- The Regera did 0-400-0kmph in just 31.49 seconds
- Only 80 units of the Regera will be made
Swedish marquee Koenigsegg set a new record when the Regera sprinted from 0-400 kmph and back to a standstill in just 31.49 seconds. The run was conducted at Rada military airfield in the forests of Sweden and driven by factory driver Sonny Persson.
The new record proved that the Regera was 1.8 seconds faster than Koenigsegg’s previously unbeaten record, set by the Agera RS in 2017. Almost two years ago, Koenigsegg set a new 0-400-0 kmph record using a production Agera RS in Nevada. The record for the same stood at 33.29 seconds. The Regera used for the record-making run is a fully homologated production car with the only modifications being a roll cage and a four-point harness for driver safety.
Powering the Koenigsegg Regera is a 5.0-litre bi-turbo V8 engine and three electric motors that produce a combined power output of a mind-numbing 1,800bhp. The model is limited to just 80 units across the globe, all of which have been accounted for.
Speaking on the occasion, Christian Von Koenigsegg, CEO and Founder, Koenigsegg, said, “This was a good opportunity to showcase the true capability of the Regera’s one-of-a-kind Direct Drive transmission. As the Regera only has one gear we had to make use of it from standstill to the record top speed of 403 kmph (250 mph) limited by rpm. The car reaches its top speed like there is no tomorrow, but then there are no more gears. This actually suits the philosophy behind the Regera, which is ‘whoever gets to 400 kmph first wins. Priority has been given to acceleration and drivability between 0-400 kmph; no more, no less. At any given time, the Regera can and will accelerate harder in that speed range than any other production car known to us.”
