The world production cars and truck speed record seems to have altered hands once again thanks to a 277.9mph run on a closed public road in Nevada by the Koenigsegg Agera RS.
The two-way typical of 277.9mph was accomplished by the Agera RS on an 11-mile stretch of road in Nevada as well as is 12mph quicker than the existing mark held by the Bugatti Veyron incredibly Sport. It’s likewise a lot more than 7mph quicker than the speed set by the Hennessey Venom GT that did not make the record books as it was only accomplished in one direction.
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Koenigsegg’s attempt at the word record took location on an 11-mile section of the road between between Las vegas as well as Pahrump in the Nevada desert that was specially closed by the authorities. The closure was set to be in location for two days however the Koenigsegg team broke the record early on the very first day.
Koenigsegg’s factory test motorist Niklas Lija drove Agera RS with its 1,380bhp, 5.0-litre turbo V8 to set the new record. After one sighting run he made his very first speed attempt, turned around as well as came back. The result was a new world record two-way typical of 277.9mph. Lija is stated to have hit over 284mph in one direction.
All that stays is for the world speed record, which was recorded as well as verified by Racelogic, to be officially recognised. exactly how long the mark will stand for, however, is anyone’s assumption with Henessey having just revealed its new Venom F5 hypercar amid declares of 300mph ability as well as Bugatti having yet to put the Chiron to the test in anger.
The Chiron is declared to have a top speed restricted to 261mph, however Bugatti has hinted at a prospective for 310mph. Michelin is working on a tyre capable of withstanding the forces that would be produced when the 1,479bhp, 1996kg cars and truck approached the 300mph barrier and, if it’s successful, we might see a lot more production cars and truck world speed record fireworks in the near future.
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