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Koenigsegg's highly entertaining web series, Inside Koenigsegg, has returned for a second season. This time around, the Swedish builder isn't wasting any time; it's jumping right in to discuss the car that's got everybody's attention in the auto world these days: the Koenigsegg One:1.
Even with its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show earlier this month, there's still an air of mystery surrounding the Koenigsegg One:1 that a lot of people couldn't point to. Maybe it's because Koenigsegg has been mum on its performance capabilities, or that it's come out and said that top speed wasn't a priority in building the ridiculous supercar.
Whatever it's intentions are, the company did elaborate on a few things in the first episode of Inside Koenigsegg's second season. For one, the nomenclature of the supercar was finally explained. According to Christian von Koenigsegg, "One:1" is a reference to its power-to-weight ratio, which is, well, 1:1. That's unheard of, even with all the technological advancements the industry has achieved in recent years.
So, in essence, the One:1 produces 1,340 horsepower and has a curb weight of (that's a fully fueled up car, mind you), you guessed it, 1,340 kilograms (2,954 pounds). If you dive into more interesting performance measurements about the One:1, the output it produces is right around 1 megawatt, making it in von Koenigsegg's words "the first megacar ever built".
That combination is jut mind-blowing, if you think about it. Much more so when you take into consideration that von Koenigsegg describing the One:1 as the most extreme car the company has ever built isn't somebody trying to blow smoke up our you-know-whats.
The man means it and judging by the product he and his outstanding team of engineers have created, it's words that you can take to the bank.
Video: Inside Koenigsegg Season 2 Focuses on the New One:1 Megacar originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 27 March 2014 12:00 EST.
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