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Koenigsegg Agera RS Set to Hit American Streets
Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg is to launch its Agera RS model onto the American market – marking the first time the company has had a presence in the United States.
There will be just 25 units made for American streets, 10 of which have already been pre-purchased according to Koenigsegg
A fusion of the brand’s Agera R and S models and the Koenigsegg One: 1, the version designed for the American market measures 4,293 mm in length and has a wheelbase of 2,662 mm.
It is lighter in weight than the models that inspired it and has a body made of carbon-fibre/Kevlar, as well as carbon fibre wheels.
On the inside, it features a twin-turbo 5-liter pertrol V8 engine from the Agera S that gives it 1,160 hp at 7,800 rpm and a torque of 1,280 Nm. It offers a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission with paddle shifters.
Koenigsegg was founded in 1994 in Sweden by Christian von Koenigsegg, with the intention of producing a world-class supercar. Many years of development and prototyping led to the company's first street-legal production car delivery in 2002.