It did it in 6:11… I think the One:1 might beat that.
But I love the Zonda and what it to stay at the top :p
It’s worth saying that they said they didn’t actually go there to try to break a lap record this time, that will come later
Lets hope the Koeniggggsenisseggsegnignigsegigisegone:1 gets that lap record.
I sat in one of those in my trip to Sweden not so long ago. My favorate car by miles. Never thought such perfection would be achieved. (A bit to loud for my taste but the car makes up for it)
Let’s just hope the test driver doesn’t mess up like the Camaro test driver… He got like 3x the power soooo
Gotta love that Koenigsegg rumble